Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD
Surgery Physician · Youngstown, OH
Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Youngstown, Ohio, and NPI 1679554273, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35-05-7078, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas J. Smith Behn
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 35-05-7078 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4308 Belmont Ave, Youngstown, OH 44505
- Phone
- (330) 759-7733
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 730052 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081028000009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4308 Belmont Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kaili Gehring, PAPhysician Assistant1164774212
- Abdul Ghani, MDSurgery Physician1598733248
- Jena Gustafson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275851362
- Khalid Iqbal, MDPediatrics Physician1982710638
- Riffat IqbalPediatrics Physician1508972332
- Adil Jaffer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699757781
Verify Douglas J. Smith Behn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-05-7078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sucralfate30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl23 claims
- Omeprazole15 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl13 claims
- Lactulose11 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): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $38.36
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Triad Health Services LLCYoungstown, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas J. Smith Behn among 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio
Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD is one of 1,249 surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 73% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 1,249 in Ohio → Every provider in Youngstown → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdul Ghani, MDYoungstown, OH 445051598733248
- Mason Benchoff, DOYoungstown, OH 445041093517070
- Emily Berry, DOYoungstown, OH 445041902501364
- Victoria Burton, DOYoungstown, OH 445041740129626
- Yi Du, MDYoungstown, OH 445041639819048
- Kevin EberleYoungstown, OH 445041801591482
- Breanne Gillie, MDYoungstown, OH 445041013587203
- Sarah Heaven, DOYoungstown, OH 445041205531415
Common questions
What is Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD's NPI number?
Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679554273, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4308 Belmont Ave, Youngstown, OH, 44505. Phone: (330) 759-7733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-05-7078, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas J. Smith Behn, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.