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Dean E. Smith, M.D.

NPI 1710939756ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· El Paso, TX

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in El Paso, Texas, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 1987). 170 Medicare patients in 2024, $147,325 paid; all of their 473 Part D prescriptions were generic. Spineology Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,693 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1710939756
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMay 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 17, 2019

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000XJ3616TX

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients170
Services billed576 across 35 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$147,325

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)473 · 578 30-day fills
Patients140
Total drug cost$3,178
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year1987
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$5,693 · 25 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$781.49 · 6 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Spineology Inc.$3,79913
Abbott Laboratories$1,76011
Acera Surgical, Inc.$135.001

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$5,183 · 17 payments
  • Food and Beverage$510.56 · 8 payments

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

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