Dr. Aubrey Lyndol Smith III, MD

Dr. Smith practices at Quail Creek Surgical Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, part of Ardent Health.

Dr. Smith's NPI, 1487757688, was assigned on September 6, 2006. Dr. Smith graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Smith holds Texas license G8421.

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Quail Creek Surgical Hospital, at 6819 Plum Creek, Amarillo, TX 79124 in Potter County. The practice phone is (806) 354-6100.

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Quail Creek Surgical Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, part of Ardent Health. Dr. Smith is also affiliated with BSA Hospital. Dr. Smith's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Smith's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Smith is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Smith's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Kentucky.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, joint arthropathy, joint pain and muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain among the conditions Dr. Smith treats.

CMS data shows 2,051 Medicare services from Dr. Smith across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 283 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,063 for them.

CMS counts 283 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 158 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smith's median patient age at 65, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Smith wrote 82 Medicare Part D claims for 57 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 70 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $741 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 44 claims across 2 drugs.

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 56 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Smith, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Smith.

Dmand AI links Dr. Smith to 1 clinical trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Smith from 8 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $2,382.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Smith, most recently Super Doc in 2018.

Dr. Smith graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Smith is a member of ACS and AANA.

Dr. Smith is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.