Paul Joseph Smith, MD
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Paul Joseph Smith, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1639515364, issued on May 21, 2013. Check the license (California A133912, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Joseph Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A133912 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12625 High Bluff Dr Ste 202, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (619) 261-9040
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2024
- Fax
- (929) 361-2736
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Joseph Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A133912Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
378 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate37 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate36 claims
- Trazodone Hcl34 claims
- Bupropion Xl28 claims
- Lorazepam24 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl22 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.
Paul Joseph Smith among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Paul Joseph Smith, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Al Alam, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301174700678
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- Suchandra Brahma, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301114148582
- Susan Erman, MDSan Diego, CA 921301285720441
- Danielle Haber, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301710091475
- Steven James, MDSan Diego, CA 921301033306071
- Lu Le, D.O.San Diego, CA 921301194801175
- Tara Mauro, D.O.San Diego, CA 921301962508903
Common questions
What is Paul Joseph Smith, MD's NPI number?
Paul Joseph Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639515364, issued on May 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Joseph Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12625 High Bluff Dr Ste 202, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (619) 261-9040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Joseph Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A133912, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Joseph Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Joseph Smith, MD had 378 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.