Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Stacy Smith, M.D.
Neurology · Bellaire, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Smith
Dr. Stacy Smith is a neurology specialist in Bellaire, TX, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Smith performed 8,921 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Smith received a total of $205,518 from 62 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 904 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. 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. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 15 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 9% volume in TX
$205,518 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗8,921
Medicare services
Top 9% in TX for neurology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$10
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botox injection, per unit An injection of onabotulinumtoxinA, a medication used to temporarily relax muscles or reduce gland activity. The dose is measured in units, with this code representing a single unit administered. |
8,300 | $5 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
169 | $85 | $236 |
| Visual field test, extended A test that maps your complete field of vision to detect blind spots or peripheral vision loss. Extended testing provides a more detailed assessment than a standard visual field exam. |
133 | $47 | $224 |
| Optic nerve imaging (OCT scan) Imaging of the optic nerve. |
84 | $28 | $58 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 72 | $158 | $450 |
| Eye deviation and range of motion exam An examination to measure eye deviation and assess the range of motion of the eyes. |
46 | $46 | $163 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
41 | $124 | $316 |
| Bilateral facial and neck nerve muscle paralysis injection Injection of a chemical agent to paralyze muscles in the face and neck on both sides. |
37 | $106 | $300 |
| Visual field test, limited A test that measures your side (peripheral) vision. This limited version assesses a restricted portion of your visual field. |
27 | $25 | $150 |
| Prolonged office E/M service, first 15 minutes This code is used for additional time spent by a physician beyond the maximum required time of a primary office or outpatient evaluation and management service. It is billed in 15-minute increments based on total time spent on the date of the primary service. |
12 | $25 | $97 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$205,518
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $29,360/year across 7 years
Top 4% in TX for neurology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
62
Companies
904
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$11,835
2023
$2,234
2022
$32,490
2021
$24,310
2020
$78,515
2019
$42,450
2018
$13,684
Payments by company (2024)
PFIZER INC.
$8,827
ABBVIE INC.
$400
UCB, Inc.
$359
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$226
Amgen Inc.
$226
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$210
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$209
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$183
Lilly USA, LLC
$168
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$147
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$145
Eisai Inc.
$144
Boston Scientific Corporation
$89
Eli Lilly and Company
$87
Penumbra, Inc.
$74
Medtronic, Inc.
$73
Genentech USA, Inc.
$44
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$41
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
$35
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$23
ARGENX US, INC.
$23
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$20
Biogen, Inc.
$18
Nevro Corp.
$17
EMD Serono, Inc.
$16
SK Life Science, Inc.
$15
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 81.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$80,939
Lilly USA, LLC
$66,720
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$17,613
Allergan, Inc.
$12,274
PFIZER INC.
$8,869
AbbVie Inc.
$8,563
ABBVIE INC.
$1,932
Allergan Inc.
$982
Amgen Inc.
$825
UCB, Inc.
$734
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$586
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$572
Eisai Inc.
$439
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$439
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$407
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$333
SK Life Science, Inc.
$243
Biogen, Inc.
$206
Grifols USA, LLC
$202
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$191
Eli Lilly and Company
$174
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$152
Genentech USA, Inc.
$149
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$141
Boston Scientific Corporation
$119
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$116
ARGENX US, INC.
$113
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$109
Promius Pharma LLC
$92
GENZYME CORPORATION
$85
Penumbra, Inc.
$74
Medtronic, Inc.
$73
Lundbeck LLC
$70
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC
$69
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$67
EISAI INC.
$61
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$58
Abbott Laboratories
$58
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$57
Merz North America, Inc.
$56
EMD Serono, Inc.
$54
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$41
IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$41
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
$35
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc
$31
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$31
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$30
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$30
Zyla Life Sciences
$29
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$28
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$27
Bausch Health US, LLC
$23
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$23
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$20
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$17
Nevro Corp.
$17
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$15
Life Molecular Imaging Ltd
$15
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$14
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$13
Retrophin, Inc.
$10
Top 3 companies account for 80.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(820) Cholbam · AIMOVIG · AJOVY · AMPYRA · AMYVID · ANDEXXA · APTIOM · AUBAGIO · AUSTEDO · AVONEX · Actemra · Activase · Aimovig · Austedo XR · BOTOX · BRILINTA · BRIUMVI · Briviact · CAMBIA · COPAXONE · EMGALITY · Fintepla · Fycompa · GAMMAGARD · GOCOVRI · Gamunex-C · HYQVIA · Horizant · INFINITY · INGREZZA · KESIMPTA · Leqembi · MAVENCLAD · MIGRANAL · NEURACEQ · NUPLAZID · NURTEC ODT · Nayzilam · OCREVUS · ONPATTRO · Ocrevus · Ongentys · Penumbra Coil 400 · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · QUDEXY XR Topiramate Extended Release Capsules · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · Qutenza · REYVOW · RYTARY · Repatha · Rystiggo · SOLIRIS · SPINRAZA · SPRIX · Senza · Soliris · Sunosi · TECFIDERA · TEPEZZA · TOSYMRA · TOSYMRA SUMATRIPTAN NASAL SPRAY · TROKENDI XR · TYSABRI · Trudhesa · UBRELVY · ULTOMIRIS · UPLIZNA · V-LOC 180 · VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR · VRAYLAR · VUMERITY · VYEPTI · VYVGART · VYVGART HYTRULO · Vercise · Vimpat · Wakix · XARELTO · XEOMIN · XTAMPZA · ZAVZPRET · ZEMBRACE SYMTOUCH · ZOMIG · Zembrace · Zembrace SymTouch Sumatriptan Injection
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Geographic Context
Neurologists in nearby ZIP areas
387
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF BELLAIRE
1.2 mi
1.2 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Smith is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with 15 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Smith experienced with botox injection, per unit?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Smith performed 8,300 botox injection, per unit services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Smith receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Smith received a total of $205,518 from 62 companies across 904 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Smith's costs compare to other neurologists in Bellaire?
Dr. Smith's average Medicare payment per service is $10. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Smith) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
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About this page
This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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