Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Detroit, MI
Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1518905637, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301055589, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Herbert Charles Smitherman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4301055589 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4201 St. Antoine, 9D, Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (313) 966-5187
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 966-8111
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060630000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Herbert Charles Smitherman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301055589Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,627 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate334 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide198 claims
- Omeprazole170 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
- Simvastatin120 claims
- Potassium Chloride101 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: $650.36
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Sciometrix LLCRoyal Oak, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Herbert Charles Smitherman among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 3,564 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
617 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Detroit
They are 617 of the 19,832 NPPES records with a practice address in Detroit, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD's NPI number?
Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518905637, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4201 St. Antoine, 9D, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (313) 966-5187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301055589, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Herbert Charles Smitherman, MD had 3,627 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.