Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D.
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1144649062, issued on Apr 8, 2014. Check the license (Texas U1385, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Marincola Smith
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- U1385 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230905002285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Marincola Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U1385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Marincola Smith among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Andrassy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184665820
- Barbara Bass, M.D., F.A.C.SHouston, TX 770301881632636
- Richard Caplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301831170166
- Richard Geis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891756532
- Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
- Samer Mattar, MDHouston, TX 770301861466708
- Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
- Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265
Common questions
What is Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144649062, issued on Apr 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U1385, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Marincola Smith, M.D., PH.D. had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.