Taylor Smith, MD
Vascular Surgery · New Orleans, LANPI 1659575439
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.3% of the total across 48 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Silk Road Medical, Inc. at 28.2% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for vascular surgery clinicians in LA, where the typical reported total is $4,548.
Across 48 payments — averaging $64.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$877
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$549
- Penumbra, Inc.$273
- Surmodics, Inc.$252
- Boston Scientific$186
- Atricure, Inc.$177
- plus $794 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$231%
- Food & beverage$3,08699%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 14 | $877 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 5 | $549 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 2 | $273 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | 2 | $252 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $186 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 1 | $177 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 4 | $152 |
| Novartis | 1 | $94 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $92 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 2 | $90 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $59 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $56 |
| Shape Memory Medical Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $30 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $29 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $28 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Amgen | 1 | $24 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $20 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $20 |
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.
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System$905
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent$710
- Pounce Thrombectomy System$252
- Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System$252
- ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter$195
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit$190
- ENROUTE .014 Guidewire$190
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2)$177
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM$177
- Indigo System$159
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$138
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control$137
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION$131
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis$131
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis$119
- Penumbra System$114
- Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter$107
- Sublime Radial Access 018 RX PTA Dilatation Catheter$107
- Sublime Radial Access Guide Sheath$107
How this compares
$3,109 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 65 vascular surgery providers in Louisiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 67 | $646 |
| Lidocaine-PrilocaineLidocaine/Prilocaine | 13 | $135 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 22 | $111 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $108 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 23 | $67 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other vascular surgery in New Orleans
- Claudie SheahanNew Orleans$25K
- Amit ChawlaNew Orleans$24K
- Godfrey ParkersonNew Orleans$17K
- Samuel VictoriaNew Orleans$14K
- Waldemar SternberghNew Orleans$11K
- Estela BrookeNew Orleans$6K
- Kelli SummersNew Orleans$4K
- Genevieve HayekNew Orleans$4K
- Tapash PalitNew Orleans$3K
- Joseph GiaimoNew Orleans$3K
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.