NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher James Smith, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Baltimore, MD

Christopher James Smith, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1053817981, issued on Mar 31, 2018. Check the license (Maryland D0097158, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1053817981
Name
Christopher James Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
D0097158 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone
(410) 837-2050
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2018
Record last updated
May 11, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230706002058); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2018
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 1111 N Charles St

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

  1. Sarah Adams, LMSWClinical Social Worker1821780628
  2. Stephanneth Adams, DNP, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1215352687
  3. Temitayo Adewuyi, BDS, MPHDentist1225495724
  4. Safa Ahteshamuddin, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902733058
  5. Danielle Aiken, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1558971325
  6. Nicole Albrecht, PSYDPsychologist1124485487

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024

3,429 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Smith3,429
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy500 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium178 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium144 claims
  4. Gabapentin122 claims
  5. Dovato115 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate96 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: $1,226.58

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Smith$1,226.58
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Chase Brexton Health Services IncBaltimore, MD
  2. Medstar Medical Group II LLCBaltimore, MD
  3. Shock Trauma Associates PABaltimore, MD

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

Christopher James Smith among 410 infectious disease physician records in Maryland

Christopher James Smith, MD is one of 410 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 59% 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 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 202 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Maryland

There are 410 infectious disease physician records in Maryland.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Africa Alvarez-McLeod, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011033116603
  2. William Anthony, MD MBABaltimore, MD 212011326025081
  3. Chandralekha Banerjee, MDBaltimore, MD 212011114902210
  4. William Blattner, MDBaltimore, MD 212011528020757
  5. Mayurika Ghosh, MDBaltimore, MD 212011497730592
  6. Kent Kester, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011649250622
  7. Mariam Khambaty, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011124080809
  8. Kirsten Lyke, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011164416400

Common questions

What is Christopher James Smith, MD's NPI number?

Christopher James Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053817981, issued on Mar 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher James Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (410) 837-2050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0097158, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Christopher James Smith, MD had 3,429 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.