Richard A. Smits, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Concord, NC
Richard A. Smits, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Concord, North Carolina, and NPI 1184915845, issued on Apr 28, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01421, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Smits
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2014-01421 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 270 Copperfield Blvd NE, Concord, NC 28025
- Phone
- (704) 786-6521
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140916002378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 270 Copperfield Blvd NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tara Bush, PAPhysician Assistant1427500354
Verify Richard A. Smits in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01421Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,017 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium123 claims
- Lisinopril89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Omeprazole68 claims
- Gabapentin55 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium55 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncConcord, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Smits among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Richard A. Smits, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
67 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Concord
They are 67 of the 3,418 NPPES records with a practice address in Concord, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Richard A. Smits, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Smits, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184915845, issued on Apr 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Smits, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 270 Copperfield Blvd NE, Concord, NC, 28025. Phone: (704) 786-6521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Smits, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01421, 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 Richard A. Smits, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Smits, MD had 2,017 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard A. Smits, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.