Robert Porter Smith, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Poplar Bluff, MO
Robert Porter Smith, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and NPI 1134190416, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R8961, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Porter Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- R8961 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2210 Barron RD, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
- Phone
- (573) 686-4800
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (573) 686-8448
- Medicaid ID
- 202609509 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100312000797); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Porter Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R8961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,496 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost459 claims
- Timolol Maleate141 claims
- Lumigan130 claims
- Rocklatan107 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl84 claims
- Xiidra69 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $125.08
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Robert Porter Smith among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Robert Porter Smith, M.D. is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
All 342 in Missouri → Every provider in Poplar Bluff → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Panagiotis Paulus, M.D.Poplar Bluff, MO 639011578533030
- Bradley Stuckenschneider, M.D.Poplar Bluff, MO 639011679607030
- Kenneth Barkett, M.D.Sikeston, MO 638011952389462
- Amy Ciccio, M.D.Belton, MO 640121447204441
- Amy Gemperli, M.D.Belton, MO 640121336181718
- Dale Laird, M.D.Loch Lloyd, MO 640121790073450
- Ralph Harold, M.D.Blue Springs, MO 640151720127996
- Louis Monaco, D.O.Kansas City, MO 640181245207398
Common questions
What is Robert Porter Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Porter Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134190416, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Porter Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2210 Barron RD, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901. Phone: (573) 686-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Porter Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R8961, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Porter Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Porter Smith, M.D. had 1,496 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Porter Smith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.