Dr. Woodson Wade Smelser, MD

Dr. Smelser practices at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of BJC Health.

Dr. Smelser's NPI, 1528453990, was assigned on April 2, 2015. Dr. Smelser graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Smelser holds Missouri license 2022016655.

Dr. Smelser's primary practice is Barnes-Jewish Hospital, at One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Saint Louis, MO 63110 in St. Louis City. The practice phone is (314) 747-3000. Dr. Smelser also practices at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110.

Dr. Smelser's primary practice is Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of BJC Health. Dr. Smelser is also affiliated with Missouri Baptist Medical Center. The medical group on file is WashU Medicine Psychiatry. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smelser to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smelser practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 848 Medicare services from Dr. Smelser across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 436 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $107,878 for them.

CMS counts 436 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smelser in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 212 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smelser's median patient age at 73, with 22% women.

In 2024, Dr. Smelser wrote 818 Medicare Part D claims for 230 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 670 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $18,910 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 487 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Smelser for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Smelser accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Smelser as offering telehealth. CMS counts 20 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Smelser, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

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

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Smelser in 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Smelser's most frequent co-authors are Sam S. Chang, MD, Elizabeth Riley Kessler, MD and Deepak Kilari, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 97 general payments to Dr. Smelser from 26 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $8,197.

Dr. Smelser graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 2015.