NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara W. Smith, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Salisbury, MD

Cara W. Smith, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salisbury, Maryland, and NPI 1841619723, issued on Apr 8, 2014. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841619723
Name
Cara W. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
0101270119 VA
074596 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Civic Ave, Salisbury, MD 21804
Phone
(410) 749-1466
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200914001722); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2014
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 200 Civic Ave

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

  1. Michelle AlcantaraPhysical Therapist1376820498
  2. Cynthia AndersPhysical Therapy Assistant1194358135
  3. Katherine Bailey, MSORT/LCommunity Health Worker1053699199
  4. Andrea Blevins, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1659596070
  5. Margaret Bowers, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1144650177
  6. Sara Bunting, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1518087295

Verify Cara W. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

172 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cara Smith172
  2. Specialty average3,176

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): 56.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score26.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%76.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Vituity-Virginia Hospitalists PCMidlothian, VA

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

Cara W. Smith among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland

Cara W. Smith, MD is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Salisbury

They are 83 of the 2,292 NPPES records with a practice address in Salisbury, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Allen, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218041578533584
  2. Benito Chan, MDSalisbury, MD 218041306828488
  3. Babulal Das, MDSalisbury, MD 218041427055250
  4. Muhammad Ejaz, MDSalisbury, MD 218041336182179
  5. Jo Ann Fields, MDSalisbury, MD 218041386612844
  6. David Foley, MDSalisbury, MD 218041124017280
  7. Christjon Huddleston, MDSalisbury, MD 218041659317105
  8. Joy Madarang-Lewis, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218041316933179

Common questions

What is Cara W. Smith, MD's NPI number?

Cara W. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841619723, issued on Apr 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara W. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Civic Ave, Salisbury, MD, 21804. Phone: (410) 749-1466. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara W. Smith, MD's license?

Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cara W. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cara W. Smith, MD had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Cara W. Smith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 56.1 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.