NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James H. Smitt, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ

James H. Smitt, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1578025193, issued on Apr 2, 2019. Check the license (Arizona R77297, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona 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
1578025193
Name
James H. Smitt
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
R77297 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone
(520) 626-7233
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2019
Record last updated
May 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220711001154); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2019
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 1625 N Campbell Ave

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

  1. Kristopher Abbate, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184112401
  2. Michelle Abbate, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1184111940
  3. Abdelrahman AbdallaDiagnostic Radiology Physician1457139339
  4. Jonathan Abdo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811783814
  5. Kalkidan Abebe, MDInternal Medicine Physician1508435504
  6. Sameer Aboufadel, DO, MPHEmergency Medicine Physician1639063431

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Smitt41
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America-Arizona LLPTucson, AZ

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

James H. Smitt among 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona

James H. Smitt, MD is one of 1,494 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2014 among the 828 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 55% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

422 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson

They are 422 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francisco AndradeTucson, AZ 857191306377247
  2. Jeremy Carter, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857191619387271
  3. Eric Chase, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191881857910
  4. James Dahle, MDTucson, AZ 857191811963242
  5. Bridget Dyer, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191942473467
  6. Leah Gilbert, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191699904185
  7. Patrick Hollinger, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191134569957
  8. Cameron Hypes, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191376862425

Common questions

What is James H. Smitt, MD's NPI number?

James H. Smitt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578025193, issued on Apr 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James H. Smitt, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719. Phone: (520) 626-7233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James H. Smitt, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number R77297, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James H. Smitt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James H. Smitt, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 32 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.