What is Thomas Smarz's specialty?

Thomas Smarz (NPI 1639229206) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Charlotte, NC.

Where does Thomas Smarz practice?

Thomas Smarz practices in Charlotte, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639229206.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Smarz?

Thomas Smarz (NPI 1639229206) received approximately $206K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 448 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639229206

Thomas SmarzM.D.

NephrologyCharlotte, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,270

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,953

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$203K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 295 Nephrology providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 1,277).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

457

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Furosemide100 claims

Lisinopril69 claims

Amlodipine Besylate56 claims

Losartan Potassium56 claims

Clonidine33 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$140

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$121

Education$19

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$121

Education$19

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Smarz'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). 59 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	134	548
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	114	542
Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency Ambulance Service Provider · Charlotte, NC	113	529
Daniel Tierney Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	50	206
Joel Bruce Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	45	187
Christopher Buehrig Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NC	43	160
Angela Lamkin Physician Assistant · Charlotte, NC	42	100
FERNANDEZ-TATUM, ALEJANDRO	41	271
Jason Burgess General Surgery · Charlotte, NC	41	260
NPI 1255335535	34	47
Dominique Falewee Cardiology · Charlotte, NC	34	230
Chris Fotiadis Nephrology · Charlotte, NC	33	153

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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