NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Allen Smith, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

Benjamin Allen Smith, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1871911727, issued on Mar 28, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00161, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871911727
Name
Benjamin Allen Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
2017-00161 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(984) 974-4721
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2014
Record last updated
May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180209000765); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2014
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 101 Manning Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jihad Abdelgadir Imam Mohamed Ahmed, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1942706320
  2. Abimbola Abiola, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831880780
  3. Elise Abken, MDPsychiatry Physician1558884221
  4. Amy Abramowitz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1871983676
  5. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144719402
  6. Stephen Acosta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1255741757

Verify Benjamin Allen Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Smith11
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Allen Smith among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Benjamin Allen Smith, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

122 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill

They are 122 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marin Darsie, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141548554348
  2. Cory Forbach, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141679865463
  3. Joseph Grover, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141477842144
  4. Katherine Harlow, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141508027178
  5. Diane Miller, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141669764452
  6. Olga Otter, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141386620136
  7. Kevin Paduchowski, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141851685549
  8. Jeffrey Runge, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275141932478310

Common questions

What is Benjamin Allen Smith, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Allen Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871911727, issued on Mar 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Allen Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. Phone: (984) 974-4721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Allen Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00161, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Allen Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Allen Smith, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.