Howard Ruston Smith, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Tuscaloosa, AL
Howard Ruston Smith, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1679686166, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama AL3126, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Ruston Smith
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- AL3126 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 13TH St, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205) 752-1573
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 752-1514
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Ruston Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license AL3126Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $36.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Howard Ruston Smith among 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama
Howard Ruston Smith, DMD is one of 1,350 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Alabama. 68% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa
They are 46 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama.
All 1,350 in Alabama → Every provider in Tuscaloosa → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelli Albritton, DMDTuscaloosa, AL 354011992953657
- Aymee Anderson, DMDTuscaloosa, AL 354011184713521
- John Crump, DMDTuscaloosa, AL 354011497864581
- Mary Laurel Douthit, DMDTuscaloosa, AL 354011457042756
- Edie Gibson, DDSTuscaloosa, AL 354011295520666
- Bennie Goggans, DDSTuscaloosa, AL 354011417034497
- Kevin Hancock, DMDTuscaloosa, AL 354011174756720
- Jamie Johnson, DMDTuscaloosa, AL 354011962585497
Common questions
What is Howard Ruston Smith, DMD's NPI number?
Howard Ruston Smith, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679686166, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Ruston Smith, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 13TH St, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 752-1573. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Ruston Smith, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number AL3126, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.