NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Craig Smith, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Raton, NM

Douglas Craig Smith, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Raton, New Mexico, and NPI 1598717217, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598717217
Name
Douglas Craig Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G8423 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
203 Hospital Dr, Raton, NM 87740
Phone
(575) 445-3661
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(575) 445-7737
Medicaid ID
1J7795 NM
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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  6. Sara Lark, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013545110

Verify Douglas Craig Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,245 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 347 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Smith6,245
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril354 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium342 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate243 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium213 claims
  6. Omeprazole200 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 65.1 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 score34.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $13.07

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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. Douglas Smith$13.07
  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.

Douglas Craig Smith among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico

Douglas Craig Smith, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Raton

They are 4 of the 268 NPPES records with a practice address in Raton, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Caruana, MDRaton, NM 877401295778710
  2. David Fairbanks, MDRaton, NM 877401700989969
  3. Donald Primer, M.D.Raton, NM 877401639276082
  4. Karen Baldi, MDMontezuma, NM 877311003840638
  5. Lisa Wentling, PA-CCimarron, NM 877141083885560
  6. Gilbert Aragon, D.O.Las Vegas, NM 877011417917816
  7. Korazon Chavarria, MDLas Vegas, NM 877011932709599
  8. Frank Gallegos, M.D.Las Vegas, NM 877011619960069

Common questions

What is Douglas Craig Smith, MD's NPI number?

Douglas Craig Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598717217, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Craig Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 203 Hospital Dr, Raton, NM, 87740. Phone: (575) 445-3661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Craig Smith, MD's license?

Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Douglas Craig Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Craig Smith, MD had 6,245 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Douglas Craig Smith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.1 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), 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.