NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nishith V. Smart, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

Nishith V. Smart, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1699969345, issued on Sep 5, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD441110, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699969345
Name
Nishith V. Smart
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
MD441110 PA
ME99711 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
575 N River St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18764
Phone
(570) 552-4450
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
280100100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130311000064); accepts Medicare assignment
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 575 N River St

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

  1. Navid Ahmad, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1265697718
  2. Guenadi Amoachi, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1407839814
  3. Anthony Ascione, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1063034304
  4. Molly Bieryla, R.PH.Pharmacist1487747598
  5. Lindsay Brown, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1427577816
  6. Robert Burry, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801817655

Verify Nishith V. Smart in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nishith Smart24
  2. Specialty average521

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): 90.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pennsylvania Hospitalist Group, LLCScranton, PA

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

Nishith V. Smart among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania

Nishith V. Smart, M.D. is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 36% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

78 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre

They are 78 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Khushbu Desai, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187641972942779
  2. Priyadarshan Gupta, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187641104947662
  3. Juliet Lwanga, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187641346587243
  4. Louis Oboyle, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187641700828894
  5. Ahmad Raja, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187641427673904
  6. Rupalben Sonani, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187641366707812
  7. Akshaykumar Vachhani, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187641558867689
  8. Anton AndrosovWilkes Barre, PA 187111194474643

Common questions

What is Nishith V. Smart, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nishith V. Smart, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699969345, issued on Sep 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nishith V. Smart, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 N River St, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18764. Phone: (570) 552-4450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nishith V. Smart, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD441110, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nishith V. Smart, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nishith V. Smart, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nishith V. Smart, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.