Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. William James Smith, MD

Individual provider Emergency Medicine Physician · NPI 1275573289

Dr. William James Smith, MD practises Emergency Medicine in Opelousas, Louisiana. Graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2002, 24 years ago. Practices with Emergency Coverage LLC, a 771-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Louisiana.

Years since qualifying
24
Trained at
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Licensed in
LA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

539 E Prudhomme St
Opelousas, LA 70570-6499
Phone: (337) 412-6287
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Specialties & licences

Emergency Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207P00000X · Licence 200416 (LA)

Record details

NPI number1275573289
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 7, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 13, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyEMERGENCY MEDICINE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2002 (24 years in practice)
Group practice Emergency Coverage Llc — 771 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients377
Services billed 427 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Emergency Coverage LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 771 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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