Holly Bentz Smith, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Holly Bentz Smith, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1053687970, issued on Mar 25, 2012. Check the license (Texas R0135, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Holly Bentz Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- R0135 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17183 I H 45 S Ste 530, Shenandoah, TX 77385
- Phone
- (936) 270-3844
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 271-2787
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180718001247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Holly Bentz Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R0135Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,972 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate293 claims
- Prednisone273 claims
- Methotrexate270 claims
- Leflunomide93 claims
- Alendronate Sodium91 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen87 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $656.79
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 one group practice
- Woodlands Arthritis Clinic, PAShenandoah, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Holly Bentz Smith among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Holly Bentz Smith, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Shenandoah → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tonya Cockrill, MDShenandoah, TX 773841811122641
- Kalpita Hatti, MDShenandoah, TX 773841528297462
- Emily Hung, MDShenandoah, TX 773841043374366
- Enrique Medina Ortiz, MDShenandoah, TX 773841285159160
- Gwendoline Menga, DOConroe, TX 773841447496047
- Carmen Perez-Masuelli, M.D.,Shenandoah, TX 773841770557795
- Mohammad Ursani, M.D.Conroe, TX 773841083031421
- Leslie Wilson, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773841861466815
Common questions
What is Holly Bentz Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Holly Bentz Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053687970, issued on Mar 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Holly Bentz Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17183 I H 45 S Ste 530, Shenandoah, TX, 77385. Phone: (936) 270-3844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Holly Bentz Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R0135, 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 Holly Bentz Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Holly Bentz Smith, M.D. had 1,972 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.