NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher B. Smith, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Missoula, MT

Christopher B. Smith, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1417997487, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Montana 10877, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417997487
Name
Christopher B. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
10877 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone
(406) 721-5600
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(406) 721-3907
Medicaid ID
0145301 MT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050825000763); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 500 West Broadway

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

  1. Kristin Airhart, LCSWClinical Social Worker1285895839
  2. Lar Autio, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902850365
  3. J Caldwell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518911924
  4. Elaine Carmichael, PTPhysical Therapist1952342941
  5. Joshua Christensen, MDInfectious Disease Physician1316093917
  6. Ann Corsi, MDRheumatology Physician1568418630

Verify Christopher B. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
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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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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,372 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 310 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Smith6,372
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium596 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium277 claims
  4. Omeprazole255 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium238 claims
  6. Lisinopril233 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: $343.44

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Smith$343.44
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Western Montana Clinic PCMissoula, MT

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

Christopher B. Smith among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana

Christopher B. Smith, MD is one of 775 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2007 among the 464 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

110 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Missoula

They are 110 of the 3,567 NPPES records with a practice address in Missoula, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Beth Ammons, MDMissoula, MT 598021780623926
  2. Lar Autio, MDMissoula, MT 598021902850365
  3. Robert Cruikshank, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021700822483
  4. Rebecca Hoover, MDMissoula, MT 598021972502003
  5. Nerissa Koehn, MDMissoula, MT 598021104825728
  6. Kendra Lee, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021982600359
  7. Lisa Lovejoy, MDMissoula, MT 598021073552592
  8. Heather Maddox, M.D.Missoula, MT 598021578558094

Common questions

What is Christopher B. Smith, MD's NPI number?

Christopher B. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417997487, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher B. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. Phone: (406) 721-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher B. Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 10877, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher B. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher B. Smith, MD had 6,372 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.