Dr. Michael L. Smith, M.D.
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (1980)
- Years since graduation
- 46
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 703
Licensed in Texas since 1980, according to the Texas Medical Board. 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
- 1980Medical school: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- 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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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
TX license F7178 (first issued 1980; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth Beaumont, TX
- Baptist Beaumont Hospital Beaumont, TX
Medical groups
- Baptist Physician Network (121 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
- 703
- Services billed
- 2,001
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 685 | 462 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 315 | 300 |
| Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | 300 | 75 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 187 | 184 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 162 | 77 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 159 | 140 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 93 | 92 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 89 | 85 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 87 | 86 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 87 | 78 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 697 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 403 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 369 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 305 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 222 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 222 |
| Labetalol Hcl Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 198 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 182 |
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 181 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate Other prescribers in Beaumont, TX | 173 |
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, 7 companies reported 22 payments worth $487 in total to this clinician.
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $203 |
|---|---|
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c. | $106 |
| Cleerly, Inc. | $59.58 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $58.93 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $38.14 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $14.62 |
| Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $6.93 |
| Food and Beverage | $487 |
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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.