NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher James Smith, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Spartanburg, SC

Christopher James Smith, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1629427083, issued on Jun 7, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina MPA.2558 TL, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1629427083
Name
Christopher James Smith
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MPA.2558 TL SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone
(864) 497-4376
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 E Wood St

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

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  2. Dustin Abele, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1851771349
  3. Elizabeth Abell, MDInfectious Disease Physician1083623805
  4. Martine Abouchabki, PHARMDPharmacist1952299356
  5. Samuel Adams, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568026607
  6. Samuel Adediran, M.D.,Hematology & Oncology Physician1811259096

Verify Christopher James Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score92.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $377.38

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Smith$377.38
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christopher James Smith among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina

Christopher James Smith, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 39% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

124 physician assistant records list a practice address in Spartanburg

They are 124 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Benecke, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031366766560
  2. Shawn Bollinger, PASpartanburg, SC 293031457377616
  3. Katherine Brooks, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031922297464
  4. Kristy Carruthers, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031801812011
  5. Nicole Crockford, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031265480065
  6. Amanda Elder, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031730415100
  7. Carrie Knipe, PACSpartanburg, SC 293031962408229
  8. Kathryn Massengill, PA-CSpartanburg, SC 293031578890638

Common questions

What is Christopher James Smith, PA-C's NPI number?

Christopher James Smith, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629427083, issued on Jun 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher James Smith, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 497-4376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher James Smith, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number MPA.2558 TL, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Christopher James Smith, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 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.