What is Melissa Smith's specialty?

Melissa Smith (NPI 1922198621) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in San Marcos, TX.

Where does Melissa Smith practice?

Melissa Smith practices in San Marcos, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1922198621.

How much does Medicare pay Melissa Smith?

Melissa Smith (NPI 1922198621) received approximately $200K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 999 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1922198621

Melissa SmithM.D.

PRACTICEBALCONES EYE CENTER, PASee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySan Marcos, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,193

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,467

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$184K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,062

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$206K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost755 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat149 claims

Prednisolone Acetate136 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate122 claims

Timolol Maleate115 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.1

Quality

98.1

Cost

76.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.72%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$815

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$815

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$815

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melissa 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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WOODHOUSE, DAVID	59	101
Naser Jamal Internal Medicine · Camarillo, CA	56	122
Sukhjinder Kaur Internal Medicine · Vacaville, CA	56	98
Edward Yoon Cardiology · San Pablo, CA	54	83
CHAN, HON	43	75
ANTON, STEVEN	35	56
Aseem Rawal Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	35	51
Keith Tao Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	26	31
KARNEGES, FRANK	23	45
SUSSKIND, MARK	22	38
DENAPOLI, RICARDO	22	50
Malalai Mojaddidi Optometry · Fairfield, CA	22	43

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.

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