Walter Ryan Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Walter Ryan Smith, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1194221614, issued on Apr 3, 2018. Check the license (Alabama 38963, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Ryan Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 38963 AL
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Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 11TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 930-7100
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241101003442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Ryan Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 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: $22,443.23
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Ryan Smith among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Walter Ryan Smith, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Buggay, MDBirmingham, AL 352051134197171
- Andrew Cordover, MDBirmingham, AL 352051487622429
- Jeffrey Cusmariu, MDBirmingham, AL 352051104894021
- Jeffrey Davis, M. D.Birmingham, AL 352051538198189
- Jeffrey Dugas, MDBirmingham, AL 352051912974734
- Ashley Estes, MDBirmingham, AL 352051457560245
- Thomas Johnson, MDBirmingham, AL 352051265430557
- Michael Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051275748428
Common questions
What is Walter Ryan Smith, MD's NPI number?
Walter Ryan Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194221614, issued on Apr 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Ryan Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 11TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 930-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Ryan Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 38963, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Ryan Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Ryan Smith, MD had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.