NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brendan Charles Smith, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bethlehem, PA

Brendan Charles Smith, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1649895178, issued on Jun 10, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD480285, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1649895178
Name
Brendan Charles Smith
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD480285 PA
MT221401 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone
(866) 785-8537
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250709004445); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2020
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 801 Ostrum St

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

  1. Rama Abbireddy, PAPhysician Assistant1912887555
  2. Herman AbuchowskiCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669148573
  3. Daniel Ackerman, M.D.Neurology Physician1154642338
  4. Kathleen Ackert, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053933648
  5. Rachel Ackley, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1942640321
  6. Samuel Acquah, MDAnesthesiology Physician1851823785

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

20 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Brendan Smith20
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,759.79

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Orthofix Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brendan Smith$1,760
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic III PLTemple Terrace, FL

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

Brendan Charles Smith among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Brendan Charles Smith, M.D. is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Brogle, MDBethlehem, PA 180151700840527
  2. Gregory Carolan, MDBethlehem, PA 180151124188909
  3. Dustin Greenhill, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151811250780
  4. Nicholas Grimm, DOBethlehem, PA 180151982048450
  5. Daniel Heckman, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151326269218
  6. Andrew Konopitski, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151548794076
  7. Douglas Lundy, MDBethlehem, PA 180151336122746
  8. Anastassia Newbury, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151942557673

Common questions

What is Brendan Charles Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brendan Charles Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649895178, issued on Jun 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brendan Charles Smith, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (866) 785-8537. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brendan Charles Smith, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD480285, 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 Brendan Charles Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brendan Charles Smith, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.