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Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

2210 Barron Road Suite 114
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

(573) 686-4800

Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD is an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

2210 Barron Road Suite 114
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

(573) 686-4800

(573) 686-8448

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. 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 Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

eye exam

glaucoma surgery

In 2012, Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD had a list price for anterior segment surgery, eye exam, and glaucoma surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. 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. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2012 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	260
doctor visit	543
excision	16
eye procedures	3170
laser treatment	260
plastic surgery procedures	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	428

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2013 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	274
doctor visit	469
excision	29
eye procedures	3132
laser treatment	274
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	505

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	799

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1188
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	460
From 75 to 84	456
85 and over	166
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2014 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	349
doctor visit	182
excision	12
eye procedures	3514
lab tests	38
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	17
laser treatment	349
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	427

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	729

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1098
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	437
85 and over	174
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	356
doctor visit	108
eye procedures	3322
lab tests	285
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	22
laser treatment	356
ultrasound (sonogram)	274

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	884
Female	1438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2146
Black	152
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	870
From 75 to 84	802
85 and over	298
Less than 65	352

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	269
doctor visit	251
eye procedures	2493
lab tests	36
laser treatment	269
ultrasound (sonogram)	264

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	671

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1011
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	130
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	284
doctor visit	463
excision	15
eye procedures	1904
lab tests	26
laser treatment	284
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	161

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	624

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	924
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	403
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	111
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	232
doctor visit	580
eye procedures	1564
lab tests	31
laser treatment	232
ultrasound (sonogram)	131

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	541

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	777
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	104
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	149
doctor visit	408
excision	11
eye procedures	1213
laser treatment	149
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	113

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	632
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	99
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	106
doctor visit	392
eye procedures	1049
laser treatment	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	58

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	104
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2021 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	103
doctor visit	445
eye procedures	1889
injections	98
laser treatment	122
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	663
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	102
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment, injections and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	41
doctor visit	608
eye procedures	1355
injections	56
laser treatment	83

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	87
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	45
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Poplar Bluff, MO were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), laser treatment and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	220
doctor visit	404
excision	16
eye procedures	2236
injections	77
lab tests	83
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	19
laser treatment	225
plastic surgery procedures	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	237

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	581

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	870
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	342
85 and over	125
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	344

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
TissueTech, Inc.	$488 AmnioGuard $488
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$92 Rocklatan $92
Alcon Vision LLC	$91 Centurion $63	iLux $15	Simbrinza $13
Shire North American Group Inc	$85 XIIDRA $85
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$76 Cataract Equipment $49	UltraSert $26
Other	$271 Exjade $58	LUMIGAN $48	RESTASIS $45	COMBIGAN $23	LOTEMAX GEL $21	Other $76

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$714
Travel and Lodging	$341
Education	$48

Biography

Dr. Robert Smith is a physician who specializes in ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Smith graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Porter Smith, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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