Physician

Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alix Mcdonald-Smith, M.D. (NPI: 1659576023) practices emergency medicine in the Jacksonville, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Onslow, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is TARHEEL EMERGENCY GROUP, PLLC (NPI: 1386388874; TIN: 870997442) and primary practice location at 28546-6338. Mcdonald-Smith is affiliated with the CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Mcdonald-Smith's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 220 traditional Medicare patients, billed 253 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $29,541 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99291 (Critical care, first 30-74 minutes). Part D data shows 302 prescription claims across 178 beneficiaries totaling $2,374 in drug costs, led by Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (Albuterol Sulfate). No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $40,777 to $29,541. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $2,342 and ending at $2,374. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	291	340	$40,777
2016	462	758	$62,907
2017	534	835	$60,139
2018	577	1,198	$74,824
2019	509	1,088	$69,664
2020	119	222	$15,392
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	205	366	$28,255
2023	292	370	$39,883
2024	220	253	$29,541

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	123	243	$2,342
2016	102	176	$2,094
2017	146	232	$2,486
2018	207	347	$5,538
2019	199	348	$4,854
2020	47	76	$2,215
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	140	232	$2,466
2023	167	278	$4,675
2024	178	302	$2,374

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99291	Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	41	42	$153
99285	Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making	131	139	$129
99284	Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	43	44	$86
99283	Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	11	11	$53

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	13	261	$256
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	17	119	$115
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	17	68	$95
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	19	58	$85
Prednisone	Prednisone	35	208	$67

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D. (NPI 1659576023), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D.?

Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D. is linked to TARHEEL EMERGENCY GROUP, PLLC (billing NPI 1386388874) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alix Kathaleen Mcdonald-Smith, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.