Lauren Emery Smith, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Lauren Emery Smith, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1437531662, issued on Jun 24, 2015. Check the license (California A162147, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Emery Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A162147 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Welsh RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 497-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Emery Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A162147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $45.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Lauren Emery Smith among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Lauren Emery Smith, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 63% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
111 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 111 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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- Natasha Funck, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041245251123
- David Gaba, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041639274798
- Thomas Harrison, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041902994965
- Steven Howard, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041518986587
- Komal Kamra, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041124045927
Common questions
What is Lauren Emery Smith, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Emery Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437531662, issued on Jun 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Emery Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welsh RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Emery Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A162147, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. 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.
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.