Active NPI
Benjamin Thomas Smith, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- La Crosse, WI
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Internal Medicine Physician
- License
- 85562
- 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
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 3
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Type | Endpoint | Use | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Enrollment records 1
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
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
1836 S Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601-5429
Phone (608) 783-7300
Hospital & facility affiliations
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
- Winona Health Services
- Tomah Memorial Hospital
- Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics
- Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 93.78 of 100
- 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
| License | State | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85562 | WI | MD | Internal Medicine Physician |
| 14270A | WY | MD | Internal Medicine Physician |
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics, Inc | Internal Medicine | Current | Accepting new patients |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics, Inc. | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc | Current | 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
- bsmith1059597@direct.emplifyhealth.org
- 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.
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- Clinic/Center
- La Crosse, WI
- NPI 1225873458
-
- Critical Access Hospital
- Friendship, WI
- NPI 1710939533
Internal Medicine
-
- Clinic/Center
- La Crosse, WI
- NPI 1790502797
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- Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
- Onalaska, WI
- NPI 1871837567
-
- Clinic Pharmacy
- Friendship, WI
- NPI 1669056693
-
- Critical Access Hospital Clinic/Center
- Denver, CO
- NPI 1881261774
Hospital & facility affiliations 11
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
-
- General Acute Care Hospital
- La Crosse, WI
- NPI 1376593442
-
- Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
- Onalaska, WI
- NPI 1871837567
Hospital
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- Critical Access Hospital
- Boscobel, WI
- NPI 1760459846
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- Critical Access Hospital
- Tomah, WI
- NPI 1184765240
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- Critical Access Hospital
- West Union, IA
- NPI 1598765398
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- General Acute Care Hospital
- Winona, MN
- NPI 1295789352
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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"enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
"last_updated_epoch": "1749513600000",
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"practiceLocations": [
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"fax_number": "307-996-4525",
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},
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"last_updated": "2025-06-10",
"certification_date": "2025-06-10",
"status": "A"
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}
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"identifiers": [],
"endpoints": [
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"affiliation": "Y",
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"affiliationName": "Memorial Hospital of Laramie County",
"use": "HIE",
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"address_1": "214 E 23rd St",
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}
],
"other_names": []
}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 10, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
- Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.