NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Macon, GA

Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1285120766, issued on Jul 8, 2018. Check the license (Georgia 85148, 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
1285120766
Name
Hugh Franklin Smisson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
85148 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3448 Vineville Ave, Macon, GA 31204
Phone
(478) 405-0045
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 28, 2025
Fax
(478) 405-0054
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231204001047); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3448 Vineville Ave

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

  1. Katie Aldridge, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285163865
  2. Melissa Belflowers, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538923602
  3. Briana Birdsong, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235715624
  4. Melissa Butts, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467078998
  5. Erin Caves, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1427364611
  6. Cherrice Clay-Austin, NPNurse Practitioner1821340597

Verify Hugh Franklin Smisson 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

236 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Hugh Smisson236
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide13 claims
  4. Gabapentin12 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: $39.82

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company. 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.

  1. Hugh Smisson$39.82
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Vineville Internal Medicine LLCMacon, GA

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

Hugh Franklin Smisson among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

189 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Macon

They are 189 of the 3,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Macon, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Briana Birdsong, MDMacon, GA 312041235715624
  2. Jennifer Lee, M.D.Macon, GA 312041659556488
  3. Jesus Martinez, MDMacon, GA 312041891435004
  4. Jarrett Mitchell, FNP-CMacon, GA 312041396527982
  5. Charles Ridley, M.D.Macon, GA 312041992718175
  6. Mary Bell Vaughn, M.D.Macon, GA 312041497710750
  7. Brandi Holsey, M.D.Macon, GA 312061962658104
  8. James Vlahos, MDMacon, GA 312061487159034

Common questions

What is Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD's NPI number?

Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285120766, issued on Jul 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3448 Vineville Ave, Macon, GA, 31204. Phone: (478) 405-0045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 85148, 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 Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hugh Franklin Smisson, MD had 236 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.