Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629538228, issued on Mar 21, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT218929, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Smood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MT218929 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Spruce Street, 4 Maloney, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (503) 537-7653
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3400 Spruce Street, 4 Maloney
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alexey GurevichStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831773746
Verify Benjamin Franklin Smood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT218929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $116.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bolton Medical Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Benjamin Franklin Smood among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2019, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Acker, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041568494870
- Martin Blank, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041477538601
- Joel Cooper, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041770529729
- Satoshi Furukawa, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041104814144
- James Gaynor, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041346338746
- Mark Goldenberg, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041376568949
- Robert Gorman, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041235160920
- Joseph Gorman, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041184656498
Common questions
What is Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629538228, issued on Mar 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Spruce Street, 4 Maloney, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (503) 537-7653. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT218929, 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 Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Franklin Smood, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.