Kari E. Smith, M.D.
Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX
Kari E. Smith, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1588196141, issued on Apr 1, 2017. Check the license (Texas U0441, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari E. Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- U0441 TX
44406 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 358-8900
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2023
- Fax
- (210) 567-5797
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230222000846); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari E. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U0441Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl12 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: $840.67
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kari E. Smith among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Kari E. Smith, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kari E. Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kari E. Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588196141, issued on Apr 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari E. Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari E. Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U0441, 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.
How much does Kari E. Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari E. Smith, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.