Craig Michael Smith, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Inglewood, CA
Craig Michael Smith, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Inglewood, California, and NPI 1922190131, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (California G68588, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Michael Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G68588 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA 90301
- Phone
- (310) 673-4900
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 673-1319
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040902001502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 East Hardy Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Craig Michael Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G68588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine32 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: $152.69
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Shorr And Smith MdsInglewood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Michael Smith among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Craig Michael Smith, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Jamshid Shariati, MDInglewood, CA 903011134395320
- Robert Shorr, M.D.Inglewood, CA 903011447202775
- Bruce Daugherty, MDInglewood, CA 903041811994478
- Jeremy Korman, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921508870171
Common questions
What is Craig Michael Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Michael Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922190131, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Michael Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA, 90301. Phone: (310) 673-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Michael Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G68588, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Michael Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Michael Smith, M.D. had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.