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Dr. James Steven Smith, MD

(Dr. James Steve Smith, MD)

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Specializes in: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

3615 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40218

(502) 909-0772

Dr. James Steven Smith, MD is an osteopath in Louisville, KY specializing in osteopathic manipulative medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Dr. James Steven Smith, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health.

Office Locations

Baptist Health

3615 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40218

(502) 909-0772

1-855-859-0123

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Steven Smith, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

total shoulder replacement

In 2024, Dr. James Steven Smith, MD performed more joint reconstruction, and total shoulder replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. James Steven Smith, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2012 were aspiration, injections, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	230
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	508
hospital care	21
injections	230
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	77
minimally invasive procedures	43
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	43
musculoskeletal imaging	73
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	34
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	96
X-rays	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2013 were aspiration, injections, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	244
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	453
injections	244
joint surgery	104
minimally invasive procedures	73
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	76
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	31
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	124
X-rays	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	33
Less than 65	26

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2014 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

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

aspiration	212
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	373
injections	212
joint surgery	82
minimally invasive procedures	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	61
reconstructive surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	29
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2015 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

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

aspiration	211
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	323
excision	11
injections	211
joint surgery	78
minimally invasive procedures	45
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	66
reconstructive surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	78
X-rays	41

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	42
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	256
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	355
injections	256
joint surgery	72
minimally invasive procedures	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	75
reconstructive surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	41

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	14
Less than 65	29

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	263
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	377
hip imaging	19
injections	263
joint surgery	56
minimally invasive procedures	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	53
musculoskeletal imaging	102
reconstructive surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	13
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2018 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	315
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	431
injections	315
joint surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	31
musculoskeletal imaging	75
reconstructive surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	17
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	262
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	430
injections	262
joint surgery	72
lower extremity surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	78
reconstructive surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	177

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	16
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2020 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	250
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	394
injections	250
joint surgery	79
minimally invasive procedures	38
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
musculoskeletal imaging	82
reconstructive surgery	41
spinal procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	79
X-rays	61

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	283
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	21
Less than 65	17

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2021 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

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

aspiration	263
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	462
hip imaging	12
injections	263
joint surgery	73
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	140
reconstructive surgery	51
upper extremity surgery	62
X-rays	104

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	20
Less than 65	16

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2022 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

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

aspiration	316
doctor visit	490
hip imaging	15
injections	316
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
musculoskeletal imaging	139
reconstructive surgery	31
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	103

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	26
Less than 65	28

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2023 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	112
doctor visit	193
injections	112
joint surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	12

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Steven Smith, MD in 2023

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY during 2024 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	116
doctor visit	180
injections	116
joint surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	12

2024 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Steven Smith, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Steven Smith, MD treated as an osteopath in Louisville, KY were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and joint surgery.

aspiration	234
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	382
excision	11
hip imaging	15
hospital care	21
injections	234
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	61
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	37
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
musculoskeletal imaging	87
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	32
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

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

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	233
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	17
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	154

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Steven Smith, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. James Steven Smith, MD graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$25,699 BioComposite Anchor $12,875	Sports Medicine Project Update Meeting $750	Quatro Link $111	Bioresorbables $104	Sports Medicine Product Portfolio $55	Other $11,804
Stryker Corporation	$156 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $106	ICONIX $50
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$109 Spiriva $109
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$68 SYNVISC-ONE $68
Horizon Pharma plc	$67 PENNSAID $40	VIMOVO $27
Other	$199 Extremities $60	ZORVOLEX $35	Mega Soft $21	OFIRMEV $16	Nucynta $15	Other $52

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$22,875
Travel and Lodging	$2,241
Food and Beverage	$1,182

Biography

Dr. James Smith specializes in osteopathic manipulative medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Louisville, KY. Dr. Smith studied medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. His professional affiliations include Baptist Health Louisville, Baptist Health Floyd, and Baptist Health.