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Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD

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(1227 Ratings)

Specializes in: Legal Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, Family Medicine and Bariatric Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2005)

1781 Tate Boulevard SE Suite 204
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 324-9865

Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD is a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC specializing in legal medicine, adolescent medicine, family medicine and bariatric medicine. She graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center and DLP FRYE MEDICAL GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

1781 Tate Boulevard SE Suite 204
Hickory, NC 28602

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2810 16TH STREET NE
HICKORY, NC 28601

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

urinalysis

In 2012, Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD performed more lab tests, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2012 were lab tests, nursing home care, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
blood draw	335
diabetes management	100
doctor visit	1188
injections	14
lab tests	1378
nursing home care	589
preventive care	427
thyroid function tests	123
vaccines	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	305
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	1110
lab tests	1372
nursing home care	359
preventive care	373
thyroid function tests	252
vaccines	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	477

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	623
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	210
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	33
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	289
diabetes management	97
doctor visit	771
lab tests	1234
preventive care	366
thyroid function tests	243
vaccines	77

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	24
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, thyroid function tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	361
diabetes management	128
doctor visit	716
lab tests	1649
preventive care	681
thyroid function tests	361
vaccines	185

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	638
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	48
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	167
diabetes management	62
doctor visit	650
lab tests	751
preventive care	298
thyroid function tests	161
vaccines	83

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	19
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	665
lab tests	55
preventive care	77
vaccines	77

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	19
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	989
injections	15
lab tests	107
preventive care	130
vaccines	130

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	36
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	854
lab tests	103
preventive care	121
vaccines	121

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	31
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	665
injections	12
lab tests	44
preventive care	25
vaccines	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	24
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	72
doctor visit	729
lab tests	142
preventive care	111
vaccines	28

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	848
injections	16
lab tests	58
preventive care	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	38
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Hickory, NC were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and preventive care.

aspiration	14
blood draw	291
diabetes management	86
doctor visit	835
injections	14
lab tests	626
nursing home care	474
preventive care	239
thyroid function tests	228
vaccines	79

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	332
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	102
85 and over	43
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	172

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	6
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2005. She completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2005)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Frye Regional Medical Center

DLP FRYE MEDICAL GROUP LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 1227 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hickory, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ailisa Hipp Smith, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Depomed, Inc.	$791 Gralise and Zipsor $303	Gralise $221	Cambia $141	Nucynta $86	Zipsor $41
Novo Nordisk Inc	$612 Saxenda $197	Ozempic $137	Tresiba $105	RYBELSUS $83	Xultophy 100/3.6 $53	Other $38
Amgen Inc.	$538 Repatha $270	Aimovig $227	Prolia $41
AbbVie Inc.	$527 VRAYLAR $238	LINZESS $140	QULIPTA $78	UBRELVY $71
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$438 OXTELLAR XR $344	QELBREE $46	TROKENDI XR $29	$19
Other	$3,864 SOLIQUA 100/33 $191	XIFAXAN $166	Tymlos $157	BELSOMRA $150	SYMBICORT $134	Other $3,068

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,770

Biography

Dr. Ailisa Smith is a specialist in legal medicine, family medicine, and bariatric medicine in Hickory, NC. She attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for residency. Patient ratings for Dr. Smith average 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is professionally affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. Dr. Smith has an open panel in HICKORY, NC according to Doctor.com.