What is Brian Smith's specialty?

Brian Smith (NPI 1831182617) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in Chattanooga, TN.

Where does Brian Smith practice?

Brian Smith practices in Chattanooga, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831182617.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Smith?

Brian Smith (NPI 1831182617) received approximately $220K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 663 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831182617

Brian SmithM.D.

PRACTICECHATTANOOGA ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP PCSee all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryChattanooga, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,248

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

17,359

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$170K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 35 Hand Surgery providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 3,255).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

400

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl193 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen73 claims

Methylprednisolone38 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim29 claims

Mupirocin24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.3

Quality

92.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

93.2

Payment adjustment

0.81%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$191

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$191

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$191

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian 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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	125	448
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	101	290
Surgery Center Of Chattanooga Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · Chattanooga, TN	67	123
Kenneth Massey Occupational Therapist in Private Practice · Hixson, TN	45	244
PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	41	70
Kilton Kingsman Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	29	79
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	18	31
OXENHANDLER, RONALD	16	28
County Of Hamilton Ambulance Service Provider · Chattanooga, TN	16	46
Sheila Yetter Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Chattanooga, TN	15	22
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	14	30
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS	14	33

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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