NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derrick L. Smith, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA

Derrick L. Smith, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1780679894, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (California G50178, 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
1780679894
Name
Derrick L. Smith
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G50178 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
69730 Highway 111 Ste 109, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Phone
(760) 778-6120
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2024
Fax
(760) 406-6077
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 69730 Highway 111 Ste 109

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

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Verify Derrick L. Smith in five checks

  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

443 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Derrick Smith443
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin100 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl79 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium49 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl46 claims
  5. Baclofen36 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl30 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $22.32

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Derrick Smith$22.32
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Derrick L. Smith among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Derrick L. Smith, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage

They are 53 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dan Andrus, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701689624652
  2. Steven Arendt, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701811937824
  3. Arvinder Bir, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701487629564
  4. Christopher Flores, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701154359271
  5. Mark Freitag, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701619974409
  6. V Douglas Jodoin, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701225016074
  7. Soujanya Marupuru, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701740256460
  8. Denny Mauricio, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701912931692

Common questions

What is Derrick L. Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Derrick L. Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780679894, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derrick L. Smith, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 69730 Highway 111 Ste 109, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 778-6120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Derrick L. Smith, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G50178, 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 Derrick L. Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Derrick L. Smith, M.D. had 443 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.