NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Beatrice L. Smith, M.D.

Specialist · Anniston, AL

Beatrice L. Smith, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Anniston, Alabama, and NPI 1508829722, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00017655, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508829722
Name
Beatrice L. Smith
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
00017655 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
901 Leighton Ave, Anniston, AL 36207
Phone
(256) 236-4426
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 238-8830
Medicaid ID
528601340 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100924000047); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 901 Leighton Ave

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  2. Timothy Barnes, PA-C/SAPhysician Assistant1699731240
  3. Mary Brown, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1376583054
  4. Jose Caballero, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1881603090
  5. Cynthia Cater, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1992769723
  6. Jeffrey Collins, MDSpecialist1114982956

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024

4,877 Medicare Part D claims for 812 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims.

  1. Beatrice Smith4,877
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium967 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate906 claims
  3. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride407 claims
  4. Famotidine406 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium371 claims
  6. Azelastine Hcl315 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Beatrice L. Smith among 545 specialist records in Alabama

Beatrice L. Smith, M.D. is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 specialist records list a practice address in Anniston

They are 35 of the 816 NPPES records with a practice address in Anniston, and 545 specialist records in Alabama.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Collins, MDAnniston, AL 362071114982956
  2. Vinton Crawford, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071639147903
  3. Daniel Fockele, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071104823392
  4. Robert Garner, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071104823467
  5. James Hixon, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071356340020
  6. Robert HurlbuttAnniston, AL 362071376506584
  7. Roderick Johnson, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071417920786
  8. Pankaj Kashyap, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071609864248

Common questions

What is Beatrice L. Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Beatrice L. Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508829722, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Beatrice L. Smith, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Leighton Ave, Anniston, AL, 36207. Phone: (256) 236-4426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Beatrice L. Smith, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00017655, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Beatrice L. Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Beatrice L. Smith, M.D. had 4,877 Medicare Part D claims for 812 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Beatrice L. Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.