Individual provider Active NPI

Benjamin Thomas Smith, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • La Crosse, WI
National Provider Identifier
1720513971
Registry record updated Jun 10, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X
License
85562 Issued in WI
Practice address
1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601-5429
Phone
(608) 782-7300
NPI assigned
Apr 25, 2017
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 10, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 14270A WY
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 10970484-1205 UT
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 85562 WI Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601-5429

Mailing address

1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601-5429
Phone (608) 782-7300

Other practice location 1

214 E 23rd St
Cheyenne, WY 82001-3748
Phone (307) 432-6629

Other practice location 2

30 N 1900 E
Room 4C104
Salt Lake City, UT 84132-0002
Phone (801) 581-7606

Electronic endpoints 2

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address bsmith51417@direct.crmcwy.org Health Information Exchange (HIE) Memorial Hospital of Laramie County
Direct Messaging Address bsmith51417@direct.crmcwy.org Direct Memorial Hospital of Laramie County

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in WI
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20250617003175 WI Practitioner - Internal Medicine 3779837851 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
Other, 2017
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center IncGroup PAC ID 2163331414, 888 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1836 S Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601-5429
Phone (608) 783-7300

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Hospital, La Crosse, WI, CCN 520087
  • Winona Health Services Hospital, Winona, MN, CCN 240044
  • Tomah Memorial Hospital Hospital, Tomah, WI, CCN 521320
  • Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics Hospital, West Union, IA, CCN 161316
  • Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Hospital, Boscobel, WI, CCN 521344

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
93.78 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
80.38
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
85562WIMDInternal Medicine Physician
14270AWYMDInternal Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics, Inc Internal Medicine CurrentSince Jan 6, 2026 Accepting new patients
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc CurrentSince Jul 7, 2025 Accepting new patients
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc Current Accepting new patients
Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics, Inc. CurrentSince Jan 6, 2026 Accepting new patients
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc CurrentSince Jul 7, 2025 Accepting new patients
Rural Family Physicians Past Accepting new patients

Locations

402 W Lake St
Friendship, WI 53934
Phone (608) 339-3331

1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone (608) 788-8102

1910 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone (608) 775-2287

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: bsmith1059597@direct.emplifyhealth.org
  • Direct secure messaging: bsmith51417@direct.crmcwy.org

Organizations & group practices 6

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 11

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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