Nelson Smith
Hospitalist Physician · Charleston, WV
Nelson Smith is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1780901900, issued on Apr 27, 2010. Check the license (West Virginia 2564, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson Smith
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2564 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3110 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 388-5590
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 388-8238
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130711000610); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 2564Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone20 claims
- Cefdinir15 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Eliquis11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson Smith among 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia
Nelson Smith is one of 118 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 93% 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 34% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 102 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Nelson Smith's NPI number?
Nelson Smith's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780901900, issued on Apr 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson Smith located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3110 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson Smith's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 2564, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nelson Smith prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson Smith had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nelson Smith's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. 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.