NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua B. Smithson, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN

Joshua B. Smithson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1275597262, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD40335, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1275597262
Name
Joshua B. Smithson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD40335 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2325 Crestmoor RD Ste 201, Nashville, TN 37215
Phone
(629) 255-2210
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(629) 255-4088
Medicaid ID
3338179 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060503000388); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2325 Crestmoor RD Ste 201

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

  1. Nicole Baggott, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407823321
  2. Sean Casey, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730236613
  3. Thomas Dinella, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891749420
  4. Luis Fernandez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962457069

Verify Joshua B. Smithson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD40335    Check the board
  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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21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,839 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Joshua Smithson3,839
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium302 claims
  2. Lisinopril217 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate186 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium156 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
  6. Simvastatin104 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $16.49

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Smithson$16.49
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Heritage Medical Associates PCNashville, TN

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

Joshua B. Smithson among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Joshua B. Smithson, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

613 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 613 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Baggott, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151407823321
  2. Glenn Booth, MD PHDNashville, TN 372151730176090
  3. Leslie Carnahan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151801092424
  4. Sean Casey, MDNashville, TN 372151730236613
  5. Thomas Dinella, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151891749420
  6. Lee Fentriss, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151447231600
  7. Luis Fernandez, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151962457069
  8. James Jones, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151790776490

Common questions

What is Joshua B. Smithson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua B. Smithson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275597262, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua B. Smithson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2325 Crestmoor RD Ste 201, Nashville, TN, 37215. Phone: (629) 255-2210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua B. Smithson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD40335, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joshua B. Smithson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua B. Smithson, M.D. had 3,839 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.