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Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD

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Specializes in: Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Indiana University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: back pain, radiculopathy (nerve root disorder), neck pain, and more.

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

(650) 723-4000

Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD is a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD is affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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450 Broadway Street Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine In Redwood City
Redwood City, CA 94063

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In The News

“Matthew Smuck, chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Stanford University, who also wasn't involved in the study, agreed.”—"Steroid injections for lower back pain have limited benefits, study says", Fox News, August 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2023

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By Volume:

nerve block

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2012, Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD performed more nerve block, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
doctor visit	547
hospital care	130
injections	350
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	224
nerve procedures	17
pain management	312
spinal procedures	272

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	548
hospital care	94
injections	211
inpatient care	94
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve block	124
nerve procedures	15
pain management	175
spinal procedures	142

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	26
Hispanic	35
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	56
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
doctor visit	564
hospital care	57
injections	206
inpatient care	57
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve block	118
nerve procedures	12
pain management	158
spinal procedures	146

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	27
Hispanic	42
Asian	50
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	57
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
doctor visit	493
injections	164
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	99
nerve procedures	14
pain management	136
spinal procedures	122

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	80
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	82
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	309
injections	79
nerve block	56
pain management	67
spinal procedures	67

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	25
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	331
injections	122
nerve block	72
pain management	87
spinal procedures	87

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	13
Hispanic	21
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	36
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	360
injections	115
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	77
nerve procedures	14
pain management	103
spinal procedures	89

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	27
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	35
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
doctor visit	483
hospital care	11
injections	180
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve block	128
nerve procedures	19
pain management	166
spinal procedures	147

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	12
Hispanic	29
Asian	57
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	46
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	478
injections	104
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve block	84
nerve procedures	12
pain management	116
spinal procedures	104

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	38
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	33
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	451
injections	113
nerve block	81
pain management	98
spinal procedures	98

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	40
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	38
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	412
injections	128
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve block	87
nerve procedures	16
pain management	125
spinal procedures	109

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	42
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	33
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD treated as a physiatrist in Palo Alto, CA were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	452
hospital care	73
injections	161
inpatient care	73
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	104
nerve procedures	14
pain management	140
spinal procedures	125

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	40
Non-Hispanic White	253
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	124
85 and over	40
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehab and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehab

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.	$329 Intracept $329
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$213 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $213
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$182 Interventional Therapies $182
Halyard Health, Inc.	$94 PAIN MANAGEMENT $94
Boston Scientific Corporation	$83 PAIN MANAGEMENT $83
Other	$27 ReActiv8 $27

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$928

Research Payments

Dr. Matthew William Smuck, MD has received 21 research payments totaling $44,116.

Biography

Dr. Matthew Smuck specializes in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine and practices in Palo Alto, CA and Redwood City, CA. In addition to English, he speaks French. Clinical interests for Dr. Smuck include back pain, radiculopathy (nerve root disorder), and neck pain. He is professionally affiliated with Stanford Health Care. After completing medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He has received professional recognition including the following: Best Basic Science Research Award, International Spine Intervention Society; Best Clinical Research Award, International Spine Intervention Society; and Best Musculoskeletal Research Award, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

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