Aaron Smith, MD
Anesthesiology · Salt Lake City, UTNPI 1033614821
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 55.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,762 and has fallen 87.3% since, to $604 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in UT with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 124 payments — averaging $63.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$4K
- Medtronic$1K
- Nevro Corp.$485
- Boston Scientific$452
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$398
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$275
- plus $512 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,51358%
- Food & beverage$3,31442%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 19 | $4,309 |
| Medtronic | 11 | $1,396 |
| Nevro Corp. | 14 | $485 |
| Boston Scientific | 8 | $452 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 23 | $398 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 23 | $275 |
| Globus Medical | 10 | $205 |
| AbbVie | 10 | $205 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $33 |
| Vertex | 2 | $31 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $17 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- PROCLAIM$3,984
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$1,151
- Omnia$140
How this compares
$7,826 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 510 anesthesiology providers in Utah.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 13 | $10,943 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 165 | $7,731 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 184 | $6,507 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 211 | $5,778 |
| Buprenorphine | 25 | $5,500 |
| Fentanyl | 29 | $3,837 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 59 | $1,620 |
| Pregabalin | 83 | $1,512 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 40 | $1,493 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 108 | $1,435 |
| Gabapentin | 71 | $1,394 |
| Methadone Hcl | 41 | $1,084 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 31 | $1,002 |
| Buprenorphine Hcl | 38 | $955 |
| Carisoprodol | 43 | $592 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other anesthesiology in Salt Lake City
- Shane BroganSalt Lake City$104K
- Nathaniel BirgenheierSalt Lake City$24K
- Zachary JergensenSalt Lake City$16K
- Kenward JohnsonSalt Lake City$15K
- Sheldon FurstSalt Lake City$13K
- Newaj AbdullahSalt Lake City$4K
- Tyson JergensenSalt Lake City$3K
- Kris NaowamondholSalt Lake City$3K
- Talmage EganSalt Lake City$2K
- Christine ChenSalt Lake City$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.