Dr. Michael A. Smith, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
500 W Thomas Rd Ste 500
Phoenix, AZ 85013
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Maricopa County includes primary care (13% of residents) and dental (0% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (1994)
- Years since graduation
- 32
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 94
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
- 1994Medical school: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
- 2006Registered 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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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
AZ license 36416
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ
- Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ
Medical groups
- Sjhmc Physician Services (646 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
- 94
- Services billed
- 179
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 28 | 24 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 24 | 23 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 16 | 15 |
| Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 11 | 11 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 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, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $100 in total to this clinician.
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $78.71 |
|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | $21.42 |
| Food and Beverage | $100 |
|---|
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 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 1 companies. The companies reported $8,860 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- OCS-LUN-TOP-II
Transmedics, Inc. - OCS-LUN-PAS01
Transmedics, Inc.
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.