Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M.
Podiatrist · Columbus, GA
Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M. is a podiatrist with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1033348172, issued on Jul 10, 2009. Check the license (Georgia POD001200, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Finnell Smith
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License numbers
- POD001200 GA
135000679 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 10TH Ave, Columbus, GA 31901
- Phone
- (312) 613-4018
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120730000290); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest podiatrist records → All 235 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1900 10TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Georgina Asante, D.P.M.Podiatrist1457481558
- Saeed Baloch, MDInfectious Disease Physician1174714695
- Clark Bernie, DPMPodiatrist1063428563
- Hafsa Bhatti, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1184044679
- Charles Chipman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487655494
- Teri Clark, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316732175
Verify Lauren Finnell Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license POD001200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
523 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin104 claims
- Ciclopirox50 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate43 claims
- Meloxicam37 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $611.69
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Columbus Foot Care Associates, PCColumbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Finnell Smith among 235 podiatrist records in Georgia
Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M. is one of 235 podiatrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Georgia
There are 235 podiatrist records in Georgia.
All 235 in Georgia → Every provider in Columbus → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Georgina Asante, D.P.M.Columbus, GA 319011457481558
- Clark Bernie, DPMColumbus, GA 319011063428563
- Sarah Fletcher, D.P.MColumbus, GA 319011730316902
- Thomas Jacobs, DPMColumbus, GA 319011730114067
- Edward Lopez, D.P.MColumbus, GA 319011194816140
- Troy Espiritu, D.P.MColumbus, GA 319041780775791
- Michael Schreck, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.Columbus, GA 319041760475420
- Alap Shah, D.P.M.Columbus, GA 319041083607741
Common questions
What is Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033348172, issued on Jul 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 10TH Ave, Columbus, GA, 31901. Phone: (312) 613-4018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number POD001200, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M. had 523 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Finnell Smith, D.P.M.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.