Richard W. Smith, MD.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fall River, MA
Richard W. Smith, MD. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fall River, Massachusetts, and NPI 1194824508, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 54272, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard W. Smith
- Credential
- MD.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 54272 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 277 Pleasant Street., Fall River, MA 02721
- Phone
- (508) 646-9525
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 679-7177
- Medicaid ID
- 3108686 MA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 277 Pleasant Street.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mena Mesiha, MD.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1396928669
Verify Richard W. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 54272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
308 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam56 claims
- Ibuprofen39 claims
- Tramadol Hcl33 claims
- Cephalexin29 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Celecoxib18 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: $87.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Richard W. Smith among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Richard W. Smith, MD. is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 692 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Fall River → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Glenn Dubler, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211760486047
- Mena Mesiha, MD.Fall River, MA 027211396928669
- Jack Rocco, MDFall River, MA 027211164527313
- David Bullis, M.D.Fall River, MA 027201013938927
- Jerald Katz, MDFall River, MA 027201568479046
- James Leffers, MDFall River, MA 027201881638914
- Catherine Rapp, M.D.Fall River, MA 027201285892950
- James Worthington, MDFall River, MA 027201992804306
Common questions
What is Richard W. Smith, MD.'s NPI number?
Richard W. Smith, MD.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194824508, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard W. Smith, MD. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 277 Pleasant Street., Fall River, MA, 02721. Phone: (508) 646-9525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard W. Smith, MD.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 54272, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard W. Smith, MD. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard W. Smith, MD. had 308 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.