Michael Lance Smitherman, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Nashville, TN
Michael Lance Smitherman, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1053303685, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 66740, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lance Smitherman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 66740 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4230 Harding Pike Ste 501, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (629) 255-2487
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2026
- Fax
- (629) 255-4291
- Medicaid ID
- Q079830 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221129000660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4230 Harding Pike Ste 501
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Lance Smitherman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 66740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,750 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl431 claims
- Methotrexate297 claims
- Prednisone248 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate184 claims
- Alendronate Sodium166 claims
- Leflunomide129 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: $5,664.32
139 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Heritage Medical Associates PCNashville, TN
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Lance Smitherman among 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee
Michael Lance Smitherman, MD is one of 139 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 96 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee.
All 139 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leslie Cuevas, MDNashville, TN 372051790779213
- Elizabeth Lyons, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051730474321
- Marvin Meadors, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051518952852
- Maryam Pourpaki, MDNashville, TN 372051316234974
- Poonam Somai, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051881803492
- Tracy Frech, MDNashville, TN 372041831215227
- Victor Byrd, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031952392797
- Robert Collins, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031851474092
Common questions
What is Michael Lance Smitherman, MD's NPI number?
Michael Lance Smitherman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053303685, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lance Smitherman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding Pike Ste 501, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (629) 255-2487. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lance Smitherman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 66740, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Lance Smitherman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lance Smitherman, MD had 2,750 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.