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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

WILLIAM J SMITH
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WILLIAM J SMITH

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
29 CHURCH ST, LAKE PLACID, NY, 12946-1805
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WILLIAM SMITH,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

11

payments

$7,123

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Promotional Speaking/Other
 2 $5,185
Travel and Lodging
 2 $996
Food and Beverage
 7 $941

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $6,661
MAKO

device

 $151
PERSONA

device

 $127
ASNIS

device

 $104
GAMMA

device

 $104
RIO

device

 $80
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 25, 2018 $3,315 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC. WILLIAM JAMES SMITH MD PC
Apr 26, 2018 $1,870 No Listed Product Promotional Speaking/Other ARTHREX, INC. WILLIAM JAMES SMITH MD PC
Feb 5, 2018 $511 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 26, 2018 $485 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Feb 5, 2018 $479 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $132 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 13, 2018 $106 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Sep 20, 2018 $104 ASNIS GAMMA Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Nov 16, 2018 $80 RIO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Sep 10, 2018 $21 PERSONA Food and Beverage ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $19 MAKO Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.