Richard Hunt Smith, MD
Neurology Physician · Lakewood, CO
Richard Hunt Smith, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1740397017, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 23344, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hunt Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 23344 CO
04-46370 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11750 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (720) 321-8040
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 01233444 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220714003930); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Hunt Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 23344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fentanyl21 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.67
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoFort Morgan, CO
- Commonspirit Kansas IncDodge City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Hunt Smith among 396 neurology physician records in Colorado
Richard Hunt Smith, MD is one of 396 neurology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 82% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2010 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 2084N0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 396 neurology physician records in Colorado.
All 396 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Laura Friedlander, MDLakewood, CO 802281578852042
- Matthew Loftspring, MDLakewood, CO 802281891134037
- Mark Murray, MD,PHDLakewood, CO 802281881856342
- Christopher Nichols, MDLakewood, CO 802281902919301
- Lynn Parry, MDLakewood, CO 802281942212964
- Wesley Reynolds, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281982869251
- Ali Saad, MDLakewood, CO 802281689818809
Common questions
What is Richard Hunt Smith, MD's NPI number?
Richard Hunt Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740397017, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hunt Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11750 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 321-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hunt Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 23344, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Hunt Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hunt Smith, MD had 65 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Hunt Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.