Dr. Aaron James Smith, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,504
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,362
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,207
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 10 Vision Ln, Natchez, MS 39120
- Practice phone
- Call (601) 445-5884
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Eye Center of Natchez, Inc
Natchez, Mississippi
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Dr. Aaron James Smith is an ophthalmologist in Natchez, Mississippi
Dr. Smith practices at Eye Center of Natchez, Inc in Natchez, Mississippi.
Dr. Smith's NPI, 1659650166, was assigned on August 15, 2011. Dr. Smith graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Smith holds Mississippi license 23307.
- NPI
- 1659650166NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2961723903
- NPI enumeration date
- August 15, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (601) 445-5884
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Aaron James Smith practices at Eye Center of Natchez, Inc in Natchez, Mississippi
Dr. Smith's primary practice is Eye Center of Natchez, Inc, at 10 Vision Ln, Natchez, MS 39120 in Adams County. The practice phone is (601) 445-5884.
- Eye Center of Natchez, Inc10 Vision Ln, Natchez, MS 39120 · Adams CountyPhone(601) 445-5884
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Aaron James Smith is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Smith's primary practice is Eye Center of Natchez, Inc in Natchez, Mississippi. Dr. Smith is also affiliated with Merit Health Natchez. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each 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. Aaron James Smith's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smith practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Eye Center of Natchez, Inc | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Aaron James Smith is one of 123 ophthalmologists in Mississippi
Ophthalmology is Dr. Smith's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Smith is licensed in Mississippi.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, MississippiPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Aaron James Smith billed Medicare for 5,504 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,504 Medicare services from Dr. Smith across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,362 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $683,902 for them.
Dr. Smith's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4552024: 2,24354%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,3092024: 1,82321%
- Surgery
- 2023: 7802024: 7553%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 5702024: 68320%
Where Dr. Smith's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,21995%
- In a facility2855%
Dr. Smith compared with the Mississippi median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Smith
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 5,504vs 2,4002.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,362vs 97739% above
- Part D claims
- 4,105vs 1,0523.9 times
Medians across 136 ophthalmologists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Smith'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. Aaron James Smith treated 1,362 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 1,362 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 684 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smith's median patient age at 72, with 58% women.
Dr. Smith's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Smith's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women85162%
- Men51138%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Smith's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Diabetes34%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Mood disorders22%
- Anxiety21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. 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 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Aaron James Smith wrote 4,207 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Smith wrote 4,207 Medicare Part D claims for 815 patients. 63% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,105 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $214,273 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,697 claims across 19 drugs.
Dr. Smith's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,665 claims63%
- Brand-name1,542 claims37%
Dr. 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 Dr. Smith's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%27 of 4,207 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: 3,6972024: 4,10511%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 19 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
Dr. Aaron James Smith scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Smith for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Smith accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 398 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Smith, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Smith ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 93rd percentile398 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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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Dr. Aaron James Smith received $3,743 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 140 general payments to Dr. Smith from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,297.
General payments to Dr. Smith by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Smith by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,69399%
- Education$501%
Companies that paid Dr. Smith the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Aaron James Smith graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Dr. Smith graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Aaron James Smith'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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors 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 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. Aaron James Smith's NPI number?
Dr. Aaron James Smith's NPI number is 1659650166. It was assigned on August 15, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Aaron James Smith?
Dr. Aaron James Smith is an ophthalmologist in Natchez, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Aaron James Smith practice?
Dr. Smith practices at 10 Vision Ln, Natchez, MS 39120. Dr. Smith's primary practice is Eye Center of Natchez, Inc in Natchez, Mississippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Aaron James Smith's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Smith is (601) 445-5884.
What is Dr. Aaron James Smith's medical license number?
Dr. Smith holds Mississippi license 23307.
Which hospitals is Dr. Aaron James Smith affiliated with?
Dr. Smith is affiliated with Merit Health Natchez.
Does Dr. Aaron James Smith accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Smith billed Medicare for 5,504 services in 2024, and Dr. Smith accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Aaron James Smith's MIPS score?
Dr. Smith's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Aaron James Smith see?
CMS counts 1,362 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Aaron James Smith bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Smith's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92134) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Aaron James Smith go to medical school?
Dr. Smith graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Aaron James Smith prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Smith's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Prednisolone Acetate.
Has Dr. Aaron James Smith received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,743 in general payments to Dr. Smith from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Aaron James Smith been practicing?
Dr. Smith graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
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