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Dr. William C. Smith, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

1200 South Farmerville Street
Ruston, LA 71270

(318) 251-6295

Dr. William C. Smith, MD is a cardiologist in Ruston, LA specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. William C. Smith, MD is affiliated with Northern Louisiana Medical Center.

Office Locations

1200 South Farmerville Street
Ruston, LA 71270

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2023

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lab tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. William C. Smith, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and lab tests 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. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	63
cardiac procedures	1067
cardioversion	16
catheterization	55
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	2384
hospital care	850
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	850
lab tests	590
minimally invasive procedures	67
nuclear scan	146
preventive care	24
stress testing	346
ultrasound (sonogram)	626
vaccines	24
vascular procedures	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	77
cardiac procedures	1111
cardioversion	29
catheterization	40
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	2180
hospital care	666
inpatient care	666
lab tests	514
minimally invasive procedures	40
nuclear scan	150
preventive care	26
stress testing	345
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	680
vaccines	26
vascular procedures	40
X-rays	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	773
Female	953

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1167
Black	547
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	575
From 75 to 84	573
85 and over	324
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	57
cardiac procedures	875
cardioversion	15
catheterization	36
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	2204
hospital care	543
inpatient care	543
lab tests	530
minimally invasive procedures	36
nuclear scan	109
preventive care	31
stress testing	255
ultrasound (sonogram)	550
vaccines	31
vascular procedures	36

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	712
Female	872

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1082
Black	490
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	529
From 75 to 84	530
85 and over	319
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	57
cardiac procedures	622
cardioversion	15
catheterization	31
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	1900
hospital care	446
inpatient care	446
lab tests	473
minimally invasive procedures	31
nuclear scan	79
preventive care	14
stress testing	189
ultrasound (sonogram)	366
vaccines	14
vascular procedures	31

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1230
Female	1436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1884
Black	742
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	886
From 75 to 84	978
85 and over	474
Less than 65	328

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	51
cardiac procedures	694
catheterization	45
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	1920
hospital care	535
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	535
lab tests	399
minimally invasive procedures	57
nuclear scan	69
preventive care	47
stress testing	177
ultrasound (sonogram)	434
vaccines	47
vascular procedures	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	614
Female	704

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	948
Black	353
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	428
From 75 to 84	465
85 and over	255
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	35
cardiac procedures	603
cardioversion	21
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1705
hospital care	458
inpatient care	458
lab tests	292
minimally invasive procedures	26
nuclear scan	65
preventive care	29
stress testing	160
ultrasound (sonogram)	397
vaccines	29
vascular procedures	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	556
Female	692

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	909
Black	326
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	443
85 and over	246
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	30
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	35
cardiac procedures	550
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	1685
hospital care	493
inpatient care	493
lab tests	317
minimally invasive procedures	32
nuclear scan	64
stress testing	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	346
vascular procedures	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	564
Female	688

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	924
Black	312
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	445
85 and over	241
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	48
cardiac procedures	678
cardioversion	22
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1734
hospital care	504
inpatient care	504
lab tests	323
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	88
stress testing	206
ultrasound (sonogram)	421
vascular procedures	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	741
Female	807

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1092
Black	431
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	513
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	311
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	52
cardiac procedures	565
cardioversion	15
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1307
hospital care	432
inpatient care	432
lab tests	207
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	61
stress testing	147
ultrasound (sonogram)	359
vascular procedures	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	687
Female	766

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1026
Black	401
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	522
From 75 to 84	480
85 and over	242
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	47
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	38
cardiac procedures	586
cardioversion	12
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1421
hospital care	290
inpatient care	290
lab tests	181
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	71
stress testing	169
ultrasound (sonogram)	373
vascular procedures	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	635
Female	710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	986
Black	326
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	505
From 75 to 84	445
85 and over	230
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	38
cardiac procedures	618
cardioversion	27
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	1433
hospital care	315
inpatient care	315
lab tests	139
minimally invasive procedures	32
nuclear scan	91
stress testing	187
ultrasound (sonogram)	361
vascular procedures	32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	609
Female	670

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	964
Black	276
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	245
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William C. Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William C. Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Ruston, LA were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	50
cardiac procedures	724
cardioversion	19
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	1806
hospital care	502
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	502
lab tests	360
minimally invasive procedures	35
nuclear scan	90
preventive care	28
stress testing	212
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	446
vaccines	28
vascular procedures	32
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	647
Female	754

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	382
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	998
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	482
85 and over	262
Less than 65	177
65 to 74	478

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William C. Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northern Louisiana Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,437 XARELTO $1,437
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$1,339 LifeVest $1,339
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$1,217 ELIQUIS $1,151	CAMZYOS $38	$28
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,184 ENTRESTO $1,094	LEQVIO $73	NON BRAND $18
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$1,074 MULTAQ $582	PRALUENT $492
Other	$5,609 Repatha $553	FARXIGA $514	BRILINTA $414	JARDIANCE $374	ELIQUIS $355	Other $3,399

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,785
Education	$75

Research Payments

Dr. William C. Smith, MD has received 18 research payments totaling $243,378.

Biography

Dr. William Smith's medical specialty is adult cardiology. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Dr. Smith is affiliated with Northern Louisiana Medical Center.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William C. Smith, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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