Dr. Sheila M Smitherman , MD
Neurological Surgery • Olympia, WA
3909 9th Ave Sw
Olympia, WA 985025134
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. Sheila Smitherman is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on May 6, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,102 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:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 189 service units.
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 169 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 134 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 21 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 191 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:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 72 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol — 49 prescription fills, including refills.
- Diazepam — 24 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 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 105 to 328.
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 488 in 2020 to 1,102 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3909 9th Ave Sw
Olympia, WA 985025134
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Olympia, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Olympia Orthopaedic Associates Pllc. 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
Baylor College Of Medicine
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
399 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 $177,847 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 $134,440 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
193 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
$1,066 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 2023
All general payments: $47.51 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $47.51 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $47.51 across 2 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 2023 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 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
2008
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. Smitherman 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. Smitherman 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 Olympia and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 105 to 328.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Olympia have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $46,322. Middle half: $14,691 to $83,750.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Olympia have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,269. Middle half: $10,947 to $65,100.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Olympia have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 57 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 58. Middle half: 15 to 119.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Olympia have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 57 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $517. Middle half: $200 to $1,199.
Too few clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Olympia have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
7 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Olympia, WA (232 in Washington).
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 increased 126% from 488 in 2020 to 1,102 in 2024.
- 2020: 488
- 2021: 449
- 2022: 297
- 2023: 366
- 2024: 1,102
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 32% from $135,046 in 2020 to $177,847 in 2024.
- 2020: $135,046
- 2021: $112,621
- 2022: $51,129
- 2023: $58,128
- 2024: $177,847
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 29% from $104,600 in 2020 to $134,440 in 2024.
- 2020: $104,600
- 2021: $87,125
- 2022: $38,347
- 2023: $44,083
- 2024: $134,440
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2017 to 191 in 2024.
- 2017: 11
- 2019: 24
- 2022: 35
- 2023: 12
- 2024: 191
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2017 to 193 in 2024.
- 2017: 11
- 2019: 24
- 2022: 35
- 2023: 12
- 2024: 193
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $60 in 2017 to $1,066 in 2024.
- 2017: $60
- 2019: $141
- 2022: $206
- 2023: $137
- 2024: $1,066
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2023 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), 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 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $47.51.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRUMATCH | General | $30.83 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SYNTHECEL | General | $16.68 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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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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189 | 148 | $281.36 | $127.10 |
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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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169 | 169 | $431.31 | $164.99 |
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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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134 | 113 | $192.27 | $89.41 |
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72084
X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views
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113 | 113 | $262.62 | $99.76 |
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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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55 | 55 | $283.70 | $110.81 |
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72148
Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast
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54 | 53 | $558.82 | $133.22 |
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72082
X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views
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49 | 43 | $203.36 | $71.14 |
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72110
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
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41 | 32 | $125.78 | $51.37 |
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72100
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
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40 | 25 | $91.31 | $34.83 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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38 | 23 | $887.79 | $213.92 |
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72052
X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views
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29 | 29 | $151.87 | $63.05 |
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72050
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views
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26 | 23 | $123.92 | $52.79 |
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72141
Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast
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23 | 23 | $540.22 | $126.39 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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23 | 23 | $351.75 | $126.95 |
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22633
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc
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20 | 20 | $5613.36 | $1583.30 |
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63052
Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back
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20 | 20 | $873.82 | $209.44 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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19 | 19 | $2026.75 | $653.35 |
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72040
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views
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18 | 15 | $78.74 | $40.00 |
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72083
X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 4-5 views
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17 | 17 | $220.79 | $80.43 |
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22634
Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc
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13 | 11 | $1513.78 | $392.27 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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12 | 12 | $3512.28 | $816.85 |
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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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 72 | 518 | $518.15 | 46 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 49 | 607 | $252.84 | 33 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 24 | 29 | $30.79 | 24 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 17 | 134 | $164.56 | — |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 15 | 419 | $50.74 | — |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 14 | 88 | $48.57 | 13 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-06-08NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20080716000858
WA
0840363370
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
Olympia Orthopaedic Associates Pllc
3909 9th Ave Sw, Olympia, WA 985025134
Phone: 3605703460
Secondary Practice Locations
3901 Capital Mall Dr Sw Ste B
Olympia, WA 985028654
Phone: 3605288571
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pain Medicine - Interventional Pain Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
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 3909 9TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA, WA 985025134 (Tel: 3603703462)
Registered at PO BOX 368, OLYMPIA, WA 985070368 (Tel: 3604555144)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 615 LILLY RD NE STE 200, PMG SW WA NEUROSURGERY, OLYMPIA, WA 985065137 (Tel: 3604866150)
Registered at PO BOX 3360, PORTLAND, OR 972083360
Recorded as SHEILA SMITHERMAN, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD00049355)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Olympia
- Dr. Yoshihiro Yamamoto, MD
- Dr. Ryan Halpin, MD
- Dr. Brian Iuliano, MD
- Dr. Christine Hammer, MD
- Dr. Robert Lang, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 368
Olympia, WA 985070368
Phone: 3604555144