What is Ernest Smoot's specialty?

Ernest Smoot (NPI 1790756039) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Lake Charles, LA.

Where does Ernest Smoot practice?

Ernest Smoot practices in Lake Charles, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790756039.

How much does Medicare pay Ernest Smoot?

Ernest Smoot (NPI 1790756039) received approximately $35K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 82 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790756039

Ernest SmootMD

Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryLake Charles, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 50 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery providers in LA — above median (cohort median 136).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$113

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Mupirocin12 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernest Smoot'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
The Pathology Laboratory, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Lake Charles, LA	116	748
Michael Cormier Dermatology · Lake Charles, LA	56	129
Lee Miller Dermatology · Lake Charles, LA	12	35
WALKER, MICHAEL	11	32
Surgicare Of Lake Charles Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Lake Charles, LA	11	21

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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OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history

Healthparse Signals

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