Cara Lea Smith, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Cara Lea Smith, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275021404, issued on Apr 24, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD471927, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Lea Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD471927 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
- Phone
- (215) 707-1622
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2022
- Fax
- (215) 707-0943
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Lea Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD471927Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
530 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide33 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate31 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl24 claims
- Eliquis21 claims
- Losartan Potassium20 claims
- Spironolactone20 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): 76.7 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: $134.21
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Cara Lea Smith among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Cara Lea Smith, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,855 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
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Common questions
What is Cara Lea Smith, MD's NPI number?
Cara Lea Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275021404, issued on Apr 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Lea Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. Phone: (215) 707-1622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Lea Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD471927, 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 Cara Lea Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Lea Smith, MD had 530 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara Lea Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.