Nathan Smith, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Athens, GA
Nathan Smith, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1174884662, issued on May 31, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 77552, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 77552 GA
29319 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Olgethorpe Ave Bldg 500, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (678) 971-4167
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Fax
- (833) 989-2501
- Medicaid ID
- 003214027K GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802002864); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathan Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 77552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin14 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): 68.5 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: $19.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Integral Anesthesia LLCTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Smith among 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia
Nathan Smith, MD is one of 142 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 142 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Campbell, M.D.Athens, GA 306061932180759
- Mark Ellis, MDAthens, GA 306061730150194
- Benjamin McCurdy, M.D.Athens, GA 306061225254931
- William Megdal, M.D.Athens, GA 306061063472066
- Reginald Strother, M.D.Athens, GA 306061548241615
- Daniel Thomas, M.D.Athens, GA 306061871768671
- Jerry Spivey, M.D.Greensboro, GA 306421538369343
- Suzanne Turner, MDHiawassee, GA 305461356312847
Common questions
What is Nathan Smith, MD's NPI number?
Nathan Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174884662, issued on May 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Olgethorpe Ave Bldg 500, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (678) 971-4167. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 77552, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nathan Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Smith, MD had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathan Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.5 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.