Patrick W. Smith, O.D.
Optometrists (Optometrist)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 32
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 564
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
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Optometrist primary
SC license 1029
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Carolina Eyecare Physicians LLC (27 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
- 564
- Services billed
- 1,440
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Photography of the retina | 325 | 317 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 230 | 137 |
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 143 | 143 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 91 | 61 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 87 | 58 |
| New patient complete exam of visual system | 48 | 48 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 33 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 73 |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone (tobramycin/dexamethasone) Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 66 |
| Erythromycin (erythromycin base) Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 30 |
| Timolol Maleate Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 30 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 26 |
| Travoprost Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 23 |
| Prednisolone Acetate Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 23 |
| Loteprednol Etabonate | 22 |
| Lumigan (bimatoprost) Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 14 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol (dorzolamide hcl/timolol maleat) Other prescribers in Charleston, SC | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 11 payments worth $1,074 in total to this clinician.
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | $590 |
|---|---|
| Coopervision Inc. | $214 |
| Amgen Inc. | $118 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $106 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $30.82 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $14.50 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,074 |
|---|
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.