Daniel Jay Smith, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Apple Valley, MN
Daniel Jay Smith, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and NPI 1720022668, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 36718, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Jay Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36718 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14655 Galaxie Ave, Apple Valley, MN 55124
- Phone
- (952) 225-1180
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (952) 891-3921
- Medicaid ID
- 271723900 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040427001305); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Jay Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 36718Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
316 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin59 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass31 claims
- Paxlovid26 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Amoxicillin20 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro13 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): 83.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Jay Smith among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Daniel Jay Smith, M.D. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Apple Valley
They are 54 of the 726 NPPES records with a practice address in Apple Valley, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Jay Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Jay Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720022668, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Jay Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14655 Galaxie Ave, Apple Valley, MN, 55124. Phone: (952) 225-1180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Jay Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 36718, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel Jay Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Jay Smith, M.D. had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Jay Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.