Dr. Valerie C. Smart, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 55
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 23
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,981
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Insurance carriers
- 15
- Practice address
- 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 454-4855
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, Louisiana
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Dr. Valerie C. Smart is an internist in Metairie, Louisiana
Dr. Smart practices at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana.
Dr. Smart's NPI, 1902061401, was assigned on July 23, 2008. Dr. Smart graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1981. Dr. Smart holds Florida license ME0076184.
- NPI
- 1902061401NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3173592441
- NPI enumeration date
- July 23, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 454-4855
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Valerie C. Smart practices at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana
Dr. Smart's primary practice is East Jefferson General Hospital, at 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 454-4855.
- East Jefferson General Hospital4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006 · Jefferson ParishPhone(504) 454-4855
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Valerie C. Smart is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Smart's primary practice is East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Smart is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smart to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Valerie C. Smart's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smart practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 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. Valerie C. Smart is one of 1,571 internists in Louisiana
Internal medicine is Dr. Smart's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Smart's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, FloridaPrimary
- New Jersey license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, arthritis, bronchitis, chronic anemia, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and diabetic emergency among the conditions Dr. Smart treats.
Internists near Dr. Smart
Counts of internists 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. Valerie C. Smart billed Medicare for 55 services in 2024
CMS data shows 55 Medicare services from Dr. Smart across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 23 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,367 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Smart's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 572024: 554%
Dr. Smart compared with the Louisiana median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Smart
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 55vs 42187% below
- Medicare patients
- 23vs 16086% below
- Part D claims
- 1,498vs 4083.7 times
Medians across 1,561 internists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Smart'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. Valerie C. Smart treated 23 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smart in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 11 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smart's median patient age at 75, with 75% women.
Dr. Smart's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Smart's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Smart's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women75%
- Men25%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Valerie C. Smart wrote 1,981 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Smart wrote 1,981 Medicare Part D claims for 100 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,498 of them, across 50 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $145,060 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,351 claims across 48 drugs.
Dr. Smart's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,680 claims85%
- Brand-name284 claims14%
- Other17 claims1%
Dr. Smart'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. Smart's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics6%117 of 1,981 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: 1,3512024: 1,49811%
Drugs named by CMS: 50 in 2024, 48 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
How Dr. Valerie C. Smart takes part in Medicare
Dr. Smart accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Valerie C. Smart has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Smart, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Smart
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Valerie C. Smart graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences
Dr. Smart graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1981.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Valerie C. Smart accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Smart is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Humana
- Regence Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Smart accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO5
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Valerie C. Smart'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 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) |
| 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. Valerie C. Smart's NPI number?
Dr. Valerie C. Smart's NPI number is 1902061401. It was assigned on July 23, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Valerie C. Smart?
Dr. Valerie C. Smart is an internist in Metairie, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Valerie C. Smart practice?
Dr. Smart practices at 4200 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006. Dr. Smart's primary practice is East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smart to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Valerie C. Smart's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Smart is (504) 454-4855.
What is Dr. Valerie C. Smart's medical license number?
Dr. Smart holds Florida license ME0076184, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Valerie C. Smart been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Smart in Florida (1998 to 2027) and New Jersey (1990 to 1995).
Which hospitals is Dr. Valerie C. Smart affiliated with?
Dr. Smart is affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital.
Does Dr. Valerie C. Smart accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Smart billed Medicare for 55 services in 2024, and Dr. Smart accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Valerie C. Smart see?
CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smart in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Valerie C. Smart bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Smart's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Valerie C. Smart go to medical school?
Dr. Smart graduated from University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Valerie C. Smart prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Smart's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Famotidine and Montelukast Sodium.
How long has Dr. Valerie C. Smart been practicing?
Dr. Smart graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Valerie C. Smart accept?
Dr. Smart is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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