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Frank W. Smart, MD

NPI 1275571341ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology· New Orleans, LA

Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (MD) in New Orleans, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 1985). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,047,037 for 3,404 claims, against $17,350 paid for services in 2024. Recor Medical Inc was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $767.03 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1275571341
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 2, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 17, 2018

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients145
Services billed308 across 15 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$17,350

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,404 · 7,644 30-day fills
Patients334
Total drug cost$2,047,037
Generic share78% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year1985
Medicare specialtyCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$767.03 · 10 payments from 7 companies
  • 2024$867.01 · 17 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Recor Medical Inc$146.151
Angiodynamics, Inc.$137.872
Abbott Laboratories$125.001
Penumbra, Inc.$124.991
Abiomed$99.991

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$767.03 · 10 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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