In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD performed more comprehensive eye exam procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, eye exam, and eye tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

fundus photography

In 2023, Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD had a list price for fundus photography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within South Carolina, Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82
eye procedures	359

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76
eye procedures	336

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86
eye procedures	368

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	260

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	41
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	150
eye procedures	393

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	540

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	504
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142
eye procedures	460

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132
eye procedures	593

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	42
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171
eye procedures	651

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	54
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	165
eye procedures	679

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123
eye procedures	740

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	208
eye procedures	975

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	501

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	791
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	84
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	291
eye procedures	1035

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	850
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	89
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD treated as an optometrist in Myrtle Beach, SC were eye procedures.

doctor visit	147
eye procedures	599

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	530
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	167
85 and over	28
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	321

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Franklin Neal Smith, OD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$847 AcrySof $148	Contact Lenses $143	AIR OPTIX $55	DAILIES $31	$470
Coopervision Inc.	$700 MiSight Contact Lens $597	Multiple Brands Contact Lens $71	CVI Contact Lens $32
Optos, Inc.	$525 scanning laser ophthalmoscope $457	PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE $68
Abbott Laboratories	$227 Healon Viscoelastics $227
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$220 Acuvue $124	Soft contact lenses $97
Other	$845 XIIDRA $209	RESTASIS $125	BEPREVE $125	Tecnis 1-piece IOL $116	ULTRA $65	Other $205

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,710
Travel and Lodging	$386
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$200
Entertainment	$68

Biography

Dr. Franklin Smith specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Myrtle Beach, SC. Dr. Smith has obtained a license to practice in South Carolina.

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