NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Herschel Wellington Smith, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Lawrenceville, GA

Herschel Wellington Smith, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and NPI 1952455990, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 31129, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite 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
1952455990
Name
Herschel Wellington Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
31129 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Medical Center Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Phone
(678) 442-3294
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(678) 442-3282
Medicaid ID
000379673K GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080617000661); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 1985
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 1000 Medical Center Blvd

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

  1. Valerie Amatriain, F.N.PFamily Nurse Practitioner1467669473
  2. Allison Anderson, P.A-CPhysician Assistant1639124233
  3. Frances Archer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275562803
  4. Eric Asihene, PAAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1447286083
  5. Joel Bailey, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1578691416
  6. Punam Bhanot, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1205891793

Verify Herschel Wellington Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Herschel Smith23
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Atlanta Professional Services LLCLawrenceville, GA

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

Herschel Wellington Smith among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia

Herschel Wellington Smith, MD is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Lawrenceville

They are 55 of the 4,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Lawrenceville, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Lee, MDLawrenceville, GA 300451366593154
  2. David Tong, M.D.Lawrenceville, GA 300451235195652
  3. Milton Alvarez, DOLawrenceville, GA 300461992783476
  4. Elizabeth Atkins, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461487645677
  5. Craigh Bryan, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461588769178
  6. David Lee, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461225009228
  7. Shashi Poddar, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461710907746
  8. Sudha Reddy, MDLawrenceville, GA 300461306871512

Common questions

What is Herschel Wellington Smith, MD's NPI number?

Herschel Wellington Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952455990, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Herschel Wellington Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Medical Center Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30045. Phone: (678) 442-3294. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Herschel Wellington Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 31129, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Herschel Wellington Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Herschel Wellington Smith, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.