Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Little Rock, AR
Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1770622441, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-7428, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Nicholas Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- E-7428 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5320 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 975-5633
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (501) 227-0710
- Medicaid ID
- 192482001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120612000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5320 W Markham St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel Nicholas Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-7428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
617 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 359 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen220 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen99 claims
- Mupirocin90 claims
- Naloxone Hcl40 claims
- Tramadol Hcl34 claims
- Methylprednisolone30 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $71.18
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
- Martin Knee And Sports Medicine Center, PALittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Nicholas Smith among 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas
Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D. is one of 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2007, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 141 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 205 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arkansas.
All 205 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Blankenship, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051285626960
- Bernard Crowell, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051407898083
- David Gilliam, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051659363570
- Herbert Hahn, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051790777647
- Kenneth Martin, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051699730689
- Simon Mears, M.D., P.H.DLittle Rock, AR 722051851340442
- Richard Nix, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051295727154
- Raymond Peeples, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051457343311
Common questions
What is Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770622441, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5320 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 975-5633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-7428, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D. had 617 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.