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Dr. David Jay Smith, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1989)

Professional interests include: emergency care

9888 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 824-6742

Dr. David Jay Smith, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA specializing in emergency medicine. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. David Jay Smith, MD is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Health.

Office Locations

9888 Genesee Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 824-6742

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

chest ultrasound

emergency room care

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2024, Dr. David Jay Smith, MD performed more chest ultrasound, emergency room (ER) care, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

ultrasound

In 2024, Dr. David Jay Smith, MD performed more ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2012 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	587
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
X-rays	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2013 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	731
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
X-rays	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	670
Black	17
Hispanic	54
Asian	42
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	249
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	28
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2014 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	748
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
X-rays	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	48
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	274
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	29
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2015 were emergency care, catheterization, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
emergency care	787
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
X-rays	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	758
Female	950

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1440
Black	40
Hispanic	98
Asian	90
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	494
From 75 to 84	500
85 and over	546
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	27
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2016 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	763
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
X-rays	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	481

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	719
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	33
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	273
85 and over	277
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	29
Dementia	28
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2017 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	20
emergency care	839
hospital care	27
outpatient care	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
X-rays	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	793
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	51
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	294
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2018 were emergency care, outpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	31
catheterization	17
emergency care	852
hospital care	56
outpatient care	56
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	535

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	22
Hispanic	45
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	277
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2019 were emergency care, outpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	19
cardiac procedures	22
cardioversion	11
emergency care	1029
hospital care	105
outpatient care	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	649

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	944
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	74
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	345
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	29
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2020 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
cardiac procedures	57
cardioversion	11
emergency care	708
hospital care	40
outpatient care	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	69

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	665
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	45
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	234
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2021 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	51
catheterization	12
emergency care	705
hospital care	32
outpatient care	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	660
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	50
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	232
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2022 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
cardiac procedures	72
emergency care	688
hospital care	52
outpatient care	52
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	97

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	470

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	670
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	52
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	221
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2023 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	62
emergency care	566
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	62

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	38
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	198
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	21
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA during 2024 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	88
emergency care	582
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	152

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	43
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	297
85 and over	228
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in La Jolla, CA were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), outpatient care and cardiac procedures.

abdominal imaging	14
cardiac procedures	50
cardioversion	11
catheterization	14
emergency care	737
hospital care	41
inpatient care	11
outpatient care	52
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	65
X-rays	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	47
Non-Hispanic White	713
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	47
Other	21

**Age**
75 to 84	283
85 and over	259
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	241

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Jay Smith, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Cancer	14
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. David Jay Smith, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1989)

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine (1995)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Jay Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Jay Smith, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.	$56 $56
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$37 Myrbetriq $37
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$35 Adempas $35
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries	$35 Arctic Sun 5000 $35
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$27 BUTRANS $27
Other	$24 Durolane $13	$11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$214

Biography

Dr. David Smith is a medical specialist in emergency medicine. Clinical interests for Dr. Smith include emergency care. Dr. Smith attended Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is professionally affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.