James E. Smith, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · North Platte, NE
James E. Smith, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in North Platte, Nebraska, and NPI 1548273774, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 17973, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 17973 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 West Leota Street, North Platte, NE 69101
- Phone
- (308) 696-8000
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 47066229001 NE
10025588700 NE - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 601 West Leota Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James E. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 17973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Prednisone11 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.
James E. Smith among 271 emergency medicine physician records in Nebraska
James E. Smith, M.D. is one of 271 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 80% 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, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 44% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 271 emergency medicine physician records in Nebraska.
All 271 in Nebraska → Every provider in North Platte → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renee Engler, MDNorth Platte, NE 691011710998141
- Todd Jensen, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011316130115
- Phillip Stawski, MDNorth Platte, NE 691011023110996
- Paul Travis, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011245592070
- Deborah Weaver, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011003929258
- Robert Hicks, MDOgallala, NE 691531700945474
- Benjamin Fago, MDHastings, NE 689011659494268
- Kenneth Shum, DOHastings, NE 689011013456474
Common questions
What is James E. Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
James E. Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548273774, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 West Leota Street, North Platte, NE, 69101. Phone: (308) 696-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 17973, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James E. Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. Smith, M.D. had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.