Christopher K. Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Christopher K. Smith, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1770585226, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas K7898, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher K. Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- K7898 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 200, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (281) 690-4678
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 157059005 TX
157059007 TX
157059004 TX
157059002 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080321000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher K. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7898Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,162 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 345 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam393 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen269 claims
- Mupirocin188 claims
- Celecoxib105 claims
- Methylprednisolone43 claims
- Tramadol Hcl33 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $758.05
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCPearland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher K. Smith among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Christopher K. Smith, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Baldwin, MDHouston, TX 770941578096012
- Corinne Cloud, MDHouston, TX 770941083144000
- Wasyl Fedoriw, MDHouston, TX 770941063669471
- Matthew Hays, MDHouston, TX 770941871157107
- James Nuttall, MDHouston, TX 770941528412731
- Alan Rechter, MDHouston, TX 770941497732739
- Alberto Cuellar, MDHouston, TX 770901710968714
- Stewart Dean, MDHouston, TX 770901912988312
Common questions
What is Christopher K. Smith, MD's NPI number?
Christopher K. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770585226, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher K. Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 200, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (281) 690-4678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher K. Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7898, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher K. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher K. Smith, MD had 1,162 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.