NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard A. Smith, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Meriden, CT

Richard A. Smith, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Meriden, Connecticut, and NPI 1689770950, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 18618, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689770950
Name
Richard A. Smith
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
18618 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
455 Lewis Ave, Meriden, CT 06451
Phone
(203) 639-7272
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(203) 639-7224
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Richard A. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
    Search for license 18618
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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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Richard A. Smith among 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut

Richard A. Smith, MD is one of 280 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 280 pulmonary disease physician records in Connecticut. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Giosa, MDMeriden, CT 064511659363042
  2. Ali Hemdan, MDMeriden, CT 064511366692691
  3. Humnah Khudayar, M.D.Meriden, CT 064511376927921
  4. Laurence Nair, MDMeriden, CT 064511811014699
  5. Victor Zavala Gonzalez, MDMeriden, CT 064511184118085
  6. Brett Volpe, MDMeriden, CT 064501235116948
  7. Todd Bishop, DOMiddletown, CT 064571497750152
  8. Naseema Merchant, M.D.Middletown, CT 064571679556286

Common questions

What is Richard A. Smith, MD's NPI number?

Richard A. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689770950, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard A. Smith, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 455 Lewis Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451. Phone: (203) 639-7272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard A. Smith, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 18618, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.