NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derek Whitney Smith, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Derek Whitney Smith, MD is a pediatric anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1194284422, issued on Mar 16, 2019. Check the license (California A182563, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194284422
Name
Derek Whitney Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician 207LP3000X
License number
A182563 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone
(650) 497-8000
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240903000360); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 725 Welch RD

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

  1. Shayda Abadi, NPNurse Practitioner1316745540
  2. Natasha AbadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194306928
  3. Alexandra Abbott, MDPediatrics Physician1760018675
  4. Steven Abboud, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619364908
  5. Ali Abdelhafiz Abdelsamea, MDPediatrics Physician1699390104
  6. Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881804235

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lpch Medical Group Div OF LucilePalo Alto, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Derek Whitney Smith among 240 pediatric anesthesiology physician records in California

Derek Whitney Smith, MD is one of 240 pediatric anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2009 among the 136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP3000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician providers in California

There are 240 pediatric anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 pediatric anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rita Agarwal, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041437264793
  2. Michael Chen, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041689753121
  3. Rebecca Claure, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041912011545
  4. James Fehr, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041578589719
  5. Louise Furukawa, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041356481964
  6. Anita Honkanen, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041285669226
  7. Calvin Kuan, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041649242587
  8. Richard Levy, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041861550725

Common questions

What is Derek Whitney Smith, MD's NPI number?

Derek Whitney Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194284422, issued on Mar 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derek Whitney Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Derek Whitney Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A182563, 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.

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.