NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Brian Smith, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Dallas, TX

Howard Brian Smith, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1245454941, issued on Apr 12, 2007. Check the license (Texas J2341, 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
1245454941
Name
Howard Brian Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
J2341 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6750 Hillcrest Plaza Drive, Dallas, TX 75230
Phone
(972) 661-0605
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 661-0694
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,964 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Howard Smith2,964
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl243 claims
  2. Alprazolam206 claims
  3. Clonazepam188 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl160 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl155 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate146 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: $334.95

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Smith$334.95
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Howard Brian Smith among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Howard Brian Smith, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

419 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 419 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Banks, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301386767770
  2. Benjamin Bennett, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301952424053
  3. Catherine Fontaine, MDDallas, TX 752301912918830
  4. Robert Freele, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301851317101
  5. Jeffrey Glass, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301144300674
  6. Manju Goyal, MDDallas, TX 752301326007311
  7. Salomon Grimberg, MDDallas, TX 752301912034489
  8. Joel Holiner, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301639174246

Common questions

What is Howard Brian Smith, MD's NPI number?

Howard Brian Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245454941, issued on Apr 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Brian Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6750 Hillcrest Plaza Drive, Dallas, TX, 75230. Phone: (972) 661-0605. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Brian Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J2341, 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 Howard Brian Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Brian Smith, MD had 2,964 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.