Dr. Malcolm Smith, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Smith
Dr. Malcolm Smith is a pulmonary disease in Texarkana, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Smith performed 4,847 Medicare services across 4,149 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Smith received a total of $10,686 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 404 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pulmonary disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Smith is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,578 | $6 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 348 | $91 | $245 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 314 | $39 | $115 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 295 | $41 | $150 |
| Physician documentation of face-to-face visit for durable medical equipment determination performed by nurse practitioner, physician assistant or clinical nurse specialist | 291 | $6 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 250 | $60 | $175 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 225 | $28 | $132 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 225 | $465 | $1,829 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 184 | $15 | $44 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 154 | $446 | $1,673 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 140 | $61 | $142 |
| Therapy procedure using a positive pressure ventilator | 124 | $45 | $130 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 105 | $19 | $107 |
| Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance | 73 | $117 | $1,190 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 56 | $25 | $250 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 55 | $10 | $100 |
| Exam of lung airways using an endoscope | 49 | $0 | $250 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 45 | $8 | $20 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 40 | $76 | $1,090 |
| Test to measure oxygen level in blood using ear or finger device multiple times | 39 | $2 | $79 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 37 | $101 | $255 |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | 25 | $138 | $1,345 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 24 | $166 | $525 |
| Test to measure oxygen level in blood using ear or finger device continuously overnight | 23 | $17 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 23 | $113 | $315 |
| Evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing by examination of upper airway using an endoscope | 18 | $71 | $215 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 17 | $68 | $200 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 17 | $135 | $375 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, airflow, and effort | 16 | $34 | $135 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 16 | $79 | $215 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 16 | $39 | $88 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 13 | $8 | $48 |
| Delineation of thoracic targets for radiation therapy | 12 | $160 | $450 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (95%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Smith is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 19%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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