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Dr. James D. Smith

Sports Medicine (Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
8
In the NPI registry since
2018
Medicare patients seen, 2024
134

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2018Medical school: University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
  • 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician primary
    MN license 66008
  • Family Medicine Physician
    MN license 66008

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Sports Medicine per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
134
Services billed
464
Patients’ average age
69
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes10092
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg6414
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes5049
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample2622
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes2121
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test1313
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes1111
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint1111

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

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 30, 2025), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1750878948. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.