Wendell Robert Smith

  • Hibbing, MN
  • General surgeon
NPI1568480879PAC ID0446230460
Medicare services, 2024
46
Medicare patients, 2024
69
Part D claims, 2024
327
MIPS score, 2024
97
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
750 East 34th St, Hibbing, MN 55746
Practice phone
Call (218) 362-6730
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Primary practice

Fairview Range Hospital

Hospital · Hibbing, Minnesota

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Wendell Robert Smith is a general surgeon in Hibbing, Minnesota

Wendell Smith practices at Fairview Range Hospital in Hibbing, Minnesota, part of Fairview Health Services.

Wendell Smith's NPI, 1568480879, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Wendell Smith graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1994. Wendell Smith holds Minnesota license 44610.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0446230460
NPI enumeration date
July 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(218) 362-6730
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

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

Wendell Robert Smith practices at Fairview Range Hospital in Hibbing, Minnesota

Wendell Smith's primary practice is Fairview Range Hospital, at 750 East 34th St, Hibbing, MN 55746 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (218) 362-6730.

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Wendell Robert Smith is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Wendell Smith's primary practice is Fairview Range Hospital in Hibbing, Minnesota, part of Fairview Health Services. The medical group on file is Fairview Range. Dmand AI also links Wendell Smith to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Wendell Robert Smith's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fairview Range HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Wendell Robert Smith is one of 616 general surgeons in Minnesota

Surgery is Wendell Smith's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Wendell Smith is licensed in Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 44610 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Wendell Smith

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Wendell Robert Smith billed Medicare for 46 services in 2024

CMS data shows 46 Medicare services from Wendell Smith across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 69 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,724 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202446
Medicare patients69
Paid by Medicare$2,724
Procedure codes2

Wendell Smith's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 452024: 2740%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 332024: 1942%

Wendell Smith compared with the Minnesota median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Wendell Smith
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
46vs 8445% below
Medicare patients
69vs 9628% below
Part D claims
278vs 348.2 times

Medians across 549 general surgeons in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Wendell Smith's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Wendell Robert Smith treated 69 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Wendell Smith in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 26 patients. 65% of them have high blood pressure, and 49% have high cholesterol. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Wendell Smith's median patient age at 71, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 202469
Average age66
Average risk score1.18
Also on Medicaid36%

Wendell Smith's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Wendell Smith's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3551%
  • Men3449%

Chronic conditions among Wendell Smith's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure65%
  2. High cholesterol49%
  3. Arthritis38%
  4. Anxiety36%
  5. Mood disorders36%
  6. Depression32%
  7. Tobacco use22%
  8. Chronic kidney disease20%

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

Wendell Smith's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Wendell Robert Smith wrote 327 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Wendell Smith wrote 327 Medicare Part D claims for 208 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 278 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,117 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 356 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024327
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$4,117
Part D patients208

Wendell Smith's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic256 claims78%
  • Brand-name71 claims22%

Wendell Smith'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 Wendell Smith's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids13%44 of 327 claims
  • Antibiotics5%17 of 327 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: 3562024: 27822%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 10 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

Wendell Robert Smith scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Wendell Smith for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Wendell Smith accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Wendell Smith's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 94.9of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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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Wendell Robert Smith received $1,510 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Wendell Smith from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $1,414.

General payments to Wendell Smith by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Wendell Smith by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$97665%
  • Food and beverage$53435%

Companies that paid Wendell Smith 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

Wendell Robert Smith graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine

Wendell Smith graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Utah School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Wendell Robert Smith'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Wendell Robert Smith's NPI number?

Wendell Robert Smith's NPI number is 1568480879. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Wendell Robert Smith specialize in?

Wendell Robert Smith is a general surgeon in Hibbing, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Wendell Robert Smith practice?

Wendell Smith practices at 750 East 34th St, Hibbing, MN 55746. Wendell Smith's primary practice is Fairview Range Hospital in Hibbing, Minnesota, part of Fairview Health Services. Dmand AI also links Wendell Smith to 1 medical group.

What is Wendell Robert Smith's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Wendell Smith is (218) 362-6730.

What is Wendell Robert Smith's medical license number?

Wendell Smith holds Minnesota license 44610.

Which hospitals is Wendell Robert Smith affiliated with?

Wendell Smith practices at Fairview Range Hospital in Hibbing, Minnesota.

What medical group is Wendell Robert Smith part of?

Wendell Smith is linked to Fairview Range. Dmand AI links Wendell Smith to 1 more medical group.

Does Wendell Robert Smith accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Wendell Smith billed Medicare for 46 services in 2024, and Wendell Smith accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Wendell Robert Smith's MIPS score?

Wendell Smith's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Wendell Robert Smith see?

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Wendell Smith in 2024, with an average age of 66.

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What services does Wendell Robert Smith bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Wendell Smith's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (43239) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Wendell Robert Smith go to medical school?

Wendell Smith graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Wendell Robert Smith prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Wendell Smith's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Peg-3350 And Electrolytes and Gavilyte-G.

Has Wendell Robert Smith received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,510 in general payments to Wendell Smith from 3 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.

How long has Wendell Robert Smith been practicing?

Wendell Smith graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

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