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Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
Boston University School of Medicine
Professional interests include: elbow problems, wrist problems, shoulder problems, and more.
214 18th Street, Se
Hickory, NC 28602

Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD is an orthopedist in Hickory, NC specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD is affiliated with OrthoCarolina, ORTHOCAROLINA PA and CAROLINA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES LLC.

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Office Locations

214 18th Street, Se
Hickory, NC 28602
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441 Mcalister Road Suite 1100a
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

open carpal tunnel surgery

In 2023, Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD performed more open carpal tunnel surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

carpal tunnel injection
injections
nerve surgery

By Affordability:

X-rays

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD performed more carpal tunnel injection, injections, and nerve surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for X-rays 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

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2018 were injections.

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

doctor visit 89
injections 25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 31
Female 51
Age
From 65 to 74 37
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 27
Dementia 0
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

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

aspiration 110
decompression surgery 30
doctor visit 737
fracture surgery 12
hospital care 24
injections 286
inpatient care 24
joint surgery 12
lower extremity surgery 12
musculoskeletal imaging 66
nerve procedures 30
open surgery 42
reconstructive surgery 12
upper extremity surgery 30
X-rays 66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 163
Female 298
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 436
Black 11
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 228
From 75 to 84 125
85 and over 45
Less than 65 63

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 30
Dementia 8
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2020 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration 88
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture 11
decompression surgery 26
doctor visit 534
hospital care 11
injections 182
inpatient care 11
joint surgery 11
musculoskeletal imaging 31
nerve procedures 26
open surgery 26
reconstructive surgery 11
tendon surgery 13
upper extremity surgery 50
X-rays 31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 157
Female 241
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 373
Black 13
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 197
From 75 to 84 121
85 and over 38
Less than 65 42

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 32
Dementia 11
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2021 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

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

aspiration 134
decompression surgery 21
doctor visit 600
hospital care 18
injections 257
inpatient care 18
joint surgery 12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 19
musculoskeletal imaging 46
nerve procedures 21
open surgery 21
reconstructive surgery 12
spinal procedures 11
upper extremity surgery 33
X-rays 38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 186
Female 290
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 453
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 232
From 75 to 84 160
85 and over 41
Less than 65 43

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 28
Dementia 8
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration 107
decompression surgery 42
doctor visit 472
injections 177
joint surgery 13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 16
musculoskeletal imaging 44
nerve procedures 42
open surgery 42
reconstructive surgery 13
tendon surgery 19
upper extremity surgery 74
X-rays 28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 147
Female 231
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 360
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 195
From 75 to 84 117
85 and over 37
Less than 65 29

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 29
Dementia 6
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC during 2023 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

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

aspiration 122
decompression surgery 58
doctor visit 646
hospital care 13
injections 262
inpatient care 13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 19
musculoskeletal imaging 44
nerve procedures 58
open surgery 58
tendon surgery 14
upper extremity surgery 72
X-rays 25

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 170
Female 286
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 434
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 211
From 75 to 84 170
85 and over 48
Less than 65 27

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 30
Dementia 7
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD treated as an orthopedist in Hickory, NC were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration 112
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture 11
decompression surgery 35
doctor visit 513
fracture surgery 12
hospital care 16
injections 198
inpatient care 16
joint surgery 12
lower extremity surgery 12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 18
musculoskeletal imaging 46
nerve procedures 35
open surgery 37
reconstructive surgery 12
spinal procedures 11
tendon surgery 15
upper extremity surgery 51
X-rays 37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2023

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

Gender
Male 142
Female 232
Ethnicity
Black / African American 4
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 342
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 120
85 and over 34
Less than 65 34
65 to 74 183

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD From 2018 - 2023

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

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 7
Osteoporosis 11
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 29
Atrial Fibrillation 10
Cancer 13
Dementia 6

Education & Training

Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OrthoCarolina
ORTHOCAROLINA PA
CAROLINA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joshua David Smith, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 211 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joshua David 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. Joshua David Smith, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Arthrex, Inc. $2,547
$2,547
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC $2,223 Extremities
$1,636 		Ortho-Biologics
$440 		ORTHO - KNEES
$134 		Ortho-Hips
$7 		Ortho-Knees
$6
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $2,124 DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System
$1,179 		Joint Implants
$945
AXOGEN $2,103 AxoGuard Nerve Connector
$2,004 		AxoTouch
$99
Stryker Corporation $1,772 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
$1,761 		NAVIGATION
$12
Other $2,040 Orthopedics
$357 		Invisiknot
$316 		AMS 700
$144 		Sports Med Coblation & Fixation
$94 		VBA
$89 		Other
$1,040
Types of Payments
Travel and Lodging $7,817
Food and Beverage $3,052
Education $1,592
Gift $349

Biography

Dr. Joshua Smith is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist. His clinical interests include hand problems, wrist problems, and shoulder problems. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Smith completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University. He is professionally affiliated with OrthoCarolina.

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