Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1902001282, issued on Jun 18, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35.090968, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Niehaus Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 35.090968 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 379 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
- Phone
- (513) 246-7000
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (513) 246-7590
- Medicaid ID
- 2929782 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080909000124); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Niehaus Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.090968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
437 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin130 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Diazepam28 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Trihealth H LLCMontgomery, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Niehaus Smith among 511 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Ohio
Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D. is one of 511 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 62% 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 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Ohio
There are 511 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Ohio.
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- Michael Ainbinder, PT, DPTCincinnati, OH 452211386333169
- Rebecca Caine, MDCincinnati, OH 452191124550504
- Jensine ClarkCincinnati, OH 452191376930545
- Lois Deaton, MDCincinnati, OH 452191578599213
Common questions
What is Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902001282, issued on Jun 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 379 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45220. Phone: (513) 246-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.090968, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D. had 437 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine Niehaus Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.