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Dr. William James Smith, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Boston University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures

121 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12211

(518) 489-2663

Dr. William James Smith, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY specializing in sports medicine, foot & ankle surgery, adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. William James Smith, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners, Ellis Medicine and OrthoNY.

Office Locations

121 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12205

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121 Everett Road
Albany, NY 12211

(518) 489-2663

(518) 689-6106

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In The News

“William J. Smith TROY - William J. "Bill" Smith, 88, of Troy passed away May 4, 2013 at Samaritan Hospital.”—"William Smith", Troy Record, May 2013

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

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

trigger finger surgery

upper extremity surgery

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel surgery

nerve decompression surgery

nerve surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

peripheral nerve surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. William James Smith, MD performed more nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, trigger finger surgery, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel surgery, nerve decompression surgery, nerve surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery 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 25%

By Volume:

injections

joint aspiration

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

ligament injection

tendon sheath injection

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. William James Smith, MD performed more injections, and joint aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray, knee X-ray, ligament injection, tendon sheath injection, and 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2012 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	86
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	398
hip imaging	39
hospital care	19
injections	121
inpatient care	19
musculoskeletal imaging	79
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	14
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	93

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2013 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	93
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	464
hip imaging	30
hospital care	32
injections	130
inpatient care	32
musculoskeletal imaging	85
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	20
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	105

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	69
Less than 65	62

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

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

aspiration	71
doctor visit	453
hip imaging	50
hospital care	62
injections	126
inpatient care	62
musculoskeletal imaging	184
pelvic imaging	34
spinal procedures	16
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	234

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	71
Less than 65	90

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2015 were injections, X-rays, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	102
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	581
hospital care	68
injections	170
inpatient care	68
musculoskeletal imaging	91
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
pelvic imaging	18
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	109

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	138
Less than 65	150

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	143
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	595
hospital care	47
injections	208
inpatient care	47
musculoskeletal imaging	69
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	34
X-rays	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	54
Less than 65	76

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2017 were injections, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	121
doctor visit	539
hospital care	45
injections	189
inpatient care	45
musculoskeletal imaging	42
X-rays	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	69
Less than 65	64

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2018 were injections, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	126
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	507
hospital care	40
injections	186
inpatient care	40
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
spinal procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	18
X-rays	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	44
Less than 65	60

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2019 were injections, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	131
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	543
hospital care	42
injections	193
inpatient care	42
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	58
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2020 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	58
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	372
hospital care	18
injections	99
inpatient care	18
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	32
Less than 65	37

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2021 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	80
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	454
hospital care	12
injections	130
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	32
Less than 65	53

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY during 2022 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	89
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	529
immobilization	15
injections	162
nerve procedures	20
open surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	29
Less than 65	44

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William James Smith, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Albany, NY were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	100
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	494
hip imaging	39
hospital care	38
immobilization	15
injections	155
inpatient care	38
musculoskeletal imaging	91
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	13
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	94

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	305
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	85
85 and over	54
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	142

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

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. William James Smith, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Albany Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Residency: Albany Medical Center

Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, American Board (1992)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

St. Peter's Health Partners

Ellis Medicine

OrthoNY

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.	$2,243 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $1,108	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $265	$871
Stryker Corporation	$330 Mako $301	T2 $29
Allergan Inc.	$81 Liletta $19	LO LOESTRIN FE $18	TEFLARO $17	DALVANCE $16	VIBERZI $12
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$44 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $44
AbbVie Inc.	$33 VRAYLAR $33
Other	$98 VRAYLAR $25	Knee $19	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $16	Seglentis $14	TFCC Fast Fix $13	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,279
Education	$892
Food and Beverage	$658

Biography

Dr. William Smith works as a hand surgery, adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery, and foot & ankle surgery. In his practice, Dr. Smith focuses on hand surgery procedures and orthopedic surgery. He is professionally affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners and Ellis Medicine. His education and training includes medical school at Boston University School of Medicine and residency at Albany Medical Center. He has an open panel in Albany, NY according to St. Peter's Health Partners.