Howard G. Smith, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Orlando, FL
Howard G. Smith, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Orlando, Florida, and NPI 1831179027, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME81905, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard G. Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License number
- ME81905 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 77 W Underwood St, Orlando, FL 32806
- Phone
- (407) 649-6884
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (407) 245-7059
- Medicaid ID
- 260993200 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100414000035); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical critical care physician records → All 162 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 77 W Underwood St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Anderson, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1205346152
- Rachel Belford, APRN, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1871147157
- Michael Cheatham, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1326027749
- Rhonda Clancy, ARNPNurse Practitioner1568532984
- Megan Gray, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1124294897
- William Havron, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1053522052
Verify Howard G. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME81905Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clindamycin Phosphate16 claims
- Methocarbamol14 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: $789.44
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 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
- Orlando Health Medical Group IncOrlando, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard G. Smith among 162 surgical critical care physician records in Florida
Howard G. Smith, MD is one of 162 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Florida. 90% 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, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2009 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Florida
There are 162 surgical critical care physician records in Florida.
All 162 in Florida → Every provider in Orlando → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Cheatham, MDOrlando, FL 328061326027749
- William Havron, M.D.Orlando, FL 328061053522052
- Stephen Hersperger, MDOrlando, FL 328061699900217
- Joseph Ibrahim, MDOrlando, FL 328061902093545
- Ryan Lawless, MDOrlando, FL 328061285891762
- Matthew Lube, MDOrlando, FL 328061104806256
- John Promes, MDOrlando, FL 328061669452850
- Bhupaul Ramsuchit, MDOrlando, FL 328061780248021
Common questions
What is Howard G. Smith, MD's NPI number?
Howard G. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831179027, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard G. Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77 W Underwood St, Orlando, FL, 32806. Phone: (407) 649-6884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard G. Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME81905, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard G. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard G. Smith, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. 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.