NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Syracuse, NY

Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1831373224, issued on Dec 21, 2007. Check the license (New York 255901, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831373224
Name
Lawson Ryan Smart
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
255901 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5719 Widewaters Pkwy, Syracuse, NY 13214
Phone
(315) 251-3100
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(315) 449-9923
Medicaid ID
03229792 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101027000178); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 2004
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 5719 Widewaters Pkwy

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

  1. Zerah Ali, DPMPodiatrist1548498413
  2. Sarah Ames, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1982887642
  3. Marvin Balmir, P.A.Physician Assistant1790036697
  4. Aaron Bianco, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1871756783
  5. Melissa Butler, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1093763617
  6. Michael Clarke, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1871598805

Verify Lawson Ryan Smart in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
    Search for license 255901    Check the board
  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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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

519 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 139 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lawson Smart519
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam285 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen108 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl18 claims
  4. Naproxen13 claims
  5. Amoxicillin12 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium12 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PLLCSyracuse, NY

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

Lawson Ryan Smart among 238 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New York

Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D. is one of 238 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in New York

There are 238 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New York.

All 238 in New York → Every provider in Syracuse → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Todd Battaglia, MD MSDe Witt, NY 132141134108558
  2. David Distefano, MDSyracuse, NY 132141083173082
  3. Brad Raphael, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132141295992303
  4. Daniel Wnorowski, MDSyracuse, NY 132141801992581
  5. Daniel Carr, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101861485781
  6. Marc Pietropaoli, MDSkaneateles, NY 131521700895638
  7. Ali Etemad-Rezaie, MD, MS, FRCSCCooperstown, NY 133261679316277
  8. Ivan Gowan, MDHamilton, NY 133461235198490

Common questions

What is Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831373224, issued on Dec 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5719 Widewaters Pkwy, Syracuse, NY, 13214. Phone: (315) 251-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 255901, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D. had 519 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lawson Ryan Smart, M.D.'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.

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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.