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Dr. David J. Smith, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

8930 W Sunset Road Suite 350
Las Vegas, NV 89148

(702) 463-8548

Dr. David J. Smith, MD is a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation).

Office Locations

1575 W Main Street
El Centro, CA 92243

(760) 482-5931

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3703 Camino Del Rio S 210
San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 640-5555

(619) 640-5550

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8930 W Sunset Road Suite 350
Las Vegas, NV 89148

(702) 463-8548

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In The News

“David James Smith, MD, of San Diego faces six causes of discipline in an accusation that references two patient opioid deaths.”—"The Calif. Docs Accused of Overprescribing Opioids", MedPage Today, September 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2023

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MRI

spine MRI

In 2023, Dr. David J. Smith, MD had a list price for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and spine MRI that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, removal of internal scar tissue, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	121
catheterization	23
doctor visit	2061
implant surgery	11
injections	181
minimally invasive procedures	212
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nerve block	60
pain management	60
removal of internal scar tissue	212
spinal procedures	356
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	23
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	23
X-rays	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	201
catheterization	21
doctor visit	2295
implant surgery	11
injections	274
minimally invasive procedures	341
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nerve block	73
neurostimulator lead placement	176
pain management	73
removal of internal scar tissue	165
spinal procedures	353
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	21
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	21
X-rays	96

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, injections, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	168
catheterization	24
doctor visit	2022
hip imaging	21
implant surgery	16
injections	283
minimally invasive procedures	246
musculoskeletal imaging	62
nerve block	115
neurostimulator lead placement	188
nursing home care	49
pain management	115
removal of internal scar tissue	58
spinal procedures	349
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	24
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	24
X-rays	148

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	41
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	12
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2015 were injections, spinal procedures, nursing home care and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	187
catheterization	22
doctor visit	2243
hip imaging	17
implant surgery	21
injections	387
minimally invasive procedures	208
musculoskeletal imaging	67
nerve block	175
neurostimulator lead placement	208
nursing home care	230
pain management	200
spinal procedures	306
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	22
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	22
X-rays	165

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	92
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	40
Less than 65	476

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	72
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	21
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2016 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	142
catheterization	16
doctor visit	2727
implant surgery	11
injections	369
minimally invasive procedures	128
nerve block	227
nerve procedures	17
neurostimulator lead placement	111
nursing home care	46
pain management	244
spinal procedures	323
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	16
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	16
X-rays	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	49
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	19
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	70
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	237
catheterization	20
doctor visit	1964
implant surgery	15
injections	297
minimally invasive procedures	66
nerve block	60
nerve procedures	12
neurostimulator lead placement	54
pain management	72
spinal procedures	141
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	20
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	38
Hispanic	113
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2018 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	164
catheterization	17
doctor visit	1725
implant surgery	15
injections	200
minimally invasive procedures	73
nerve block	36
nerve procedures	15
neurostimulator lead placement	58
neurostimulator replacement	15
pain management	51
spinal procedures	163
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	17
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	17
X-rays	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	47
Hispanic	123
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	16
Less than 65	231

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, injections, minimally invasive procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
catheterization	21
doctor visit	747
implant surgery	23
injections	80
minimally invasive procedures	65
nerve block	26
nerve procedures	28
neurostimulator lead placement	37
neurostimulator replacement	11
pain management	54
spinal procedures	99
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	21
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	51
Hispanic	123
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2020 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
catheterization	15
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	962
implant surgery	14
injections	82
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	38
pain management	73
spinal procedures	81
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	15
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	47
Hispanic	123
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	14
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2021 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	136
injections	80
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	18
nerve procedures	40
pain management	50
spinal procedures	56

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2022 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	54
injections	33
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve block	14
nerve procedures	15
pain management	29
spinal procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA during 2023 were aspiration, injections, nerve procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
doctor visit	975
injections	33
minimally invasive procedures	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nerve procedures	19
pain management	19
spinal procedures	17

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David J. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in El Centro, CA were injections, spinal procedures, removal of internal scar tissue and neurostimulator lead placement.

aspiration	117
catheterization	19
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	1492
hip imaging	19
implant surgery	15
injections	191
minimally invasive procedures	118
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	45
nerve block	76
nerve procedures	23
neurostimulator lead placement	118
neurostimulator replacement	13
nursing home care	108
pain management	86
removal of internal scar tissue	145
spinal procedures	188
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	19
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	19
X-rays	79

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	221
Hispanic	75
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	31
85 and over	9
Less than 65	183
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David J. Smith, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	5
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David J. Smith, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David J. Smith, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in El Centro, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$5,520 $5,520
Southern Spine, LLC	$2,200 $2,200
Nevro Corp.	$1,269 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $1,223	Omnia $46
Boston Scientific Corporation	$996 Spectra IPG $481	PAIN MANAGEMENT $333	PRECISION MRI SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM $103	WOLVERINE CORONARY CUTTING BALLOON $24	WAVEWRITER ALPHA $19	Other $36
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$902 MYSTIM $272	INTELLIS $178	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $140	TARGETSTIM $136	SYNCHROMED $122	Other $54
Other	$8,747 SUBSYS $840	Superion ISS $607	Lorzone $458	Duexis $316	BIOTRONIK $316	Other $6,208

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,380
Gift	$5,520
Consulting Fee	$2,834
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$568
Entertainment	$299
Other	$33

Research Payments

Dr. David J. Smith, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $8,400.

Biography

Dr. David Smith specializes in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine. Patient reviews placed Dr. Smith at an average of 3.0 stars (out of 5).

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David J. Smith, MD From 2012 - 2023

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