Dr. Benjamin C. Smith III, MD
Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)
975 E 3rd St, Department Of Emergency Medicine
Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (2004)
- Years since graduation
- 22
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 270
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
- 2004Medical school: University of Tennessee, Hsc, College 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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Emergency Medicine Physician primary
TN license 43402 · AL license 27176
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Erlanger Medical Center Chattanooga, TN
Medical groups
- Tennessee River Physicians, PLLC (66 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
- 270
- Services billed
- 311
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 238 | 231 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 70 | 63 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 26 | 23 |
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.