Dr. Gregory Smith, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Smith
Dr. Gregory Smith is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Fernandina Beach, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Smith performed 11,878 Medicare services across 3,960 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Smith received a total of $4,986 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 76 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Smith is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 7,025 | $1 | $4 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 1,282 | $55 | $195 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 790 | $90 | $228 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 616 | $402 | $1,091 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 378 | $31 | $84 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 369 | $67 | $163 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 251 | $26 | $68 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 186 | $117 | $301 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 153 | $84 | $222 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 124 | $28 | $74 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 108 | $38 | $137 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 91 | $31 | $76 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 66 | $43 | $106 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 63 | $26 | $70 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 55 | $26 | $67 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 47 | $38 | $155 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 47 | $25 | $65 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 31 | $42 | $147 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 31 | $35 | $90 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 24 | $141 | $879 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 23 | $23 | $66 |
| X-ray of both knees while standing | 18 | $29 | $76 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 18 | $45 | $141 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 16 | $34 | $97 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 15 | $21 | $58 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 14 | $104 | $292 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 13 | $873 | $3,900 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 13 | $430 | $1,930 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | 11 | $275 | $770 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (95%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Smith is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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