NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda Smith, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA

Linda Smith, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1508869983, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (California G62080, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1508869983
Name
Linda Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G62080 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1212 S Main St, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone
(831) 422-7777
Enumerated
May 31, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1212 S Main St

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

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  2. Allen Bueno Del Bosque, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144648593
  3. Anthony Caporaso, PAPhysician Assistant1962457184
  4. Leonard Caputo, M.D.Surgery Physician1164568614
  5. Gregory CeusFamily Medicine Physician1053817759
  6. Umberto D'Ambrosio, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1942203740

Verify Linda Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

201 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Linda Smith201
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl16 claims
  4. Lisinopril13 claims
  5. Advair Hfa12 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Linda Smith among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Linda Smith, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Chen, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011598749616
  2. James Dacus, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011467450155
  3. Jaspreet Dhillon, M.DSalinas, CA 939011942207170
  4. Phillip King, MDSalinas, CA 939011710961552
  5. Sheilaja Mittal, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011558344416
  6. Dawn Mudge, M.DSalinas, CA 939011437156650
  7. Robert Olson, M.DSalinas, CA 939011588661367
  8. Robert Patton, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011689659195

Common questions

What is Linda Smith, MD's NPI number?

Linda Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508869983, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1212 S Main St, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 422-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G62080, 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.

How much does Linda Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Linda Smith, MD had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Linda Smith, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.