Dr. Christopher J. Smolock, M.D.
Vascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (2002)
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 128
Licensed in Texas since 2010, according to the Texas Medical Board. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2002Medical school: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Vascular Surgery Physician primary
NY license 320110 · TX license N6033 (first issued 2010; canc non-renewal)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY
- Mount Sinai West New York, NY
Medical groups
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2,843 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 128
- Services billed
- 309
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 41 | 38 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 17 | 15 |
| Insertion of tube into vena cava | 15 | 13 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | 15 | 13 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 19 companies reported 184 payments worth $25,201 in total to this clinician.
| Cook Incorporated | $5,700 |
|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $5,289 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $4,486 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $2,269 |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | $1,240 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $1,231 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $1,015 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $820 |
| Food and Beverage | $13,301 |
|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $9,220 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,680 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated Nov 18, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $3,100 |
| Cook Incorporated Sep 15, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) ZENITH ALPHA · Aortic Intervention | $2,480 |
| Penumbra, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) Indigo System · Peripheral Intervention | $2,400 |
| Penumbra, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Indigo System · Peripheral Intervention · travel to Austin, TX | $2,091 |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated Dec 1, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $1,240 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company Dec 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · Vascular/Oncology · travel to Cleveland, OH · in-kind | $469 |
| Cook Incorporated Nov 18, 2025 | Travel and Lodging ZENITH ALPHA · Aortic Intervention · travel to Buffalo, NY | $120 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $1,300 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Assessment of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT02489539
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.