James W. Smith, M.D.
NPI 1659317436ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Tahlequah, OK
Surgery (M.D.) with Northeastern Health System, practicing in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $17,111 for 50 patients in 2024, with only 30 Part D claims. Ethicon US, LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $69.03 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Northeastern Health System as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1659317436 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 18, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | May 18, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 38879 | OK |
| Surgery | 208600000X | A49784 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (OK) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 50 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 96 across 41 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $17,111 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 30 · 30 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 20 |
| Total drug cost | $229.48 |
| Generic share | 97% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah, OK · 103 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah, OK
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$69.03 · 3 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$20.20 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $45.82 | 2 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $23.21 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$69.03 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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