NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathan Smith

Psychiatry Physician · Birmingham, AL

Nathan Smith is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1821009044, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 15507, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821009044
Name
Nathan Smith
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
15507 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(800) 822-8816
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100817001266); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1717 6TH Ave S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Catherine AdamsFamily Nurse Practitioner1184173502
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  3. Monica AgarwalEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1659565513
  4. Shruti AgnihotriNeurology Physician1699973669
  5. Patricia AikenHospitalist Physician1124318340
  6. Alian Al-BalasNephrology Physician1184936304

Verify Nathan Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

213 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nathan Smith213
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl25 claims
  2. Venlafaxine Hcl Er24 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl17 claims
  4. Lamotrigine17 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl17 claims
  6. Bupropion Hcl Sr14 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: $27.37

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nathan Smith$27.37
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nathan Smith among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama

Nathan Smith is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Ann Blackmon, MDBirmingham, AL 352331891741567
  2. Connie Buchanan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331407896012
  3. Daniel Dahl, MDBirmingham, AL 352331578506788
  4. Kay Dantzler, MDBirmingham, AL 352331699718387
  5. Rachel Fargason, MDBirmingham, AL 352331477597151
  6. Jacqueline Feldman, MDBirmingham, AL 352331770527392
  7. Carl HouckBirmingham, AL 352331831126994
  8. Norman HugginsBirmingham, AL 352331285666099

Common questions

What is Nathan Smith's NPI number?

Nathan Smith's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821009044, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathan Smith located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathan Smith's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 15507, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nathan Smith prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nathan Smith had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.