David James Smits, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
David James Smits, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1639597354, issued on Mar 31, 2014. Check the license (Massachusetts 274392, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David James Smits
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 274392 MA
TL5817 WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 573-3689
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190718001537); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 791 in Massachusetts → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 243 Charles St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bardia AbbasiNeurology Physician1629429543
- Dunia Abdul-Aziz, MDOtolaryngology Physician1487880985
- Hasan Abdulbaki, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811790512
- Inas Aboobakar, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1760846265
- Jihad Achkar, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1811203763
- Alessandro Adad Jammal, MD, PHDOphthalmology Physician1518725480
Verify David James Smits in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 274392Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,221 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost255 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate143 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate104 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol98 claims
- Lumigan76 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl63 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 6.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $390.85
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cheyenne Eye Clinic LLCCheyenne, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David James Smits among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
David James Smits, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 791 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Cremers, MDBoston, MA 021141588654040
- Thaddeus Dryja, MDBoston, MA 021141619961968
- Suzanne Freitag, MDBoston, MA 021141710974464
- Matthew Gardiner, MDBoston, MA 021141366432833
- Deeba Husain, MDBoston, MA 021141952397697
- Ula Jurkunas, MDBoston, MA 021141386634699
- Ivana Kim, M.D.Boston, MA 021141851381933
- Peter Lou, MDBoston, MA 021141316937709
Common questions
What is David James Smits, MD's NPI number?
David James Smits, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639597354, issued on Mar 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David James Smits, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 573-3689. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David James Smits, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 274392, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David James Smits, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David James Smits, MD had 1,221 Medicare Part D claims for 361 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David James Smits, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 6.5 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.