Ellison Leon Smith, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Asheville, NC
Ellison Leon Smith, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1538123989, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9900353, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellison Leon Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 9900353 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 258-9533
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 253-4434
- Medicaid ID
- 891194N NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100315000866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Edwards, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376679571
- Kristin Gowin, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1033172895
- Laurie Lemauviel, DOInternal Medicine Physician1629157060
- Julie Levengood, MDRheumatology Physician1457335887
- Christopher Meyer, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1598984155
- Nicole Montalvo, PAPhysician Assistant1033965181
Verify Ellison Leon Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9900353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,284 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate571 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate564 claims
- Prednisone274 claims
- Alendronate Sodium141 claims
- Sulfasalazine135 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick101 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $213.93
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Asheville Arthritis And Osteoporosis Center PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
Other rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
- Sunil Abraham, M.D.Asheville, NC1801080890
- Bilal Agha, MDCary, NC1154409266
- Natalie Allcott, DOChapel Hill, NC1194349985
- Kavitta Allem, M.D.Raleigh, NC1588891022
- Nancy Allen, MDDurham, NC1700834934
- Astia AllenzaraChapel Hill, NC1245728815
- Jeffrey Alloway, MDGreenville, NC1104829332
- Daniel Anderson, MD, PHDDurham, NC1710340955
- Dennis Ang, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1104880608
- Ana Arango, M.D.Asheville, NC1346378882
Common questions
What is Ellison Leon Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ellison Leon Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538123989, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellison Leon Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-9533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellison Leon Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900353, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ellison Leon Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellison Leon Smith, M.D. had 3,284 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ellison Leon Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. 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.