Dr. John Kevin Smith , MD
Surgery • Chattanooga, TN
1405 Cowart St Ste 301
Chattanooga, TN 374081179
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1405 Cowart St Ste 301
Chattanooga, TN 374081179
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $110.29 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
NPI first issued
2018
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Chattanooga and Tennessee
35 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Chattanooga, TN (632 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chattanooga
2.9% of these 35 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.6% of these 35 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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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $74.41 in 2019 to $110.29 in 2024.
- 2019: $74.41
- 2021: $19.70
- 2023: $27.08
- 2024: $110.29
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2024), 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 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $110.29.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $110.29 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-12-06NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1405 COWART ST STE 301, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374081179 (Tel: 8009500492)
Registered at 1405 COWART ST STE 301, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374081179
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 301 UNIVERSITY BLVD, GALVESTON, TX 775550534 (Tel: 4097720531)
Registered at 301 UNIVERSITY BLVD, GALVESTON, TX 775550534
Recorded as JOHN SMITH, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX BP10064502)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. David Redd, MD
- Dr. Veronica Zachry, MD
- Dr. Laura Witherspoon, MD
- Dr. Thomas Moses, MD
Mailing Address
1405 Cowart St Ste 301
Chattanooga, TN 374081179