NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Christopher Smith, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · San Marcos, TX

John Christopher Smith, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Marcos, Texas, and NPI 1669457388, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas H4708, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669457388
Name
John Christopher Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
H4708 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Wonder World Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone
(512) 753-3627
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(254) 200-4090
Medicaid ID
123376905 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060712000142); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1987
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 1301 Wonder World Dr

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

  1. Jaime Acosta, CSFASurgical Assistant1922972694
  2. Raka Amin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437576493
  3. Jose Ayala, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114960663
  4. Chad Benninghoff, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912256256
  5. Shyra BerishSpeech-Language Pathologist1235656364
  6. Jessica Best, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1679833354

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $123.40

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Smith$123.40
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Emergenchealth PLLCSan Marcos, TX
  2. U S Anesthesia Partners OF Texas, PANew Braunfels, TX

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

John Christopher Smith among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

John Christopher Smith, MD is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Porter, MDSan Marcos, TX 786661831174937
  2. Brad Brock, MDRound Rock, TX 786651588634547
  3. Matthew Danley, D.O.Round Rock, TX 786651013395433
  4. Robert Lowry, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651801232129
  5. Anna MartinRound Rock, TX 786651356796791
  6. Patrick Nguyen, MDRound Rock, TX 786651144675562
  7. Joyce Onwere, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651306818851
  8. Jason Parker, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651053307785

Common questions

What is John Christopher Smith, MD's NPI number?

John Christopher Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669457388, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Christopher Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Wonder World Dr, San Marcos, TX, 78666. Phone: (512) 753-3627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Christopher Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H4708, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is John Christopher Smith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.