NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kris A. Smith, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Kris A. Smith, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1821085473, issued on Sep 29, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 24215, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1821085473
Name
Kris A. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
24215 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2910 N 3RD Ave # 200, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone
(602) 406-7750
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2005
Record last updated
May 8, 2025
Fax
(602) 406-6398
Medicaid ID
347006 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100301000482); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 1989
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 2910 N 3RD Ave # 200

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

  1. Alex Bakowski, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1457963605
  2. Kaylee Bird, P.A.Physician Assistant1326930827
  3. Mark Coleman, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871311555
  4. Aristotelis Filippidis, M.D., PH.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1154676534
  5. Charuta Furey, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1215432042
  6. Eric Herring, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1033672365

Verify Kris A. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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Industry payments in 2024: $19,578.96

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Aesculap, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kris Smith$19,579
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Neurosurgical Associates LtdPhoenix, AZ

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

Kris A. Smith among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona

Kris A. Smith, MD is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Felipe Albuquerque, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131447245022
  2. Frank Barranco, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131134115884
  3. Curtis Dickman, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131003802539
  4. Timothy Harrington, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131306832837
  5. Gautam Khurana, MD PHDPhoenix, AZ 850131164417747
  6. Michael Lawton, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131073562294
  7. Andrew Little, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131205016250
  8. Stephen Papadopoulos, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131164418612

Common questions

What is Kris A. Smith, MD's NPI number?

Kris A. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821085473, issued on Sep 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kris A. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2910 N 3RD Ave # 200, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 406-7750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kris A. Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 24215, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. 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.

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