Dr. Melanie M. Smith, MD

Dr. Smith practices at Wk Louisiana Family Practice in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Dr. Smith's NPI, 1659317410, was assigned on June 21, 2006. Dr. Smith graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1999. Dr. Smith holds Louisiana license 024826.

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Wk Louisiana Family Practice, at 2300 Hospital Dr Suite 200 Suite 200, Bossier City, LA 71111-2169. The practice phone is (318) 212-7830.

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Wk Louisiana Family Practice in Bossier City, Louisiana. Dr. Smith is also affiliated with Willis Knighton North. The medical group on file is Willis Knighton Louisiana Family Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smith practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Smith's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Smith is licensed in Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury, arthritis, atrial fibrillation and flutter and bronchitis among the conditions Dr. Smith treats.

CMS data shows 1,677 Medicare services from Dr. Smith across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 180 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,862 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 180 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 56% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smith's median patient age at 56, with 71% women.

In 2024, Dr. Smith wrote 6,090 Medicare Part D claims for 270 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,520 of them, across 115 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $252,741 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,032 claims across 115 drugs.

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

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Smith in 2015. Dr. Smith's most frequent co-authors are Mai Abdelnabi, MD, Insun Chong, MD and Chrystel Dol, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 993 general payments to Dr. Smith from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,873.

Dr. Smith graduated from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1999.

Dr. Smith is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.