NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig R. Smith, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · New York, NY

Craig R. Smith, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1255375648, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (New York 1348161, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1255375648
Name
Craig R. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
1348161 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032
Phone
(212) 305-8312
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 305-0905
Medicaid ID
821009 NY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 177 Fort Washington Ave

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

  1. Darryl Abrams, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1881853406
  2. Benjamin AckermanRegistered Nurse1306695911
  3. Afua Addo, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225971658
  4. Shady Ahmed, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1003208182
  5. Jane AkomeahFamily Nurse Practitioner1912618430
  6. Briggitte Alcivar, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003288374

Verify Craig R. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score86.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $336.62

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Smith$336.62
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

Craig R. Smith among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York

Craig R. Smith, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New York

There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Argenziano, M.D.New York, NY 100321922042332
  2. Emile Bacha, MDNew York, NY 100321396856159
  3. Frank D'Ovidio, MDNew York, NY 100321225029143
  4. Arnar Geirsson, MDNew York, NY 100321306990916
  5. Isaac George, M.D.New York, NY 100321457430837
  6. Mark Ginsburg, MDNew York, NY 100321992702575
  7. Yoshifumi Naka, M.D.New York, NY 100321073554887
  8. Mehmet Oz, M.D.New York, NY 100321821039694

Common questions

What is Craig R. Smith, MD's NPI number?

Craig R. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255375648, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig R. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-8312. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig R. Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 1348161, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Craig R. Smith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.