Peter John Smit, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Peter John Smit, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1619294345, issued on Apr 20, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-00606, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter John Smit
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 2016-00606 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Department OF Cardiothoracic Surgery, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-5222
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190813002356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 157 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Peter John Smit in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-00606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,340.70
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ihc Health Services IncMurray, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter John Smit among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Peter John Smit, M.D. is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% 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 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yaron Barac, M.D, PH.DWinston Salem, NC 271571356894810
- Bartlomiej Imielski, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571235557190
- Edward Kincaid, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571285617985
- Daniel Kindell, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571841788940
- Neal Kon, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571992788699
- Adrian Lata, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571255514188
- Leonard Wudel, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571467495259
- Bret Borchelt, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041871579870
Common questions
What is Peter John Smit, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peter John Smit, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619294345, issued on Apr 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter John Smit, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Department OF Cardiothoracic Surgery, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-5222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter John Smit, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-00606, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter John Smit, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter John Smit, M.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.