Nicholas Smith, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Nicholas Smith, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1588197909, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 58922 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 260-6100
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200617002143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Cefuroxime42 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate42 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Emergency Physicians, PscLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Smith among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
Nicholas Smith, M.D. is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588197909, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 260-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s license?
Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Smith, M.D. had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.