William Benjamin Smith, D.O.

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

303359 Issued in LA

Practice address

15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Ste 402
Hammond, LA 70403-1426

Phone

(985) 230-7350

Fax

(985) 230-7351

NPI assigned

May 31, 2011

Last updated

Jun 17, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MS, LA2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

Cardiac Surgery

Education

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

North Oaks Medical Center LLCGroup PAC ID 2466629522, 317 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• North Oaks Medical Center Hospital, Hammond, LA, CCN 190015

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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

• North Oaks Medical Center, LLC

  dba North Oaks Med Ctr Professional Billing

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hammond, LA
  • NPI 1972630705
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• North Oaks Physician Group, LLC

  dba North Oaks Physician Group

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Hammond, LA
  • NPI 1427035211
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Singing River Health System

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Gautier, MS
  • NPI 1083893937
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hospital Service District #1 of Tangipahoa

  dba North Oaks Medical Center - Perintologist

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hammond, LA
  • NPI 1619113875
  NPD (past)
• North Oaks Medical Center, LLC

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Hammond, LA
  • NPI 1144227539
  NPD (past)
• Singing River Health System

  dba Inpatient Physician Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Pascagoula, MS
  • NPI 1134283419
  NPD (past)

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

• North Oaks Medical Center, LLC

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Hammond, LA
  • NPI 1144227539
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "city": "HAMMOND",
            "state": "LA",
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            "address_1": "3603 Bienville Blvd Ste 103",
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            "state": "MS",
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            "state": "MS",
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            "state": "NE",
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}

• Samantha Rose Smith
• Stanley Abeel Smith, MD
• Steven Smith, DO
• Sydnee Nicole Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
• Vanisha L Smith
• Hannah J Smitherman, S.L.P.
• Rebecca D Soine, M.D.
• Somno Diagnostics, LLC
• Blandon Edward Sorrell II, NP
• Kevin Sorya, O.D., M.P.H.

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Hammond, LA
• Providers in Hammond, LA by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 17, 2026; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.