Rhonda Smith, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Atlanta, GANPI 1841268018
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 44 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cardiva Medical, Inc. at 36.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $601 and has fallen 66.1% since, to $204 in 2025. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in GA 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 44 payments — averaging $27.69 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cardiva Medical, Inc.$446
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$220
- Lilly USA, LLC$191
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$101
- Johnson & Johnson$82
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$82
- plus $96 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,218100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 5 | $446 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 11 | $220 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 9 | $191 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $101 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $82 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $82 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $22 |
| Orphalan Inc | 1 | $18 |
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.
How this compares
$1,218 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,374 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Georgia.
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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.
Other nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Atlanta
- Dwayne SmithAtlanta$3K
- Maurice HuttenlockerAtlanta$2K
- Michelle KennedyAtlanta$2K
- Star KepnerAtlanta$2K
- Ruby BhavaniAtlanta$2K
- James McLeodAtlanta$2K
- Karen StaubAtlanta$1K
- Jamie RichardsonAtlanta$1K
- Kelley HubbardAtlanta$1K
- Precious BoydAtlanta$1K
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.