James Arthur Smith, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Saint James, NC
James Arthur Smith, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saint James, North Carolina, and NPI 1144628967, issued on Dec 10, 2014. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Arthur Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 3548 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3228 Seagrass CT, Saint James, NC 28461
- Phone
- (910) 253-9254
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2026
- Fax
- (910) 253-9256
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Arthur Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck 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: $14.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 Arthur Smith among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
James Arthur Smith, M.D. is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,170 in North Carolina → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Armstrong, MDSouthport, NC 284611871574053
- Robert Zukoski, M.D.Southport, NC 284611346223054
- Michael Cahn, M.D., PAShallotte, NC 284701215005459
- Hugh Daniel, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721821092636
- Jeffrey Fair, MDWhiteville, NC 284721780606004
- David Greco, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721881698868
- Andrew Hutchinson, DOWhiteville, NC 284721134206816
- Ronald Walters, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721922002997
Common questions
What is James Arthur Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Arthur Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144628967, issued on Dec 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Arthur Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3228 Seagrass CT, Saint James, NC, 28461. Phone: (910) 253-9254. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Arthur Smith, M.D.'s license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.