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Dr. Darwin Smith, MD
NPI1497141378
- Medicare services, 2024
- 56,899
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 164
- Part D claims, 2022
- 11
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 6700 W S Loop, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 791-9966
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Dsa Surgery Center
Bellaire, Texas
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Dr. Darwin Smith is a pain medicine physician in Bellaire, Texas
Dr. Smith practices at Dsa Surgery Center in Bellaire, Texas.
Dr. Smith's NPI, 1497141378, was assigned on April 8, 2015. Dr. Smith graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Smith holds Texas license S6528.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1497141378NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- April 8, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (713) 791-9966
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Darwin Smith practices at Dsa Surgery Center in Bellaire, Texas
Dr. Smith's primary practice is Dsa Surgery Center, at 6700 W S Loop, Bellaire, TX 77401 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 791-9966.
- Dsa Surgery Center6700 W S Loop, Bellaire, TX 77401 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 791-9966
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Darwin Smith is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Smith's primary practice is Dsa Surgery Center in Bellaire, Texas. The medical group on file is Galleria Pain Physicians PLLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 1 more medical group, 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. Darwin Smith's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smith practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dsa Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Darwin Smith is one of 99 pain medicine physicians in Texas
Pain medicine is Dr. Smith's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0000X. The record also lists pain medicine. Dr. Smith is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Smith is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pain medicine, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists back pain injection, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Smith treats.
Pain medicine physicians near Dr. Smith
Counts of pain medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
99pain medicine physicians in Texas
2pain medicine physicians in Bellaire
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Darwin Smith billed Medicare for 56,899 services in 2024
CMS data shows 56,899 Medicare services from Dr. Smith across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 164 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $241,654 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202456,899
Medicare patients164
Paid by Medicare$241,654
Procedure codes10
Dr. Smith's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 2,9022024: 33,8501066%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 14,6042024: 21,54748%
- Imaging
- 2023: 9442024: 71025%
- Surgery
- 2023: 9562024: 71026%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4102024: 8280%
Dr. Smith compared with the Texas median for pain medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Smith
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 56,899vs 1,55636.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 164vs 24834% below
- Part D claims
- 11vs 1,27999% below
Medians across 101 pain medicine physicians in Texas 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. Darwin Smith treated 164 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 164 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 76 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.36, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Medicare patients, 2024164
Average age76
Average risk score1.36
Dr. Smith's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Smith's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8451%
- Men8049%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Smith's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Diabetes36%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Anxiety23%
- Heart failure22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Darwin Smith wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims in 2022
In 2022, Dr. Smith wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $81 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 26 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202211
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$81
Dr. Smith's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2022
- 2020
- 2022
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 262022: 1158%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 2 in 2020.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
Dr. Darwin 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.
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Darwin Smith has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Smith in 2019. Dr. Smith's most frequent co-authors are Alan D. Kaye, MD and Sudipta Sen, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Smith's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Smith
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Darwin Smith received $660 in industry payments from 2020 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Dr. Smith from 10 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Stimwave Technologies Incorporated paid the most, $189.
General payments to Dr. Smith by program year, 2020 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Smith by kind, 2020 to 2023
$660in total
- Food and beverage$47171%
- Travel and lodging$18929%
Companies that paid Dr. Smith the most, 2020 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Darwin Smith graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine
Dr. Smith graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
- Board certified in anesthesiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Darwin Smith accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Smith is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Smith accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO13
- PPO11
- Medicare6
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Darwin 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 | Medicare 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Darwin Smith's NPI number?
Dr. Darwin Smith's NPI number is 1497141378. It was assigned on April 8, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Darwin Smith?
Dr. Darwin Smith is a pain medicine physician in Bellaire, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0000X).
Where does Dr. Darwin Smith practice?
Dr. Smith practices at 6700 W S Loop, Bellaire, TX 77401. Dr. Smith's primary practice is Dsa Surgery Center in Bellaire, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Darwin Smith's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Smith is (713) 791-9966.
What is Dr. Darwin Smith's medical license number?
Dr. Smith holds Texas license S6528.
What medical group is Dr. Darwin Smith part of?
Dr. Smith is linked to Galleria Pain Physicians PLLC. Dmand AI links Dr. Smith to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Darwin Smith accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Smith billed Medicare for 56,899 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Darwin 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. Darwin Smith see?
CMS counts 164 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Darwin Smith board certified?
Yes. Dr. Smith is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
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What services does Dr. Darwin Smith bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Smith's most billed Medicare services were medicare temporary code (Q9965), injected or infused drug (J7320) and injected or infused drug (J3304).
Where did Dr. Darwin Smith go to medical school?
Dr. Smith graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Darwin Smith prescribe most?
In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Smith's most prescribed drugs by claims were Acetaminophen-Codeine.
Has Dr. Darwin Smith received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $660 in general payments to Dr. Smith from 10 companies from 2020 to 2023. The largest total came from Stimwave Technologies Incorporated.
How long has Dr. Darwin Smith been practicing?
Dr. Smith graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Darwin Smith do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Smith.
Who does Dr. Darwin Smith publish with?
Dr. Smith's most frequent co-authors are Alan D. Kaye, MD (1 shared paper) and Sudipta Sen, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Darwin Smith accept?
Dr. Smith is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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