Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$651.69
21 reported records · 11 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Paul Joseph Smith, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Urology · HOUSTON, TX · NPI 1659530434
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Paul Joseph Smith, MD received $651.69 in general payments during 2025 across 21 reported records.
Teleflex LLC accounted for 38.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 13 associated products.
A separate comparison found the same explicitly named product in public Medicare Part D data: Gemtesa.
Astellas Pharma US Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Myrbetriq as an associated drug or biological on 16 records involving 16 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 213 claims for Myrbetriq by this doctor in 2024.
Astellas Pharma US Inc reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported Vesicare as an associated drug or biological on 41 records involving 41 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 12 claims for Vesicare by this doctor in 2024.
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. reported payments to this doctor in 2025. Across the 2025 Open Payments General Payment records loaded for this analysis, that same reporting entity reported GEMTESA as an associated drug or biological on 61692 records involving 22152 distinct recipient NPIs. Public Medicare Part D data also shows 159 claims for Gemtesa by this doctor in 2024.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teleflex LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $248.68 | 38.2% | 4 | 2025 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $80.03 | 12.3% | 3 | 2025 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $75.60 | 11.6% | 3 | 2025 |
| 180 Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $50.17 | 7.7% | 2 | 2025 |
| Olympus America Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $48.76 | 7.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.33 | 4.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $28.74 | 4.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $26.37 | 4.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$23.17 | 3.6% | 1 | 2025 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.55 | 3.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| TOLMAR, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $20.29 | 3.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $651.69 | 21 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UROLIFT Normalized: urolift |
Device | Teleflex LLC | $209.63 | 2 | 2025 |
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| BOTOX Normalized: botox |
Biological | ABBVIE INC. | $80.03 | 3 | 2025 |
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| GEMTESA Normalized: gemtesa |
Drug | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | $75.60 | 3 | 2025 |
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| iTIND System Normalized: itind system |
Device | Olympus America Inc. | $48.76 | 3 | 2025 |
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| BARRIGEL Normalized: barrigel |
Device | Teleflex LLC | $39.05 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Axonics Normalized: axonics |
Device | Boston Scientific Corporation | $29.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PROLARIS Normalized: prolaris |
Device | Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | $28.74 | 1 | 2025 |
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| AVEED Normalized: aveed |
Biological | Endo USA, Inc. | $26.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XIAFLEX Normalized: xiaflex |
Biological | Endo USA, Inc. | $26.37 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SIGNIA Normalized: signia |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $23.17 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Padcev Normalized: padcev |
Drug | Astellas Pharma US Inc | $20.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ELIGARD Normalized: eligard |
Drug | TOLMAR, INC. | $20.29 | 1 | 2025 |
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| JATENZO Normalized: jatenzo |
Drug | TOLMAR, INC. | $20.29 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
| Open Payments product | Payment year | Part D brand | Part D year | Claims | Match method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEMTESA gemtesa |
2025 | Gemtesa | 2024 | 159 | exact normalized | Medicare Part D |
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
| Paying company | Payment year | Drug reported by same entity | Open Payments evidence | Part D | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US Inc Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Myrbetriq open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 16 supporting records · 16 recipient NPIs · example record 1238599014 |
Myrbetriq · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
213 | 57 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | Vesicare open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 41 supporting records · 41 recipient NPIs · example record 1238616716 |
Vesicare · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
12 | suppressed by CMS |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Exact reporting entity; no affiliate inference |
2025 | GEMTESA open payments reported associated product |
CMS Open Payments — General Payments 61692 supporting records · 22152 recipient NPIs · example record 1176593503 |
Gemtesa · 2024 Exact normalized brand match · 1 Part D row |
159 | 51 |
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 963 | 359 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 786 | 283 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 213 | 57 |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 159 | 51 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 142 | 120 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 135 | 58 |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 128 | 92 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 102 | 45 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 86 | 35 |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 70 | 17 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 68 | 52 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 57 | 52 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 55 | 23 |
| Testosterone | Testosterone | 41 | 15 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 29 | 28 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 26 | 23 |
| Tadalafil | Tadalafil | 26 | suppressed |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 24 | 12 |
| Trimethoprim | Trimethoprim | 23 | suppressed |
| Nitrofurantoin | Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 21 | suppressed |
| Fesoterodine Fumarate Er | Fesoterodine Fumarate | 17 | suppressed |
| Dutasteride | Dutasteride | 16 | suppressed |
| Mirabegron Er | Mirabegron | 16 | suppressed |
| Desmopressin Acetate | Desmopressin Acetate | 14 | suppressed |
| Silodosin | Silodosin | 14 | suppressed |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 13 | suppressed |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 13 | 13 |
| Bicalutamide | Bicalutamide | 12 | suppressed |
| Terazosin Hcl | Terazosin Hcl | 12 | suppressed |
| Vesicare | Solifenacin Succinate | 12 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $651.69 · 21 records | Teleflex LLC | AVEED, Axonics, BARRIGEL, BOTOX, ELIGARD, GEMTESA, JATENZO, PROLARIS, Padcev, SIGNIA, UROLIFT, XIAFLEX, iTIND System | 3 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- What role, if any, does Gemtesa play in your treatment recommendations for me?
- How do you evaluate evidence when you have a financial relationship with Astellas Pharma US Inc?
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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