Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

David Smotherman, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY

David Smotherman, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1952574485, issued on Apr 4, 2008. Check the license (Kentucky 44653, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1952574485
Name
David Smotherman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
44653 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone
(502) 629-5552
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 E Chestnut St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samicchya Adhikari, DOPsychiatry Physician1396205845
  2. Deep Ajmani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1053422642
  3. Ammar Al JajehFamily Medicine Physician1538473087
  4. Sara Aldridge, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1598741977
  5. James Allen, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1104824564
  6. Megan Anciano, PAPhysician Assistant1083580237

Verify David Smotherman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

927 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Smotherman927
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt51 claims
  2. Eliquis43 claims
  3. Furosemide34 claims
  4. Prednisone33 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate30 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate28 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

498 internal medicine physician records list a Louisville practice address

They are 498 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a Louisville practice address, and 1,811 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

Other internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

  1. June AbadillaJackson, KY1811975683
  2. Joseph Abayev, MDLouisville, KY1437503752
  3. Nicole Abbot, MDUnion, KY1063895522
  4. Saba Abdulsada, MDLexington, KY1750906418
  5. Melecio Abordo, M.D.Jackson, KY1871590935
  6. Michelle Aboud, MDLouisville, KY1891709515
  7. Sonu Abraham, M.D.Lexington, KY1164975835
  8. Wilmer Abshier, M.D.Owensboro, KY1225020621
  9. Mahmoud Abualayem, MD.Berea, KY1659703163
  10. Kamana Acharya, M.DElizabethtown, KY1124647359

Common questions

What is David Smotherman, M.D.'s NPI number?

David Smotherman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952574485, issued on Apr 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Smotherman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 629-5552. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Smotherman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 44653, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Smotherman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Smotherman, M.D. had 927 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Smotherman, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.