Akemi Smith, P.A-C
Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
Akemi Smith, P.A-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1841473170, issued on Dec 10, 2007. Check the license (California PA19485, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akemi Smith
- Credential
- P.A-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA19485 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 554-7439
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080122000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akemi Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA19485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim17 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Azithromycin14 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $23.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Graybill Medical Group IncEscondido, CA
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akemi Smith among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Akemi Smith, P.A-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
747 physician assistant records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 747 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Akemi Smith, P.A-C's NPI number?
Akemi Smith, P.A-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841473170, issued on Dec 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akemi Smith, P.A-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 554-7439. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akemi Smith, P.A-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA19485, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Akemi Smith, P.A-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akemi Smith, P.A-C had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.