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Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

751 E 16th Street Suite 200
Berwick, PA 18603

(570) 759-5491

Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD is a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

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751 E 16th Street Suite 200
Berwick, PA 18603

(570) 759-5491

(570) 759-3723

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2315 Myrtle Street Suite 190
Erie, PA 16502

(814) 453-7767

(814) 454-6667

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3 Hospital Drive
Lewisburg, PA 17837

(570) 524-5056

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2023

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cardiac imaging

In 2012, Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	59
cardiac procedures	1226
cardioversion	17
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	1620
hospital care	887
inpatient care	887
minimally invasive procedures	21
stress testing	149
tilt table test	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	1329
vascular procedures	280

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	37
cardiac procedures	1062
cardioversion	13
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	1475
hospital care	758
inpatient care	758
minimally invasive procedures	29
stress testing	147
tilt table test	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	1121
vascular procedures	226

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	654
Female	930

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1524
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	461
85 and over	469
Less than 65	240

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	842
cardioversion	16
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	1258
hospital care	616
inpatient care	616
minimally invasive procedures	25
stress testing	104
tilt table test	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	893
vascular procedures	168

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	632
Female	838

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1381
Black	13
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	411
85 and over	419
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	907
cardioversion	12
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1230
hospital care	756
inpatient care	756
minimally invasive procedures	22
stress testing	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	992
vascular procedures	205

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1274
Female	1954

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3046
Black	32
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	930
From 75 to 84	886
85 and over	880
Less than 65	532

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	825
doctor visit	1221
hospital care	513
inpatient care	513
nursing home care	16
stress testing	79
ultrasound (sonogram)	907
vascular procedures	122

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	672
Female	982

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1561
Black	12
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	433
Less than 65	233

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	812
doctor visit	1127
hospital care	594
inpatient care	594
stress testing	89
ultrasound (sonogram)	839
vascular procedures	70

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	695
Female	958

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1518
Black	17
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	572
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	402
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	706
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1176
hospital care	229
inpatient care	229
minimally invasive procedures	14
stress testing	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	679
vascular procedures	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	872
Female	1136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1833
Black	0
Hispanic	121
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	699
From 75 to 84	593
85 and over	428
Less than 65	288

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1156
cardioversion	26
doctor visit	1332
hospital care	289
inpatient care	275
minimally invasive procedures	27
nuclear scan	35
outpatient care	14
stress testing	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	1124
vascular procedures	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1074
Female	1271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2151
Black	33
Hispanic	119
Asian	13
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	882
From 75 to 84	709
85 and over	473
Less than 65	281

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	1068
doctor visit	775
hospital care	258
inpatient care	258
minimally invasive procedures	33
nuclear scan	69
stress testing	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	1052
vascular procedures	159

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1236
Female	1415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2410
Black	97
Hispanic	93
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1002
From 75 to 84	784
85 and over	531
Less than 65	334

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	643
doctor visit	734
hospital care	287
inpatient care	287
stress testing	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	591
vascular procedures	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	848
Female	967

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1626
Black	63
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	643
From 75 to 84	586
85 and over	376
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	522
doctor visit	602
hospital care	377
inpatient care	377
stress testing	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	517
vascular procedures	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	555
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1104
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	232
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilkes Barre, PA were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	26
cardiac procedures	888
cardioversion	16
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1140
hospital care	505
inpatient care	504
minimally invasive procedures	24
nuclear scan	52
nursing home care	16
outpatient care	14
stress testing	101
ultrasound (sonogram)	913
vascular procedures	120

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	773
Female	1007

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	1650
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	73
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	521
85 and over	422
Less than 65	243
65 to 74	594

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$572 ELIQUIS $572
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$529 XARELTO $529
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$471 ENTRESTO $471
Pfizer Inc.	$237 ELIQUIS $237
Boston Scientific Corporation	$236 WATCHMAN $124	Tachy System $91	GENERAL - BRADY GENERATORS $21
Other	$1,094 Repatha $167	MULTAQ $156	JARDIANCE $112	SAVAYSA $82	JUXTAPID $67	Other $510

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,098
Education	$42

Biography

Dr. Alva Smith is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology. He is affiliated with Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alva D. Smith, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

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Biography