NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data General Practice Physician NPI 1568976413 FNP
Verify on CMS → Brandie Smith, FNP
General Practice Physician in Covington, Louisiana.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,838 in General Practice Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
174
Medicare Part D claims · 12 beneficiaries · General Practice Physician avg: 3K
Industry payments
$537.3
31 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Brandie Smith, FNP filed 174 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a General Practice Physician in Covington, Louisiana.
- 174
- Part D claims, 2024
- $537.3
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥34th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Brandie Smith, FNP
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1568976413), first enumerated 11/29/2017.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 174 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$537.3 in reported industry payments (31 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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Compare Smith with other General Practice Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in Louisiana
- Dr. Paul Abide, MD Denham Springs, LA
- Dr. Joseph Abraham, M.D. Lafayette, LA
- Dr. Miguel Aguilera, M.D. Metairie, LA
- Dr. Lisa Alevizon, MD Houme, LA
- Dr. Helena Altick, M.D. Monroe, LA
- Dr. Barbara Ardoin, M.D. Lafayette, LA
Other specialties in Covington: Family Nurse Practitioner (126) · Speech-Language Pathologist (107) · Physical Therapist (97) · Pharmacist (89)
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1568976413 · General Practice Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1568976413
- ENUM-RECENT 2017
- TAX-MID 17K General Practice
- RX-LIGHT 174
- BOOK-THIN 154 in Louisiana
- PHOTO-ENUM John Weinstein, MD,… · 2017
Brandie Smith, FNP's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
174 ≥ 34th percentile 34% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Brandie Smith, FNP practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Brandie Smith, FNP?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
General Practice Physician
Medicare Part D claims
174 94% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Louisiana
How General Practice Physician compares to other specialties among Louisiana providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for General Practice Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1568976413 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | General Practice Physician |
| Credentials | FNP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/29/2017 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Brandie Smith, FNP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$537
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
174
Total Claims
$22K
Total Drug Cost
12
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 202
- Total Day Supply
- 5,239
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.97
General Practice Physician Overview
How Brandie Smith, FNP fits within the General Practice Physician landscape nationally.
16,838
General Practice Physician Providers in US
56
States with General Practice Physician
2,957
Avg Claims per Provider
Brandie Smith, FNP's 174 claims are below the specialty average of 2,957.
Nationwide General Practice Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Smith, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2017)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby General Practice Physician Providers in Louisiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Louisiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Smith.
One of 154 General Practice Physician providers enrolled in Louisiana, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Jad Aridi
M.D.
Lafayette, LA
Dr. Jerome Arimura
M.D.
Lake Charles, LA
Olusegun Bakare
MBBS, MPH
New Orleans, LA
Dr. Betsy Ball
MD
Shreveport, LA
Dr. Melissa Barrett
MD
Baton Rouge, LA
Compare General Practice Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brandie Smith, FNP's specialty? ▼
Brandie Smith, FNP specializes in General Practice Physician and practices in Covington, Louisiana. Credentials: FNP.
How much does Brandie Smith, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Brandie Smith, FNP wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims totaling $22K in drug costs for 12 beneficiaries.
Where is Brandie Smith, FNP located? ▼
Brandie Smith, FNP is located at 201 HOLIDAY BLVD STE 400, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (504) 677-8474.
What is Brandie Smith, FNP's NPI number? ▼
Brandie Smith, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568976413, issued on 11/29/2017.
How many General Practice Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,838 General Practice Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average General Practice Physician provider writes 2,957 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Brandie Smith, FNP accept Medicare? ▼
Brandie Smith, FNP appears in CMS Medicare data with 174 Part D claims and 12 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Brandie Smith, FNP's credentials? ▼
Brandie Smith, FNP's NPI is 1568976413 with credentials FNP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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