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Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD

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Specializes in: Group Therapy, Addiction Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Health Psychology

Professional interests include: addictions

67 President Street
Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-9888

Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD is a group therapist in Columbia, SC specializing in group therapy, addiction therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and health psychology. Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD is affiliated with MUSC Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

6439 Garners Ferry Road Wm. J. B. Dorn Vamc (544)
Columbia, SC 29209

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MUSC Health

67 President Street
Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-9888

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Some issues Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD can help you with:

Addictions

Addictions are chronic diseases of compulsive or uncontrollable behavior which may have adverse health effects. Addictions can include substance abuse (such as the abuse of opioids, alcohol, or prescription drugs) and certain non-drug related behaviors, such as gambling or video games. People with addictions may experience an uncontrollable urge to use substances or perform certain activities, although these behaviors may be harmful to themselves and others.

Those suffering with a substance abuse addiction are often unable to cease their behavior without some form of medical intervention. Studies have found that repeat use of certain drugs can figuratively rewire the brain, resulting in alterations to neural pathways associated with dopamine. This means that repeat drug users may become reliant on consuming the substance in order to function. For example, those with alcohol addiction ("alcoholism") become physically dependent on alcohol and may experience extreme withdrawal symptoms when avoiding alcohol entirely; in rare cases, medically unsupervised withdrawal can lead to death.

Behavioral addictions are similar to substance abuse addictions; however, people with behavioral addictions are addicted to a behavior or emotion associated with certain behaviors, as opposed to drugs. In addition to gambling, common behavioral addictions include food, video games, social media, shopping, and pornography addictions. When performing the activity, people experience euphoria (a rush of dopamine) that slowly lessens over time, meaning they build a tolerance and dependency on a behavior. For example, people who are addicted to shopping may need to purchase more items or spend more money to feel the same rush that once fueled their addiction.

Addictions can be assessed through a variety of means such as diagnostic screening, abuse assessment, or psychiatric evaluation. Treatment can help patients recover from their addictions and manage mental and physical health conditions related to their addiction. People with addictions may be treated in rehabilitative treatment facilities, hospitals, and other clinical settings.

Addiction treatment for substance abuse may include:

Detoxification (withdrawal from an addictive substance)
Pharmacotherapy (prescription medications), such as buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone), disulfiram, and naltrexone to ease withdrawal symptoms
Overdose treatment, such as the administration of naloxone (also known as Narcan)

Addiction treatments for both substance abuse and behavioral addictions may include:

Addiction therapy and psychiatric care, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Prescription medicine for co-occurring psychiatric disorders
Twelve-step programs and support groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Food Addicts Anonymous (FA)

Addiction treatment has expanded to include care for patient substance abuse in non-clinical settings. A number of community programs now provide at-risk substance users a safe place or means to use drugs and mobile doctor's services for drug-associated illnesses and injuries. Behavioral addictions are also gaining increased attention as researchers and mental health professionals seek to better understand and treat them. For example, some researchers are assessing the connections between video game addiction and childhood risk factors. More and more, mental health experts are recognizing the importance of meeting people with addictions where they are at, using more advanced treatments. Addiction treatment is intended to care for people with addictions with compassion and respect.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2012 were mental health therapy and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	37
mental health therapy	122

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2013 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	64
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2014 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	89

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2015 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	90

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2016 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	162

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2017 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	255

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2018 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	218

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2019 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	182

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	68
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2020 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	175

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2021 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	68
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC during 2022 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated as a group therapist in Columbia, SC were mental health therapy and diagnostic evaluation.

diagnostic evaluation	37
mental health therapy	155

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	13
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	2

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	8
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	3
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Carolina.

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Insurance Information

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Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Medicare, Aetna Medicare, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, Community Care Network (CCN), United Healthcare, TRICARE, Employers Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Coventry, Blue Choice, First Health, MedCost, Molina Healthcare, Group Health Plan (GHP), Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Clover Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Aetna (Open Choice), AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Aetna (Managed Choice), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), First Choice Next and Aetna (Exclusive Choice).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Joshua P. Smith, PhD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Medicare

Aetna Medicare

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Employers Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Coventry

Blue Choice

First Health

MedCost

Molina Healthcare

Group Health Plan (GHP)

Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)

Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina

Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)

BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)

Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators

First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)

Absolute Total Care (NEIC)

Clover Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Aetna (Open Choice)

AllWell by Absolute Total Care

Aetna (Managed Choice)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)

Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)

First Choice Next

Aetna (Exclusive Choice)

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Biography

Dr. Joshua Smith practices group therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and health psychology. Dr. Smith's areas of expertise include addictions. He is affiliated with MUSC Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Employers Health Network. He welcomes new patients at his office inCharleston, SC as reported by MUSC Health.