Dr. Walter Smithwick , MD
Ophthalmology • Jacksonville, FL
2535 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL 322044710
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Walter Smithwick is listed in NPPES under Ophthalmology.
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NPI assigned on February 3, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 2,142 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 995 service units.
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 209 service units.
- 92285 — Photography of content of eyes: 180 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 19 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,219 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Erythromycin (Erythromycin Base) — 334 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisolone Acetate — 216 prescription fills, including refills.
- Latanoprost — 210 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jacksonville, FL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,947. Middle half: 933 to 5,544.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Florida (2024, 1,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,174. Middle half: 801 to 4,691.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,821 in 2020 to 2,142 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2535 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, FL 322044710
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Levenson Eye Associates Inc; University Of Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
1993
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
1,075 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $323,239 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $236,618 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,742 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$36,791 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $470.93 across 19 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $470.93 across 19 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Amgen Inc.: $158.86 across 10 records.
- ARGENX US, INC.: $110.93 across 1 record.
- Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.: $81.49 across 4 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
33 years (graduated 1993)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1993 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Smithwick has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Smithwick as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Jacksonville and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jacksonville, FL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,947. Middle half: 933 to 5,544.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Florida (2024, 1,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,174. Middle half: 801 to 4,691.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jacksonville, FL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $310,586. Middle half: $113,346 to $608,120.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Florida (2024, 1,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $239,067. Middle half: $86,567 to $537,508.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jacksonville, FL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $236,618. Middle half: $82,050 to $450,833.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Florida (2024, 1,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $175,260. Middle half: $61,464 to $390,296.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jacksonville, FL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,011. Middle half: 221 to 1,990.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Florida (2024, 1,099 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,203. Middle half: 442 to 2,490.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jacksonville, FL (2024, 65 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $107,864. Middle half: $7,199 to $312,418.
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Florida (2024, 1,099 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $114,958. Middle half: $23,858 to $310,282.
85 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Jacksonville, FL (1,582 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Jacksonville
3.5% of these 85 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.4% of these 85 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 18% from 1,821 in 2020 to 2,142 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,821
- 2021: 4,229
- 2022: 2,153
- 2023: 2,045
- 2024: 2,142
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $295,401 in 2020 and $323,239 in 2024.
- 2020: $295,401
- 2021: $363,524
- 2022: $342,717
- 2023: $314,642
- 2024: $323,239
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $220,526 in 2020 and $236,618 in 2024.
- 2020: $220,526
- 2021: $271,250
- 2022: $254,066
- 2023: $235,544
- 2024: $236,618
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 67% from 729 in 2020 to 1,219 in 2024.
- 2020: 729
- 2021: 740
- 2022: 738
- 2023: 757
- 2024: 1,219
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 89% from 923 in 2020 to 1,742 in 2024.
- 2020: 923
- 2021: 994
- 2022: 887
- 2023: 864
- 2024: 1,742
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 26% from $49,479 in 2020 to $36,791 in 2024.
- 2020: $49,479
- 2021: $48,148
- 2022: $33,777
- 2023: $36,776
- 2024: $36,791
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $12.15 in 2021 to $470.93 in 2025.
- 2021: $12.15
- 2022: $179.30
- 2023: $124.99
- 2024: $249.98
- 2025: $470.93
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 19 records totaling $470.93.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ARGENX US, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $110.93 |
| Halozyme Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYLENEX RECOMBINANT | General | $38.97 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $34.04 |
| Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Omidria | General | $30.28 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $28.46 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $26.93 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $26.68 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $24.62 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $21.91 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $21.18 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $20.75 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $20.21 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $18.19 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LUMIGAN | General | $16.36 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $7.73 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $6.92 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $6.50 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $5.35 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $4.92 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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995 | 738 | $129.45 | $88.21 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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209 | 209 | $154.11 | $108.62 |
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92285
Photography of content of eyes
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180 | 179 | $61.19 | $21.97 |
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92136
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
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128 | 70 | $155.47 | $37.43 |
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92081
Exam of visual field with limited testing
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127 | 125 | $58.74 | $28.54 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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106 | 87 | $170.11 | $124.62 |
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66984
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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98 | 62 | $1588.78 | $519.32 |
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15823
Removal of excessive skin and fat of upper eyelid
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71 | 71 | $2617.61 | $790.19 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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49 | 49 | $62.14 | $34.65 |
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67904
Repair of tendon of upper eyelid
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27 | 27 | $2212.59 | $800.34 |
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66821
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
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24 | 21 | $575.00 | $317.39 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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24 | 24 | $160.00 | $116.04 |
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67840
Removal of growth of eyelid
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21 | 21 | $444.29 | $276.83 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $244.21 | $163.78 |
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67917
Extensive repair of turning-outward eyelid defect
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15 | 15 | $1408.67 | $712.19 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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14 | 12 | $63.21 | $38.35 |
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67904
Repair of tendon of upper eyelid
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13 | 12 | $1797.69 | $896.13 |
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15823
Removal of excessive skin and fat of upper eyelid
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11 | 11 | $2545.45 | $899.11 |
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67917
Extensive repair of turning-outward eyelid defect
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11 | 11 | $1618.18 | $436.10 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 334 | 3,874 | $3,239.38 | 307 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 216 | 7,170 | $9,582.69 | 143 |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 210 | 12,642 | $2,485.63 | 76 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 126 | 1,936 | $1,215.78 | 82 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 116 | 6,603 | $1,142.11 | 43 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 60 | 2,649 | $1,497.94 | 15 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 47 | 2,769 | $365.71 | 15 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 31 | 1,427 | $570.98 | — |
| Rocklatan | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 15 | 762 | $7,405.28 | — |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 15 | 1,156 | $2,253.07 | — |
| Ofloxacin | Ofloxacin | 14 | 380 | $155.41 | 11 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 13 | 360 | $161.90 | — |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 11 | 23 | $19.56 | 11 |
| Tyrvaya | Varenicline Tartrate | 11 | 330 | $6,695.55 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20110224000865
FL
0648483362
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Levenson Eye Associates Inc
751 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 322043361
Phone: 9043663781
University Of Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.
655 W 8th St, Jacksonville, FL 322096511
Phone: 9042441680
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2535 RIVERSIDE AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322044710 (Tel: 9043886548)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: FL 75330)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2535 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322044710 (Tel: 9043886548)
Registered at 2535 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322044710 (Tel: 9043886548)
Recorded as WALTER SMITHWICK, MD
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: FL ME75330)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Jacksonville
- Dr. Darby Miller, MD
- Dr. Vivian Allen, MD
- Dr. Robert Schnipper, MD
- Dr. Elizabeth Mcleod, MD
- Dr. Kathryn Freidl, MD
- Dr. Mcgregor Lott, MD
Mailing Address
2535 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 322044710
Phone: 9043886548