Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Durango, CO
Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1720378631, issued on Apr 12, 2011. Check the license (Colorado DR.0057158, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Clifford Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- DR.0057158 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Mercado St Ste 202, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 764-9400
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (970) 764-9494
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160726000930); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Mercado St Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- George Baumchen, PASurgical Physician Assistant1205890431
- Lauren ClewleyPhysician Assistant1457859712
- Rebecca Goranson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1790025443
- Wiley McCreedy, PAPhysician Assistant1134601180
- Sylvia Rozek, M.D.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1104071588
- Daniel Stilwell, D.P.M.Podiatrist1316200488
Verify Matthew Clifford Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0057158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
- Meloxicam18 claims
- Amoxicillin16 claims
- Celecoxib13 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): 88.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,684.88
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoDurango, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado
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- Douglas Adams, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1760689707
- Robert Adams, M.D.Glenwood Spgs, CO1689638793
- Arnold Ahnfeldt, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1396981387
- Ryan Albrecht, MDMontrose, CO1942595319
- Kris Alden, M.D., PHD.Basalt, CO1992842132
- Richard Amendola, M.D.Vail, CO1588190979
- Brett Anderson, MDColorado Springs, CO1124002449
- Elizabeth Anish-BabuDenver, CO1699802611
- John Apostolakos, MD, MPHVail, CO1306378419
Common questions
What is Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720378631, issued on Apr 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Mercado St Ste 202, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0057158, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D. had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Clifford Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.