Daniel M. Smith, M.D.
General Practice Physician · San Diego, CA
Daniel M. Smith, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1336152909, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (California G72313, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel M. Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- G72313 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16950 Via Tazon, San Diego, CA 92127
- Phone
- (858) 499-2777
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 521-2001
- Medicaid ID
- 00G723130 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100917000146); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel M. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G72313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
255 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate56 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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): 73.6 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel M. Smith among 1,956 general practice physician records in California
Daniel M. Smith, M.D. is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 208D00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Daniel M. Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel M. Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336152909, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel M. Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16950 Via Tazon, San Diego, CA, 92127. Phone: (858) 499-2777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel M. Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G72313, 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 Daniel M. Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel M. Smith, M.D. had 255 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel M. Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.