NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clarence Edwin Smith, MD

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Nashville, TN

Clarence Edwin Smith, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1972650851, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 42351, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1972650851
Name
Clarence Edwin Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
42351 TN
43579 KY
01067962A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
209 Cherokee Station Dr, Nashville, TN 37209
Phone
(502) 447-8786
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2025
Fax
(502) 447-8623
Medicaid IDs
1513907 TN
300102033 IN
7100084220 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100812000318); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2004
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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Verify Clarence Edwin Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score80.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $180.36

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Clarence Smith$180.36
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

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

Bills Medicare through 6 group practices

  1. Adi Radiology PCFranklin, TN
  2. Diagnostic X-Ray Physicians, PscLouisville, KY
  3. Middle Tennessee Imaging LLCNashville, TN
  4. Murfreesboro Radiology And Nuclear Medicine Consultants PLLCFranklin, TN
  5. Radiology Alliance PCBowling Green, KY
  6. Tennessee Oncology PLLCFranklin, TN

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

Clarence Edwin Smith among 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee

Clarence Edwin Smith, MD is one of 968 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 657 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

325 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 325 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 968 diagnostic radiology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barry Allen, MDNashville, TN 372091922091180
  2. Kenneth Cook, MDNashville, TN 372081871563155
  3. Glenfield Knight, M.D.Nashville, TN 372081407823628
  4. Lisa Altieri, MDNashville, TN 372121235113937
  5. Mark Born, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121093760787
  6. Kurt Doggwiler, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN 372121942206933
  7. Ralph Holland, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121952403453
  8. Jung Ja Hong, MDNashville, TN 372121548364953

Common questions

What is Clarence Edwin Smith, MD's NPI number?

Clarence Edwin Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972650851, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clarence Edwin Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Cherokee Station Dr, Nashville, TN, 37209. Phone: (502) 447-8786. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clarence Edwin Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 42351, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Clarence Edwin Smith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.