What is Charles Smith's specialty?

Charles Smith (NPI 1518962984) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Baton Rouge, LA.

Where does Charles Smith practice?

Charles Smith practices in Baton Rouge, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518962984.

How much does Medicare pay Charles Smith?

Charles Smith (NPI 1518962984) received approximately $214K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,062 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518962984

Charles SmithM.D.

PRACTICEDAVID W WALL & HARRIS A LAPPIN PTRSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyBaton Rouge, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,107

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,922

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$167K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 247 Cardiology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 2,365).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,389

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$812K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban300 claims

Metoprolol Succinate258 claims

Ezetimibe247 claims

Carvedilol184 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$949

Travel and Lodging$926

Education$20

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$949

Travel and Lodging$926

Education$20

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Charles Smith's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 86 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL INC.	668	3,711
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	166	324
Scott Schuber Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	81	181
NPI 1275513947	76	177
Jeffrey Hyde Cardiology · Baton Rouge, LA	75	320
Brandon St. Amant Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	67	138
Gerard Tassin Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	64	163
EAST BATON ROUGE MEDICAL CENTER LLC	56	199
Norman Deumite Cardiology · Baton Rouge, LA	53	258
Ryan Majoria Diagnostic Radiology · Baton Rouge, LA	53	106
John Mclachlan Cardiology · Baton Rouge, LA	53	245
John Lindsay Cardiology · New Iberia, LA	51	163

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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