Kenneth L. Smith, MD
Surgery Physician · Columbus, GA
Kenneth L. Smith, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1457323909, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 048722, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth L. Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 048722 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1831 5TH Ave, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 320-8660
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 320-8664
- Medicaid IDs
- 009931860 AL
000879029A GA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth L. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 048722Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Kenneth L. Smith among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Kenneth L. Smith, MD is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 52% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Adams, MDColumbus, GA 319041457472094
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- Michael Borkat, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041841365525
- Jeremy Bryner, DOColumbus, GA 319041437647757
- Kenneth Copperwheat, DOColumbus, GA 319041316393879
- Robert Edwards, DOColumbus, GA 319041750382545
- James Majors, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041699875963
- Clint Merritt, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041275910192
Common questions
What is Kenneth L. Smith, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth L. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457323909, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth L. Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1831 5TH Ave, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 320-8660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth L. Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 048722, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth L. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth L. Smith, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth L. Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.