John Lee Smear, M.D.
Surgery Physician · North Charleston, SC
John Lee Smear, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1467522599, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina TL29345, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Lee Smear
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- TL29345 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9300 Medical Plaza Dr Ste B, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 764-1730
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2022
- Fax
- (843) 764-1731
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070105000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify John Lee Smear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license TL29345Check 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: $40.69
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanara MedTech Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tri-County Surgical Specialists LLCSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Lee Smear among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
John Lee Smear, M.D. is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% 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 South 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 South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Charleston → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kellie Amodeo, M.D.Charleston, SC 294061538515804
- Jeffrey LafondCharleston, SC 294061245243500
- Thomas Litton, M.D.Charleston, SC 294061588696405
- Allison McCrae, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061023270287
- Tochukwu Onyekwelu, MDCharleston, SC 294061376960849
- Amy Ricker, NPCharleston, SC 294061538668884
- Michael Sabback, MDCharleston, SC 294061124055298
- Emel Yalcin, MDCharleston, SC 294061457024176
Common questions
What is John Lee Smear, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Lee Smear, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467522599, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Lee Smear, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9300 Medical Plaza Dr Ste B, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 764-1730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Lee Smear, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number TL29345, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. 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.