Edward L. Smith, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Edward L. Smith, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1538188206, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (California 20A5748, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward L. Smith
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A5748 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 32322 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 363-1800
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2022
- Fax
- (949) 499-9998
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100323000615); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward L. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A5748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,895 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam207 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium190 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium106 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl93 claims
- Losartan Potassium80 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium69 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: $24.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Edward L. Smith among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Edward L. Smith, D.O. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Beach
They are 17 of the 505 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Edward L. Smith, D.O.'s NPI number?
Edward L. Smith, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538188206, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward L. Smith, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32322 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 363-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward L. Smith, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A5748, 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 Edward L. Smith, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward L. Smith, D.O. had 2,895 Medicare Part D claims for 192 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.