Caroline Richards Smithson
Nurse Practitioner · Wilmington, NC
Caroline Richards Smithson is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1043681067, issued on Oct 16, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 5008104, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Richards Smithson
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5008104 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8090 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411
- Phone
- (910) 341-3300
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 251-2067
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190313002430); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline Richards Smithson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5008104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate157 claims
- Losartan Potassium121 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate118 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide88 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide78 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wilmington Health PLLCJacksonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Richards Smithson among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Caroline Richards Smithson is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
224 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 224 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Caroline Richards Smithson's NPI number?
Caroline Richards Smithson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043681067, issued on Oct 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Richards Smithson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8090 Market St, Wilmington, NC, 28411. Phone: (910) 341-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Richards Smithson's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5008104, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caroline Richards Smithson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Richards Smithson had 2,747 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.