NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claude B. Smith, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Baltimore, MD

Claude B. Smith, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1619929676, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0044993, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619929676
Name
Claude B. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
D0044993 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3333 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone
(410) 933-9000
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
May 28, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 933-9085
Medicaid ID
302540300 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101006000973); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1988
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 3333 N Calvert St

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

  1. William Arnold, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1255351359
  2. Nancie Arsham, OTR LOccupational Therapist1316991300
  3. Raja Ayash, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1285603498
  4. Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, MD, PHDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1417679192
  5. William Baugher, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1689637522
  6. Abhijit Bhatia, MDGastroenterology Physician1144338658

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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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

358 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Claude Smith358
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam48 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate27 claims
  3. Lorazepam26 claims
  4. Venlafaxine Hcl Er20 claims
  5. Lamotrigine19 claims
  6. Paroxetine Hcl18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 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 score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.5
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $727.34

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Claude Smith$727.34
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lifebridge Community Physicians IncBaltimore, MD
  2. Medstar Medical Group II LLCBaltimore, MD

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

Claude B. Smith among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland

Claude B. Smith, MD is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

497 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Baltimore

They are 497 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sajid Baig, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212181235493982
  2. Leroy Bell, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212181568434181
  3. Robert Cumming, MDBaltimore, MD 212181669439964
  4. Frank Eisenberg, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212181891892246
  5. Efigenia Geli-Geocadin, MD, MPHBaltimore, MD 212181780781773
  6. Arthur Hildreth, MDBaltimore, MD 212181821054073
  7. Jamiu LawalBaltimore, MD 212181992568778
  8. David Shevitz, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212181679512503

Common questions

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

Claude B. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619929676, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claude B. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3333 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD, 21218. Phone: (410) 933-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0044993, 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 Claude B. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claude B. Smith, MD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Claude B. Smith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.

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