Margaret Elaine Smith, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Encinitas, CA
Margaret Elaine Smith, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1376020362, issued on Jul 23, 2018. Check the license (California A189716, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Elaine Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A189716 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 354 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 230-2251
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 230-2253
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250313002693); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2022
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret Elaine Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A189716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Enlightened Healthcare Alliance Medical CorporationEncinitas, CA
- North County Inpatient Medical Alliance, A Medical Group, IncEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret Elaine Smith among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Margaret Elaine 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 11,065 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Encinitas
They are 63 of the 1,874 NPPES records with a practice address in Encinitas, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Margaret Elaine Smith, MD's NPI number?
Margaret Elaine Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376020362, issued on Jul 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Elaine Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 354 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 230-2251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Elaine Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A189716, 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 Margaret Elaine Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Elaine Smith, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.