Benjamin T. Smith, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Moreno Valley, CA
Benjamin T. Smith, DO is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Moreno Valley, California, and NPI 1881905438, issued on Jun 29, 2010. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin T. Smith
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 49886 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA 92555
- Phone
- (951) 486-5908
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (951) 486-5910
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160817002739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 26520 Cactus Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Georgina Aguilar-Portillo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144804691
- Adolfo Aguilera, MDFamily Medicine Physician1477609808
Verify Benjamin T. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
528 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol182 claims
- Gabapentin98 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium67 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl59 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl26 claims
- Methylprednisolone15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,252.26
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 one group practice
- Bridger Orthopedics And Sports Medicine PCBozeman, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin T. Smith among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Benjamin T. Smith, DO is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Moreno Valley → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pouriya Ghayoumi, MDMurrieta, CA 925621932581295
- Hector Pacheco, M.D.Murrieta, CA 925621811957327
- Wade Faerber, D.O.Temecula, CA 925911700856713
- Thomas Haider, M.D.Riverside, CA 925071336100379
- Babak Khamsi, M.D.Riverside, CA 925071457557100
- Phillip Glivar, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051144630617
- Timothy Gray, M.D.Riverside, CA 925031972565877
- Gurvinder Uppal, MDRiverside, CA 925011285639922
Common questions
What is Benjamin T. Smith, DO's NPI number?
Benjamin T. Smith, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881905438, issued on Jun 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin T. Smith, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26520 Cactus Ave, Moreno Valley, CA, 92555. Phone: (951) 486-5908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin T. Smith, DO's license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin T. Smith, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin T. Smith, DO had 528 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin T. Smith, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.