David C. Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Orange, CA
David C. Smith, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1871580159, issued on Oct 3, 2005. Check the license (California A22455, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David C. Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A22455 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 S Main St, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 634-4567
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 634-4569
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091229000669); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1966
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 280 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David C. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A22455Check 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 orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam52 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): 52.6 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
- Orthopaedic Specialty Institute Medical Group OF Orange CountyIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David C. Smith among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
David C. Smith, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1966 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Paul Beck, MDOrange, CA 928681356322879
- Peter Birnbaum, D.O. INC.Orange, CA 928681538267042
- Michael Gillman, M.D.Orange, CA 928681275536633
- Robert Gorab, MDOrange, CA 928681326035601
- Robert Macarthur, MDOrange, CA 928681508949470
- William McMaster, M.D.Orange, CA 928681336175058
Common questions
What is David C. Smith, MD's NPI number?
David C. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871580159, issued on Oct 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David C. Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 S Main St, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 634-4567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David C. Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A22455, 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 David C. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David C. Smith, MD had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David C. Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.6 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.