Melissa Smith , CRNA
Anesthesiologist Assistant • Omaha, NE
Emile 42nd St
Omaha, NE 681980002
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Melissa Smith is listed in NPPES under Anesthesiologist Assistant.
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NPI assigned on January 25, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 91 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:
- 00142 — Anesthesia for lens surgery: 44 service units.
- 00103 — Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid: 19 service units.
- 00731 — Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 16 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.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 17 in 2020 to 91 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Emile 42nd St
Omaha, NE 681980002
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 1 group name: Unmc Physicians. 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
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiologist Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
198 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 $11,770 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 $9,377 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $89.02 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $89.02 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.): $89.02 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
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 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
2016
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)
Melissa Smith 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.
Compared with the same specialty in Omaha and Nebraska
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Not enough clinicians listed under Anesthesiologist Assistant in Nebraska have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Medicare-allowed amount
Not enough clinicians listed under Anesthesiologist Assistant in Nebraska have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Paid by Medicare
Not enough clinicians listed under Anesthesiologist Assistant in Nebraska have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
2 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiologist Assistant with a practice address in Omaha, NE (3 in Nebraska).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 went from 17 in 2020 to 91 in 2024.
- 2020: 17
- 2021: 30
- 2022: 42
- 2023: 59
- 2024: 91
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 308% from $2,888 in 2020 to $11,770 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,888
- 2021: $3,602
- 2022: $5,772
- 2023: $7,719
- 2024: $11,770
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 329% from $2,187 in 2020 to $9,377 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,187
- 2021: $2,823
- 2022: $4,605
- 2023: $6,168
- 2024: $9,377
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $193.12 in 2024 to $89.02 in 2025.
- 2024: $193.12
- 2025: $89.02
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (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): fewer than 11 records totaling $89.02.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $23.22 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $22.77 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $21.78 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $21.25 |
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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00142
Anesthesia for lens surgery
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44 | 44 | $731.32 | $120.73 |
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00103
Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid
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19 | 19 | $1032.79 | $181.93 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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16 | 16 | $930.00 | $157.74 |
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36620
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin
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12 | 12 | $162.50 | $39.74 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 367H00000X
An individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants are required to have a bachelor's degree with a premed curriculum prior to entering a two-year anesthesiology assistant program, which is focused upon the delivery and maintenance of anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. An Anesthesiologist Assistant must work as a member of the anesthesia care team under the direction of a qualified Anesthesiologist.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)
I20160512000104
NE
3274822432
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
Unmc Physicians
987400 Nebraska Medical Ctr, Omaha, NE 681987400
Phone: 4025594000
Unmc Physicians
4014 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE 681051053
Phone: 4025527928
Unmc Physicians
111 N 175th St, Omaha, NE 681183579
Unmc Physicians
Emile 42nd St, Omaha, NE 681980001
Phone: 4025594015
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated January 25, 2016.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
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Mailing Address
988102 Nebraska Medical Ctr
Omaha, NE 681988102
Phone: 4025596195