NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Charles Smith, M.D.

Specialist · Long Beach, CA

Douglas Charles Smith, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1932212529, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (California A51642, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932212529
Name
Douglas Charles Smith
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
A51642 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2699 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone
(562) 426-3333
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060125001003); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2699 Atlantic Ave

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

  1. Joilyn AndersonFamily Nurse Practitioner1114557170
  2. Mark Asbill, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558310896
  3. Renuka Boyapalli, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1558399311
  4. Lauren Choi, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1699736132
  5. Jeffrey Chwa, DORheumatology Physician1285989236
  6. Anthony Chyou, M. D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1457592073

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

306 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Douglas Smith306
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol65 claims
  2. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate34 claims
  3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro22 claims
  4. Fluconazole20 claims
  5. Methenamine Hippurate16 claims
  6. Metronidazole15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupLong Beach, CA

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

Douglas Charles Smith among 5,749 specialist records in California

Douglas Charles Smith, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in California

There are 5,749 specialist records in California.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Ciarolla, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061922068881
  2. Cynthia Forsthoff, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061841250719
  3. Douglas Garland, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061508845264
  4. Douglas Jackson, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061386624484
  5. Seth Kogan, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061780652040
  6. Peter Kurzweil, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061700865466
  7. William Lyons, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061639139595
  8. David Morrison, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061326027947

Common questions

What is Douglas Charles Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas Charles Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932212529, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Charles Smith, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2699 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (562) 426-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Charles Smith, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A51642, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Douglas Charles Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Charles Smith, M.D. had 306 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.