Dr. Jose Gabriel Medina Smester, MD

Dr. Medina Smester practices at BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, part of BayCare Health System.

Dr. Medina Smester's NPI, 1295053593, was assigned on May 11, 2010. Dr. Medina Smester graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2010. Dr. Medina Smester holds Florida license ME117746.

Dr. Medina Smester's primary practice is BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital, at 3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607 in Hillsborough County. The practice phone is (813) 870-4398.

Dr. Medina Smester's primary practice is BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Florida, part of BayCare Health System. Dr. Medina Smester is also affiliated with Parrish Medical Center. The medical group on file is Apogee Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Medina Smester to 4 more medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Medina Smester practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Medina Smester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Medina Smester is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Medina Smester's licenses on file in 9 states: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas, North Carolina, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal infection, gastrointestinal obstruction, heart attack and lung disease: COPD, asthma or bronchitis among the conditions Dr. Medina Smester treats.

CMS data shows 161 Medicare services from Dr. Medina Smester across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,358 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Medina Smester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 41 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 47% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.63, 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. Medina Smester's median patient age at 67, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Medina Smester wrote 189 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 42 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $275 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 44 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Medina Smester accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 171 general payments to Dr. Medina Smester from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 72% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $2,033.

Dr. Medina Smester graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2010.

Dr. Medina Smester is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.