Katherine Hester Smith, MD
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician · New Orleans, LA
Katherine Hester Smith, MD is a behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1679582928, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025520, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Hester Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician 2084B0040X
- License number
- 025520 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 Common St, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 568-3130
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1556394 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Hester Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician in 2024
2,926 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 823 among the 148 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate292 claims
- Invega Sustenna290 claims
- Olanzapine217 claims
- Risperidone171 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er142 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate142 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: $111.75
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 68 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,734.84 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.
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 3 behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician records in Louisiana.
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The 2 behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Beth Arredondo, PH.D.New Orleans, LA 701151184927626
- Terry Lain, MDNew Orleans, LA 701271295751006
Common questions
What is Katherine Hester Smith, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Hester Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679582928, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Hester Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Common St, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 568-3130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Hester Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025520, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine Hester Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Hester Smith, MD had 2,926 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry physician prescribers was 823. 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.