Dr. David J. Smith, M.D.
Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)
9888 Genesee Ave
La Jolla, CA 92037
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San Diego County includes primary care (1% of residents) and mental health (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School (1989)
- Years since graduation
- 37
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 743
Licensed in California since 1991, according to the Medical Board of California. 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
- 1989Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
- 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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Emergency Medicine Physician primary
CA license G71246 (first issued 1991; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA
Medical groups
- La Jolla Observation Medicine (25 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
- 743
- Services billed
- 1,560
- Patients’ average age
- 79
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 329 | 305 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 306 | 297 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 228 | 224 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 133 | 133 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 62 | 61 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 32 | 32 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 12 | 12 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron) Other prescribers in La Jolla, CA | 28 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in La Jolla, CA | 23 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in La Jolla, CA | 21 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in La Jolla, CA | 16 |
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in La Jolla, CA | 15 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in La Jolla, CA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.