Rachel Cara Smith, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Nashville, TN
Rachel Cara Smith, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1881065845, issued on Oct 15, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 5942, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Cara Smith
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 5942 TN
0010-09900 NC
019273 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Patterson St Ste 300, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 342-6300
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240617001561); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2400 Patterson St Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Austin Andrus, DPTPhysical Therapist1417492307
- Andrew Bae, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1083109698
- Lauren Caruso, ATCAthletic Trainer1699245373
- Christopher Jones, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1497074017
- Brandon Miller, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1033973383
- Haley Overton, ATCAthletic Trainer1619575420
Verify Rachel Cara Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 5942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam107 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium29 claims
- Celecoxib18 claims
- Methylprednisolone18 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: $1,182.09
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Premier Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine PLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel Cara Smith among 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee
Rachel Cara Smith, PA is one of 297 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2015, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee
There are 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 297 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kevin Barry, PA-CNashville, TN 372031154425627
- Amy Becton, PA-CNashville, TN 372031649619354
- Stephanie Boulter, PA-CNashville, TN 372031528443819
- Blake Carden, PA-CNashville, TN 372031073983870
- Amanda Dreve, P.A.Nashville, TN 372031326440199
- Amy Freeman, PA-CNashville, TN 372031750616033
- Sioeli Fuimaono, PANashville, TN 372031912975988
- Stephanie Murphy, PA-CNashville, TN 372031942484290
Common questions
What is Rachel Cara Smith, PA's NPI number?
Rachel Cara Smith, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881065845, issued on Oct 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Cara Smith, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St Ste 300, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Cara Smith, PA's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 5942, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rachel Cara Smith, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Cara Smith, PA had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.