NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Harold K. Smith, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX

Harold K. Smith, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1891758652, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8376, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891758652
Name
Harold K. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
J8376 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1393 George Dieter Dr Ste A, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone
(915) 231-2381
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2026
Fax
(915) 231-2382
Medicaid IDs
128827607 TX
128827602 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100915000842); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1988
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 1393 George Dieter Dr Ste A

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

  1. Dante Aponte-DonaldsonBehavior Technician1578208336
  2. Taylor Cedillo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699537209
  3. Patrick CottonNeurological Surgery Physician1033563655
  4. Jaime Gasco-Tamarit, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1720274434
  5. Alberto HernandezBehavior Technician1447902440
  6. Kristopher Hooten, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1528296076

Verify Harold K. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

51 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Harold Smith51
  2. Specialty average172

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: $3,518.89

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aesculap, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Harold Smith$3,519
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. EL Paso County Hospital DistrictEl Paso, TX
  2. EL Paso Physical Therapy Specialists LLCEl Paso, TX
  3. EL Paso Therapy Services, Inc.El Paso, TX
  4. Umc EL Paso Healthcare IncEl Paso, TX

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

Harold K. Smith among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Harold K. Smith, MD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick CottonEl Paso, TX 799361033563655
  2. Jaime Gasco-Tamarit, MDEl Paso, TX 799361720274434
  3. Kristopher Hooten, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361528296076
  4. Shanker Sundrani, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361417959198
  5. Bratislav Velimirovic, MDEl Paso, TX 799361477533081
  6. James Leech, M.D.El Paso, TX 799201528144532
  7. Shaden Marzouk, MDEl Paso, TX 799201518047711
  8. Pedro Caram, M.DEl Paso, TX 799061740266014

Common questions

What is Harold K. Smith, MD's NPI number?

Harold K. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891758652, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harold K. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1393 George Dieter Dr Ste A, El Paso, TX, 79936. Phone: (915) 231-2381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harold K. Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J8376, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Harold K. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harold K. Smith, MD had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.