Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes, DO
- Medicare services, 2023
- 33
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 17
- Part D claims, 2024
- 77
- MIPS score, 2024
- 91
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 543-6060
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center
San Diego, California
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Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes is an infectious disease specialist in San Diego, California
Dr. Smith-Elekes practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.
Dr. Smith-Elekes' NPI, 1447242599, was assigned on August 16, 2005. Dr. Smith-Elekes graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. Dr. Smith-Elekes holds Indiana license 02001612A.
- NPI
- 1447242599NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446259147
- NPI enumeration date
- August 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 543-6060
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California
Dr. Smith-Elekes' primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6060.
- UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 543-6060
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Smith-Elekes' primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Smith-Elekes is also affiliated with Lutheran Hospital. The medical group on file is Lutheran Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith-Elekes to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smith-Elekes practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes is one of 1,054 infectious disease specialists in California
Infectious disease is Dr. Smith-Elekes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Smith-Elekes is licensed in Indiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, IndianaPrimary
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Smith-Elekes
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes billed Medicare for 33 services in 2023
CMS data shows 33 Medicare services from Dr. Smith-Elekes across 2 procedure codes in 2023, for 17 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,394 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Smith-Elekes' Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 3352023: 3390%
Dr. Smith-Elekes compared with the California median for infectious disease specialists, 2023
- Dr. Smith-Elekes
- California median
- Medicare services
- 33vs 42992% below
- Medicare patients
- 17vs 18091% below
- Part D claims
- 44vs 11963% below
Medians across 930 infectious disease specialists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Smith-Elekes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes treated 17 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 17 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith-Elekes in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smith-Elekes' median patient age at 64, with 54% women.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Smith-Elekes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease65%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Smith-Elekes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Smith-Elekes wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,815 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 63 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Smith-Elekes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic74 claims96%
- Brand-name and other3 claims4%
Dr. Smith-Elekes' 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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Smith-Elekes' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics96%74 of 77 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 632024: 4430%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Smith-Elekes for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Smith-Elekes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Smith-Elekes' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 91of 100Final score
- 77.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes received $329 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Smith-Elekes from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $134.
General payments to Dr. Smith-Elekes by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Smith-Elekes by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$29790%
- Education$3110%
Companies that paid Dr. Smith-Elekes the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Smith-Elekes graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes' NPI number?
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes' NPI number is 1447242599. It was assigned on August 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes?
Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes is an infectious disease specialist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes practice?
Dr. Smith-Elekes practices at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103. Dr. Smith-Elekes' primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith-Elekes to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Smith-Elekes is (619) 543-6060.
What is Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes' medical license number?
Dr. Smith-Elekes holds Indiana license 02001612A.
Which hospitals is Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes affiliated with?
Dr. Smith-Elekes is affiliated with Lutheran Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes part of?
Dr. Smith-Elekes is linked to Lutheran Medical Group.
Does Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Smith-Elekes billed Medicare for 33 services in 2023, and Dr. Smith-Elekes accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes' MIPS score?
Dr. Smith-Elekes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes see?
CMS counts 17 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith-Elekes in 2024, with an average age of 69.
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What services does Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Smith-Elekes' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes go to medical school?
Dr. Smith-Elekes graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988.
What drugs does Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Smith-Elekes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Vancomycin HCl, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Doxycycline Monohydrate.
Has Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $329 in general payments to Dr. Smith-Elekes from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Suzanne B. Smith-Elekes been practicing?
Dr. Smith-Elekes graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
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