Alva D. Smith, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Berwick, PA
Alva D. Smith, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Berwick, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1124010608, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD056490L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alva D. Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD056490L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 751 E 16TH St, Berwick, PA 18603
- Phone
- (570) 759-5491
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2025
- Fax
- (570) 759-3723
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210928002463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 751 E 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alva D. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD056490LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
688 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis66 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate58 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl49 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate47 claims
- Losartan Potassium43 claims
- Spironolactone40 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: $85.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Carthage Area Hospital IncCarthage, NY
- Evangelical Medical Services OrganizationLewisburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alva D. Smith among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Alva D. Smith, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,476 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Berwick → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Alva D. Smith, MD's NPI number?
Alva D. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124010608, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alva D. Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 E 16TH St, Berwick, PA, 18603. Phone: (570) 759-5491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alva D. Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD056490L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alva D. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alva D. Smith, MD had 688 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.