Active NPI 1417123779 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Sheila M Smitherman , MD

Neurological Surgery • Olympia, WA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Sheila Smitherman, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Olympia, WA. With approximately 24 years of clinical experience since graduating from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2002, Dr. Smitherman delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3909 9TH AVE SW.

Dr. Smitherman is affiliated with Olympia Orthopaedic Associates Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3909 9th Ave Sw

Olympia, WA 985025134

Telephone 3603703462

Fax 3603397266

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Olympia Orthopaedic Associates, Pllc Facility NPI 1144490145

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2002

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Olympia, WA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

24 Yrs -0.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.5 Yrs

State Avg: 24.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Olympia, WA (239 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

25.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Smitherman (24 Years) 24 Yrs

Olympia Specialty Average (24.5 Years) 24.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	189	148	$281.36	$127.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	169	169	$431.31	$164.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	134	113	$192.27	$89.41
72084 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views	113	113	$262.62	$99.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$283.70	$110.81
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	54	53	$558.82	$133.22
72082 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views	49	43	$203.36	$71.14
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	41	32	$125.78	$51.37
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	40	25	$91.31	$34.83
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	38	23	$887.79	$213.92
72052 X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views	29	29	$151.87	$63.05
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views	26	23	$123.92	$52.79
72141 MRI scan of upper spinal canal	23	23	$540.22	$126.39
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$351.75	$126.95
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	20	20	$873.82	$209.44
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	20	20	$5613.36	$1583.30
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	19	19	$2026.75	$653.35
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	18	15	$78.74	$40.00
72083 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 4-5 views	17	17	$220.79	$80.43
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	13	11	$1513.78	$392.27
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$3512.28	$816.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	77	$327.40	$127.21
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$450.99	$165.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	60	60	$300.07	$110.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	54	49	$214.39	$89.93
72084 X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, minimum of 6 views	50	50	$262.62	$101.41
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	16	11	$745.00	$248.51
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	14	$496.30	$178.10
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	13	13	$3249.13	$878.79
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$622.99	$218.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	87	$341.00	$125.63
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	68	68	$590.00	$223.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$446.00	$169.11
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	36	30	$481.00	$183.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$299.00	$113.04
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	25	16	$693.00	$253.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	115	106	$331.00	$127.77
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	108	108	$566.00	$220.87
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$429.00	$170.85
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	42	38	$464.00	$180.51
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	38	20	$660.00	$252.79
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	34	11	$1001.00	$378.32
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	26	$503.00	$200.80
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	12	12	$1955.00	$727.39
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$4773.00	$1755.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	119	101	$266.00	$110.02
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	78	78	$509.00	$212.30
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	69	69	$403.00	$164.60
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	37	34	$358.00	$149.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	33	$497.00	$206.90
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	28	21	$635.31	$236.05
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	27	16	$960.67	$390.51
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	23	16	$256.00	$106.90
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	20	13	$533.00	$217.58
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	19	19	$1848.74	$709.99
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	17	17	$4465.76	$1739.67
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	16	16	$2775.00	$889.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	129	112	$266.00	$110.12
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	94	94	$403.00	$164.89
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	73	73	$506.00	$207.00
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	27	$496.00	$204.33
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	25	23	$357.00	$142.42
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	20	14	$657.00	$251.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	109	109	$494.00	$204.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	79	$257.00	$105.44
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	76	76	$393.00	$164.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	35	35	$174.00	$72.02
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	11	$522.00	$207.56
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$2703.00	$1009.76
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	13	$346.00	$145.44
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	13	$485.00	$203.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	123	123	$485.00	$200.75
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	80	$252.00	$104.49
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	48	48	$385.00	$162.23
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	35	$477.00	$200.30
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	32	19	$635.65	$237.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	32	$171.00	$68.42
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	30	29	$339.00	$143.70
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	11	$515.00	$207.83
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	16	16	$4489.00	$1642.20
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	13	13	$1860.00	$658.82
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	11	$170.00	$71.31
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$2667.00	$905.06
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	12	12	$245.00	$103.15
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$322.00	$134.85

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-06-08

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License WA MD00049355

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Olympia Orthopaedic Associates Pllc

3909 9th Ave Sw, Olympia, WA 985025134

Phone: 3605703460

Secondary Practice Locations

3901 Capital Mall Dr Sw Ste B

Olympia, WA 985028654

Phone: 3605288571

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

10 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Zachary Abbott , DO

Pain Medicine - Interventional Pain Medicine

NPI 1154445203

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. Andrew Manista , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1316084056

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Douglas Hunter , MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

NPI 1316400989

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Phillip Bounkeua , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1437882982

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Brian Iuliano , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1548201346

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Terri Grosshans , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1790904613

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location June 08, 2026

Registered at 3909 9TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA, WA 985025134 (Tel: 3603703462)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 08, 2026

Registered at PO BOX 368, OLYMPIA, WA 985070368 (Tel: 3604555144)

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NPI Profile Active April 17, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 17, 2015

Registered at 615 LILLY RD NE STE 200, PMG SW WA NEUROSURGERY, OLYMPIA, WA 985065137 (Tel: 3604866150)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 17, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 3360, PORTLAND, OR 972083360

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 17, 2015

Recorded as SHEILA SMITHERMAN, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 17, 2015

Neurological Surgery (License #MD00049355 in WA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 06, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1417123779

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 06, 2008

Last Update: June 08, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 368

Olympia, WA 985070368

Phone: 3604555144

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