Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D
Family Medicine Physician · Florence, SC
Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1295046589, issued on Jul 1, 2010. Check the license (South Carolina LL32983, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Aaron Smith
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- LL32983 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 E Cheves St, Florence, SC 29506
- Phone
- (843) 777-2800
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 21, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 777-2810
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140701001967); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Aaron Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL32983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl21 claims
- Sps17 claims
- Donepezil Hcl16 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
- Chlorthalidone11 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): 74.5 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: $50.40
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- CH Specialty Services SC LLCNorth Charleston, SC
- Southeastern Hospitalist Services PCSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Aaron Smith among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
134 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 134 of the 2,634 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D's NPI number?
Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295046589, issued on Jul 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 E Cheves St, Florence, SC, 29506. Phone: (843) 777-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL32983, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Aaron Smith, M.D., PH.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.