Lawrence R. Smith, DO
Hospitalist Physician · Knoxville, TN
Lawrence R. Smith, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1245323021, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 1624, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence R. Smith
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 1624 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 305-9081
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 305-8769
- Medicaid ID
- 3300743 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040921001354); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1924 Alcoa Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lawrence R. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 1624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
487 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis39 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
- Cefuroxime20 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence R. Smith among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Lawrence R. Smith, DO is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence R. Smith, DO's NPI number?
Lawrence R. Smith, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245323021, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence R. Smith, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9081. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence R. Smith, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 1624, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence R. Smith, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence R. Smith, DO had 487 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence R. Smith, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 of 100. 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.