David Lawrence Smith, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Palo Alto, CA
David Lawrence Smith, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1114058443, issued on Mar 8, 2007. Check the license (California A54921, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Lawrence Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A54921 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Hamilton Ave Ste 208, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 325-6240
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 320-9814
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Lawrence Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A54921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,316 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl208 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate117 claims
- Sertraline Hcl114 claims
- Trazodone Hcl93 claims
- Lamotrigine64 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl55 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.
David Lawrence Smith among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
David Lawrence Smith, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
215 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 215 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Lawrence Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Lawrence Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114058443, issued on Mar 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Lawrence Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Hamilton Ave Ste 208, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 325-6240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Lawrence Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A54921, 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 Lawrence Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Lawrence Smith, M.D. had 1,316 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.