Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 62
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 82
- Part D claims, 2024
- 82
- Industry payments
- $227
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- 4200 Nelson Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Practice phone
- Call (337) 474-6370
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dr. Smoot practices at Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Dr. Smoot's NPI, 1790756039, was assigned on January 26, 2006. Dr. Smoot graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Smoot holds Louisiana license 12854R.
- NPI
- 1790756039NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- January 26, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (337) 474-6370
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III practices at Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dr. Smoot's primary practice is Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital, at 4200 Nelson Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605 in Calcasieu Parish. The practice phone is (337) 474-6370.
- Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital4200 Nelson Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605 · Calcasieu ParishPhone(337) 474-6370
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Smoot's primary practice is Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smoot to 1 physician office, 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. Ernest Clyde Smoot III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smoot practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III is one of 39 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in Louisiana
Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Smoot's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Smoot is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery, LouisianaPrimary
Plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians near Dr. Smoot
Counts of plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians 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. Ernest Clyde Smoot III billed Medicare for 62 services in 2024
CMS data shows 62 Medicare services from Dr. Smoot across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 82 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,178 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Smoot's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 602024: 5115%
- Surgery
- 2023: 132024: 1115%
Dr. Smoot compared with the Louisiana median for plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Smoot
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 62vs 3672% above
- Medicare patients
- 82vs 332.5 times
- Part D claims
- 23vs 23Close to median
Medians across 36 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Smoot'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. Ernest Clyde Smoot III treated 82 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 82 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smoot in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smoot's median patient age at 62, with 100% women.
Dr. Smoot's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Smoot's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3745%
- Men4555%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Smoot's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Diabetes32%
- Anxiety23%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Atrial fibrillation20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Smoot's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women100%
- Men0%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Smoot wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $113 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Smoot's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic69 claims84%
- Brand-name13 claims16%
Dr. Smoot'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. Smoot's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids15%12 of 82 claims
- Antibiotics27%22 of 82 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: 112024: 23109%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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
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Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III received $227 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Smoot from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. KCI USA, Inc. paid the most, $124.
General payments to Dr. Smoot by program year, 2016 to 2019
Companies that paid Dr. Smoot the most, 2016 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Dr. Smoot graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1979.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III'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) |
| 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. Ernest Clyde Smoot III's NPI number?
Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III's NPI number is 1790756039. It was assigned on January 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III?
Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0122X).
Where does Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III practice?
Dr. Smoot practices at 4200 Nelson Rd, Lake Charles, LA 70605. Dr. Smoot's primary practice is Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smoot to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Smoot is (337) 474-6370.
What is Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III's medical license number?
Dr. Smoot holds Louisiana license 12854R.
Does Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Smoot billed Medicare for 62 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III see?
CMS counts 82 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smoot in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Smoot's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99202), office visit, established patient (99212) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (12031).
Where did Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III go to medical school?
Dr. Smoot graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1979.
What drugs does Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Smoot's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $227 in general payments to Dr. Smoot from 2 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from KCI USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ernest Clyde Smoot III been practicing?
Dr. Smoot graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
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