NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Robert Smith, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Christopher Robert Smith, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1427442623, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (New Mexico MD2020-0212, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; 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
1427442623
Name
Christopher Robert Smith
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MD2020-0212 NM
DR.0060191 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
University OF New Mexico 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-4661
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200609001689); accepts Medicare assignment
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 University OF New Mexico 1 University OF New Mexico

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

  1. Jacqueline Kraus, MD PHDNeurology Physician1417994401
  2. Stephen McKeown, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1952939324

Verify Christopher Robert Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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 score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $124.22

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn 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.

  1. Christopher Smith$124.22
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

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

Christopher Robert Smith among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico

Christopher Robert Smith, M.D. is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% 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 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

431 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque

They are 431 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allen Adolphe, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311275556508
  2. Peggy BeeleyAlbuquerque, NM 871311255347969
  3. Kathleen Claussen, CNPAlbuquerque, NM 871311013922574
  4. Nathaniel Collins, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311215976865
  5. George Comerci, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311548276108
  6. Ann Gateley, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311598770042
  7. Beverly Kloeppel, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311194730655
  8. Margaret Lieberman, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311023023595

Common questions

What is Christopher Robert Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Robert Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427442623, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Robert Smith, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF New Mexico 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-4661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Robert Smith, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2020-0212, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Christopher Robert Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.