What is Darin Smith's specialty?

Darin Smith (NPI 1811979008) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Knoxville, TN.

Where does Darin Smith practice?

Darin Smith practices in Knoxville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1811979008.

How much does Medicare pay Darin Smith?

Darin Smith (NPI 1811979008) received approximately $274K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,159 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1811979008

Darin SmithM.D.

PRACTICEBAPTIST EYE SURGEONS, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyKnoxville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,781

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,472

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$266K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 326 Ophthalmology providers in TN — above median (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,446

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$134K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost825 claims

Timolol Maleate380 claims

Prednisolone Acetate351 claims

Ofloxacin308 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha118 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.9

Quality

94.2

Cost

58.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.46%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$982

Honoraria$26

Gift$11

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$982

Honoraria$26

Gift$11

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Darin 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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	49	84
Michael Kolarik Optometry · Knoxville, TN	31	141
CHAFFINS, GWENDOLYN	29	69
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER	28	37
Wanda White Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Knoxville, TN	21	40
Roy King Pathology · Knoxville, TN	11	12
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	11	13

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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