David M. Smith, PA
Physician Assistants (Surgical Physician Assistant)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 170
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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Surgical Physician Assistant primary
TX license PA03617
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Dcs Medical PA (157 clinicians)
- Nobility Medical PLLC (23 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
- 170
- Services billed
- 856
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 234 | 24 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 54 | 50 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 44 | 11 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 37 | 37 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 36 | 26 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 36 | 36 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 26 | 26 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 21 | 18 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 18 | 17 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 16 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 60 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 51 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 45 |
| Cefuroxime (cefuroxime axetil) Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 22 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 21 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 15 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro (nitrofurantoin monohyd/m-cryst) Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 14 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide Other prescribers in Arlington, TX | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.