What is Ellison Smith's specialty?

Ellison Smith (NPI 1538123989) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Asheville, NC.

Where does Ellison Smith practice?

Ellison Smith practices in Asheville, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538123989.

How much does Medicare pay Ellison Smith?

Ellison Smith (NPI 1538123989) received approximately $2.2M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 451 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538123989

Ellison SmithM.D.

PRACTICEASHEVILLE ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyAsheville, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,843

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

177,169

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.8M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 164 Rheumatology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 28,282).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,090

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium571 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate564 claims

Prednisone274 claims

Alendronate Sodium141 claims

Sulfasalazine135 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.4

Quality

77.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.65%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$214

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$214

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$214

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ellison 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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC.	46	126
Pathologists Medical Laboratory, P.A. Clinical Laboratory · Asheville, NC	33	46
HENDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL CORPORATION	24	74
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	17	41
DLP HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	17	47
DLP RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC	13	35
Emilie Ralston Diagnostic Radiology · Asheville, NC	12	14
TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC	11	38
COMMUNITY CAREPARTNERS, INC.	11	26

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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