Christopher Michael Smith, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Christopher Michael Smith, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1306345509, issued on Feb 3, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD471526, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Michael Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- MD471526 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Phone
- (484) 526-3648
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2022
- Fax
- (484) 526-2034
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210629000258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Cooper Medical School Of Rowan University, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 801 Ostrum St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Michael Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD471526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
513 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 242 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl135 claims
- Gabapentin42 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er37 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl23 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 claims
- Morphine Sulfate16 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): 95.6 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
- St Lukes Physician Group IncFountain Hill, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Michael Smith among 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher Michael Smith, MD is one of 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 96 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RH0002X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 130 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Bethlehem → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Bendas, D.OFountain Hill, PA 180151174834634
- Tiffany Jean Gonzales, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151821409772
- John Interrante, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151871913434
- Evan Teske, DOBethlehem, PA 180151902420714
- Jennifer Allen, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031881699783
- Christopher Bierman, MDAllentown, PA 181031356780571
- Moniba Bilal, MBBSAllentown, PA 181031659502441
- Scott Corelli, MDAllentown, PA 181031245256098
Common questions
What is Christopher Michael Smith, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Michael Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306345509, issued on Feb 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Michael Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (484) 526-3648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Michael Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD471526, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Michael Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Michael Smith, MD had 513 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Michael Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.