Dr. Walter Smithwick IV, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,142
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,075
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,382
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 2001 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204
- Practice phone
- Call (904) 355-9800
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Riverside Park Surgicenter
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Jacksonville, Florida
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Dr. Walter Smithwick IV is an ophthalmologist in Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Smithwick practices at Riverside Park Surgicenter in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Smithwick's NPI, 1144292202, was assigned on February 3, 2006. Dr. Smithwick graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Smithwick holds Florida license ME75330.
- NPI
- 1144292202NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0648483362
- NPI enumeration date
- February 3, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (904) 355-9800
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter Smithwick IV practices at Riverside Park Surgicenter in Jacksonville, Florida
Dr. Smithwick's primary practice is Riverside Park Surgicenter, at 2001 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204. The practice phone is (904) 355-9800.
- Riverside Park Surgicenter2001 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204Phone(904) 355-9800
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Walter Smithwick IV is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Smithwick's primary practice is Riverside Park Surgicenter in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Smithwick is also affiliated with UF Health Jacksonville. The medical group on file is UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smithwick to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Smithwick IV's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smithwick practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Riverside Park Surgicenter | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter Smithwick IV is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida
Ophthalmology is Dr. Smithwick's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Smithwick is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Smithwick's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimary
- Georgia license
- Oklahoma license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Smithwick treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Smithwick
Counts of ophthalmologists 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. Walter Smithwick IV billed Medicare for 2,142 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,142 Medicare services from Dr. Smithwick across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,075 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $236,620 for them.
Dr. Smithwick's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,2182024: 1,3299%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5242024: 522No change
- Surgery
- 2023: 3032024: 2914%
Where Dr. Smithwick's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,93590%
- In a facility20710%
Dr. Smithwick compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Smithwick
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 2,142vs 1,69926% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,075vs 55793% above
- Part D claims
- 1,219vs 81849% above
Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Smithwick's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Walter Smithwick IV treated 1,075 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 1,075 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smithwick in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 488 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smithwick's median patient age at 73, with 64% women.
Dr. Smithwick's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Smithwick's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women68163%
- Men39437%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Smithwick's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Diabetes30%
- Anxiety27%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Smithwick's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Walter Smithwick IV wrote 1,382 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Smithwick wrote 1,382 Medicare Part D claims for 673 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,219 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $36,791 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 757 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Smithwick's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic996 claims72%
- Brand-name386 claims28%
Dr. Smithwick'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Smithwick's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%24 of 1,382 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: 7572024: 1,21961%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 12 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. Walter Smithwick IV scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Smithwick for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Smithwick accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 105 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Smithwick, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Smithwick ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 75th percentile105 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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. Walter Smithwick IV received $1,477 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 54 general payments to Dr. Smithwick from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Horizon Pharma plc paid the most, $336.
General payments to Dr. Smithwick by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Smithwick by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,42196%
- Education$554%
Companies that paid Dr. Smithwick 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. Walter Smithwick IV has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Smithwick.
Awards and honors for Dr. Smithwick
- Undated
- Checkbook Top Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter Smithwick IV graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Dr. Smithwick graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Smithwick is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Walter Smithwick IV accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Smithwick is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Smithwick accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO9
- Medicare7
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Walter Smithwick IV'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV's NPI number?
Dr. Walter Smithwick IV's NPI number is 1144292202. It was assigned on February 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV?
Dr. Walter Smithwick IV is an ophthalmologist in Jacksonville, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Walter Smithwick IV practice?
Dr. Smithwick practices at 2001 College Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204. Dr. Smithwick's primary practice is Riverside Park Surgicenter in Jacksonville, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smithwick to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Smithwick is (904) 355-9800.
What is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV's medical license number?
Dr. Smithwick holds Florida license ME75330, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Walter Smithwick IV been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Smithwick in Florida (1998 to 2027), Georgia (2001 to 2003) and Oklahoma (1994 to 1998).
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV affiliated with?
Dr. Smithwick is affiliated with UF Health Jacksonville. Dmand AI links Dr. Smithwick to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV part of?
Dr. Smithwick is linked to UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc. Dmand AI links Dr. Smithwick to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Walter Smithwick IV accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Smithwick billed Medicare for 2,142 services in 2024, and Dr. Smithwick accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV's MIPS score?
Dr. Smithwick's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter Smithwick IV see?
CMS counts 1,075 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smithwick in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Walter Smithwick IV board certified?
Yes. Dr. Smithwick is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Walter Smithwick IV bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Smithwick's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and eye exam or test (92285).
Where did Dr. Walter Smithwick IV go to medical school?
Dr. Smithwick graduated from Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. Walter Smithwick IV prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Smithwick's most prescribed drugs by claims were Erythromycin, Prednisolone Acetate and Latanoprost.
Has Dr. Walter Smithwick IV received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,477 in general payments to Dr. Smithwick from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Horizon Pharma plc.
How long has Dr. Walter Smithwick IV been practicing?
Dr. Smithwick graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Walter Smithwick IV accept?
Dr. Smithwick is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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