James Drayton Smith, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Hoover, AL
James Drayton Smith, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1265520134, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 5024, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Drayton Smith
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 5024 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4960 Valleydale Road, Hoover, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 991-7350
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 991-7949
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Drayton 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 5024Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin48 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $612.08
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. 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.
James Drayton Smith among 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama
James Drayton 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).
22 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Hoover
They are 22 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,350 general practice dentistry records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is James Drayton Smith, DMD's NPI number?
James Drayton Smith, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265520134, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Drayton Smith, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4960 Valleydale Road, Hoover, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 991-7350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Drayton Smith, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 5024, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Drayton Smith, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Drayton Smith, DMD had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.