NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian R. Smith, MD

Surgery Physician · Orange, CA

Brian R. Smith, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1770631715, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (California A80196, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1770631715
Name
Brian R. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A80196 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
333 City Blvd W, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 456-8598
Enumerated
Jan 8, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 456-6027
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071214000407); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 333 City Blvd W

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

  1. Fiyinfoluwa Ani, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1023499191
  2. Christopher Armstrong, M.D.Surgery Physician1912260035
  3. Andrew Barleben, M.D., M.P.H.Surgery Physician1497936900
  4. Dana BergerMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1497287387
  5. Raymond Chou, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013449651
  6. Hugh ChungSurgery Physician1639309156

Verify Brian R. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

60 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brian Smith60
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium17 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: $1,536.29

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Smith$1,536.29
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. University Surgeons OF Orange A Medical GroupOrange, CA

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

Brian R. Smith among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Brian R. Smith, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Chao, MDOrange, CA 928681164515995
  2. Kim Charney, M.D.Orange, CA 928681699790899
  3. Hisham El-Bayar, M.D., F.A.C.S.Orange, CA 928681659376622
  4. Sami Hamamji, M.D.Orange, CA 928681457425282
  5. Jay Harness, M.D.Orange, CA 928681477549426
  6. David K Imagawa, MDOrange, CA 928681467532630
  7. Rajesh Khanijou, M.D.Orange, CA 928681548239098
  8. Eric Kuncir, M.D.Orange, CA 928681053382085

Common questions

What is Brian R. Smith, MD's NPI number?

Brian R. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770631715, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian R. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 City Blvd W, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-8598. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian R. Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A80196, as entered by the provider. 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 Brian R. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian R. Smith, MD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.