Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Tulare, CA
Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Tulare, California, and NPI 1992817936, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California G516370, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lonnie Ray Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- G516370 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1066 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA 93274
- Phone
- (559) 686-2599
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 686-5206
- Medicaid ID
- 00G516371 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100824000298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lonnie Ray Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G516370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
460 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate83 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide61 claims
- Montelukast Sodium36 claims
- Azelastine Hcl33 claims
- Ofloxacin29 claims
- Omeprazole20 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $282.91
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Optinose US, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 2 group practices
- Altura Centers For HealthTulare, CA
- Rocky Mountain Sleep Disorders Center IncGreat Falls, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lonnie Ray Smith among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D. is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
All 1,212 in California → Every provider in Tulare → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Price, MDVisalia, CA 932771275633851
- Thomas Akin, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911730451121
- Craig Calloway, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911154327153
- Dale Cox, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571073545497
- Mark Reader, D.O.Porterville, CA 932571649363334
- Lyle Stillwater, MDVisalia, CA 932911154339182
- Ali Aghamohammadi, MDBakersfield, CA 933011033183157
- Satya Arya, MDBakersfield, CA 933011932262144
Common questions
What is Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992817936, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1066 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA, 93274. Phone: (559) 686-2599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G516370, 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 Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lonnie Ray Smith, M.D. had 460 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.