Dr. Alison Smith Spann, MD

  • Shreveport, LA
  • Urologist
NPI1184867533PAC ID8628296670
Medicare services, 2024
1,274
Medicare patients, 2024
704
Part D claims, 2024
1,777
Publications
1
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
1 St Mary Place, Shreveport, LA 71101
Practice phone
Call (318) 626-4300
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Primary practice

Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center

Hospital · Shreveport, Louisiana

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Dr. Alison Smith Spann is a urologist in Shreveport, Louisiana

Dr. Spann practices at Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Spann's NPI, 1184867533, was assigned on April 15, 2009. Dr. Spann graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Spann holds Louisiana license MD.204141.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8628296670
NPI enumeration date
April 15, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(318) 626-4300
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Alison Smith Spann practices at Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana

Dr. Spann's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center, at 1 St Mary Place, Shreveport, LA 71101 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 626-4300.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Alison Smith Spann is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Spann's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Spann is also affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center. The medical group on file is LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spann to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alison Smith Spann's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Spann practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Alison Smith Spann is one of 179 urologists in Louisiana

Urology is Dr. Spann's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Spann is licensed in Louisiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, LouisianaPrimaryLicense MD.204141 · taxonomy 208800000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, pelvic prolapse, prostate cancer and testicular dysfunction among the conditions Dr. Spann treats.

Urologists near Dr. Spann

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alison Smith Spann billed Medicare for 1,274 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,274 Medicare services from Dr. Spann across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 704 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $88,727 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,274
Medicare patients704
Paid by Medicare$88,727
Procedure codes10

Dr. Spann's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,1442024: 1,0855%
Surgery
2023: 2052024: 1898%

Where Dr. Spann's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,01480%
  • In a facility26020%

Dr. Spann compared with the Louisiana median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Spann
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
1,274vs 95633% above
Medicare patients
704vs 3062.3 times
Part D claims
1,629vs 1,12145% above

Medians across 182 urologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Spann'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. Alison Smith Spann treated 704 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 704 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spann in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 325 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Spann's median patient age at 73, with 68% women.

Medicare patients, 2024704
Average age75
Average risk score1.15
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Spann's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Spann's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women51573%
  • Men18927%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Spann's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Diabetes35%
  5. Ischemic heart disease33%
  6. Anxiety32%
  7. Chronic kidney disease26%
  8. Mood disorders26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Spann'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

  • Women68%
  • Men30%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Alison Smith Spann wrote 1,777 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Spann wrote 1,777 Medicare Part D claims for 488 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,629 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $243,906 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,477 claims across 18 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,777
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$243,906
Part D patients488

Dr. Spann's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,348 claims76%
  • Brand-name and other429 claims24%

Dr. Spann'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. Spann's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%20 of 1,777 claims
  • Antibiotics31%550 of 1,777 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: 1,4772024: 1,62910%

Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 18 in 2023.

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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. Alison Smith Spann takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Alison Smith Spann has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Spann in 2011. Dr. Spann's most frequent co-authors are Leah Rochelle Chiles, MD, Dustin Craig Hyatt, MD and Dennis Dale Venable, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Spann's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Spann

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Dr. Alison Smith Spann has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Spann to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Urinary Incontinence, Stress and Urinary Incontinence.

Conditions in Dr. Spann's trials

  • Urinary Incontinence, Stress
  • Urinary Incontinence

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Spann

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Spann

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Alison Smith Spann received $4,926 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 287 general payments to Dr. Spann from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $1,235.

General payments to Dr. Spann by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Spann by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,87199%
  • Education$551%

Companies that paid Dr. Spann the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Alison Smith Spann graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Dr. Spann graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 2009.

  1. Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Alison Smith Spann accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Spann is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Humana
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Spann accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO7
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Alison Smith Spann's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Alison Smith Spann's NPI number?

Dr. Alison Smith Spann's NPI number is 1184867533. It was assigned on April 15, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alison Smith Spann?

Dr. Alison Smith Spann is a urologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Alison Smith Spann practice?

Dr. Spann practices at 1 St Mary Place, Shreveport, LA 71101. Dr. Spann's primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Spann to 2 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Alison Smith Spann's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Spann is (318) 626-4300.

What is Dr. Alison Smith Spann's medical license number?

Dr. Spann holds Louisiana license MD.204141.

Which hospitals is Dr. Alison Smith Spann affiliated with?

Dr. Spann practices at Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Spann is also affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Spann to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Alison Smith Spann part of?

Dr. Spann is linked to LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI links Dr. Spann to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Alison Smith Spann accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Spann billed Medicare for 1,274 services in 2024, and Dr. Spann accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alison Smith Spann see?

CMS counts 704 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Spann in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Alison Smith Spann bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Spann's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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Where did Dr. Alison Smith Spann go to medical school?

Dr. Spann graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 2009.

What drugs does Dr. Alison Smith Spann prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Spann's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxybutynin Chloride ER, Myrbetriq and Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro.

Has Dr. Alison Smith Spann received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,926 in general payments to Dr. Spann from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic USA, Inc.

How long has Dr. Alison Smith Spann been practicing?

Dr. Spann graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

Does Dr. Alison Smith Spann do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Spann. Dr. Spann has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Alison Smith Spann publish with?

Dr. Spann's most frequent co-authors are Leah Rochelle Chiles, MD (1 shared paper), Dustin Craig Hyatt, MD (1 shared paper) and Dennis Dale Venable, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Alison Smith Spann accept?

Dr. Spann is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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