Dean W. Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Bellaire, TX
Dean W. Smith, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1750384749, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Texas L2664, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean W. Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- L2664 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5420 West Loop S Ste 2400, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone
- (713) 486-3550
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 383-1473
- Medicaid ID
- 144456402 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040702000061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5420 West Loop S Ste 2400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dean W. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 claims
- Meloxicam17 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,932.03
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medartis Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX
- UT PhysiciansBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean W. Smith among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Dean W. Smith, MD is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Bellaire → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gloria Gogola, MDBellaire, TX 774011659481695
- Paul Kobza, D.O.Shenandoah, TX 773841114932845
- William Jackson, DOThe Woodlands, TX 773821962481671
- James Saucedo, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801457517393
- Munir Shah, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773801972507960
- Joanne Zhou, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801710449723
- David Hildreth, M.D.Katy, TX 774501740210319
- Matthew Jordan, M.D.Humble, TX 773461811217797
Common questions
What is Dean W. Smith, MD's NPI number?
Dean W. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750384749, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean W. Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5420 West Loop S Ste 2400, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 486-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean W. Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2664, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dean W. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean W. Smith, MD had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dean W. Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.