Dr. Benjamin H. Smith, MD

  • Tucson, AZ
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1508998576PAC ID8628400728
Medicare services, 2024
237
Medicare patients, 2024
83
Part D claims, 2024
37
MIPS score, 2024
89
Industry payments
$866
Practice address
1502 North Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85716
Practice phone
Call (520) 326-4321
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Primary practice

Hodges Eye Care & Surgical Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Tucson, Arizona

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Dr. Benjamin H. Smith is an ophthalmologist in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Smith practices at Hodges Eye Care & Surgical Center in Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Smith's NPI, 1508998576, was assigned on March 12, 2007. Dr. Smith graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 2004. Dr. Smith holds Texas license S4690.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8628400728
NPI enumeration date
March 12, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(520) 326-4321
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Benjamin H. Smith practices at Hodges Eye Care & Surgical Center in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Hodges Eye Care & Surgical Center, at 1502 North Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85716. The practice phone is (520) 326-4321.

  • Hodges Eye Care & Surgical Center
    1502 North Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85716Phone(520) 326-4321

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Dr. Benjamin H. Smith is affiliated with 1 site of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Hodges Eye Care & Surgical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Hodges Eye Care & Surgical CenterSurgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Tucson, ArizonaPrimary
3 medical groupsNames with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin H. Smith's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Hodges Eye Care & Surgical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Benjamin H. Smith is one of 293 ophthalmologists in Arizona

Ophthalmology is Dr. Smith's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Smith's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, TexasPrimaryLicense S4690 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Utah licenseLicense 6207901-1205

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Smith

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Dr. Benjamin H. Smith billed Medicare for 237 services in 2024

CMS data shows 237 Medicare services from Dr. Smith across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 83 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,134 for them.

Medicare services, 2024237
Medicare patients83
Paid by Medicare$32,134
Procedure codes4

Dr. Smith's Medicare services by type, 2021 to 2024

  • 2021
  • 2024
Surgery
2021: 132024: 1431000%
Tests and treatments
2021: 812024: 9416%

Where Dr. Smith's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office9440%
  • In a facility14360%

Dr. Smith compared with the Arizona median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Smith
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
237vs 1,70986% below
Medicare patients
83vs 59186% below
Part D claims
19vs 65497% below

Medians across 293 ophthalmologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Smith's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Benjamin H. Smith treated 83 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smith's median patient age at 73, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 202483
Average age74
Average risk score1.36
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Smith's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Smith's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5161%
  • Men3239%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Smith's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes46%
  4. Arthritis42%
  5. Ischemic heart disease28%
  6. Chronic kidney disease22%
  7. Anxiety18%
  8. Mood disorders18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Smith's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Benjamin H. Smith wrote 37 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Smith wrote 37 Medicare Part D claims for 22 patients. 35% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 19 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $494 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202437
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$494
Part D patients22

Dr. Smith's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic13 claims35%
  • Brand-name24 claims65%

Dr. Smith's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Benjamin H. Smith scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Smith for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Smith accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 279 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Smith, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Smith's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 80.4of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 84of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Smith ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
88th percentile279 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Benjamin H. Smith received $866 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Dr. Smith from 12 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $151.

General payments to Dr. Smith by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Smith by kind, 2019 to 2025

$866in total
  • Food and beverage$84798%
  • Gifts$192%

Companies that paid Dr. Smith the most, 2019 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Benjamin H. Smith graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med

Dr. Smith graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolUniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Benjamin H. Smith's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Benjamin H. Smith's NPI number?

Dr. Benjamin H. Smith's NPI number is 1508998576. It was assigned on March 12, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin H. Smith?

Dr. Benjamin H. Smith is an ophthalmologist in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Benjamin H. Smith practice?

Dr. Smith practices at 1502 North Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85716. Dr. Smith's primary practice is Hodges Eye Care & Surgical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Benjamin H. Smith's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Smith is (520) 326-4321.

What is Dr. Benjamin H. Smith's medical license number?

Dr. Smith holds Texas license S4690, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Benjamin H. Smith been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Smith in Texas and Utah.

Does Dr. Benjamin H. Smith accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Smith billed Medicare for 237 services in 2024, and Dr. Smith accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Benjamin H. Smith's MIPS score?

Dr. Smith's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin H. Smith see?

CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Benjamin H. Smith bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Smith's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92136), surgery: eye (66984) and surgery: eye (68841).

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Where did Dr. Benjamin H. Smith go to medical school?

Dr. Smith graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Benjamin H. Smith prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Smith's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate.

Has Dr. Benjamin H. Smith received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $866 in general payments to Dr. Smith from 12 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

How long has Dr. Benjamin H. Smith been practicing?

Dr. Smith graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

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