Ronald Smith, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Jonesboro, ARNPI 1245421247
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Covidien LP at 42.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,848 and has fallen 82.4% since, to $326 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in AR, where the typical reported total is $3,916.
Across 42 payments — averaging $106.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Covidien LP$2K
- Abiomed$2K
- Medtronic$554
- Edwards Lifesciences$321
- Midsouth Orthopedics Inc.$58
- Johnson & Johnson$25
- plus $38 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,54357%
- Food & beverage$1,94143%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | 13 | $1,912 |
| Abiomed | 8 | $1,577 |
| Medtronic | 7 | $554 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 9 | $321 |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 2 | $58 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $25 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1 | $20 |
| LSI Solutions Inc | 1 | $19 |
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.
- Impella$1,299
- Sonicision$1,235
- Signia$127
- CLEANCOAT$102
How this compares
$4,484 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 48 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Arkansas.
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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 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Jonesboro
- Jay BhamaJonesboro$192K
- Paul LevyJonesboro$1K
- Damon KennedyJonesboro$652
- Michael RabornJonesboro$131
- Bassam ShukrallahLittle Rock$325K
- James SpannRogers$260K
- Pouya HemmatiLittle Rock$168K
- Katy MarinoLittle Rock$99K
- Edgar ChauvinRodgers$38K
- Charles ColeLittle Rock$23K
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.