Robert Lewis Smith, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Mills River, NC
Robert Lewis Smith, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mills River, North Carolina, and NPI 1679566442, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 98-00701, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Lewis Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 98-00701 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 127 Vance Hill Dr, Mills River, NC 28759
- Phone
- (828) 890-3883
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 890-3100
- Medicaid ID
- 891148K NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060209000422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 127 Vance Hill Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Capps, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598511792
- Laura Long, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1174278147
- Jaime Roy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710319363
Verify Robert Lewis Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 98-00701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,226 Medicare Part D claims for 834 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 426 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium549 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium498 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate345 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl338 claims
- Lisinopril322 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
- Fletcher Hospital IncMills River, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Lewis Smith among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Robert Lewis Smith, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mills River
They are 7 of the 58 NPPES records with a practice address in Mills River, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Mills River → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Adams-Doolittle, DOMills River, NC 287591205221330
- Carol Anne Copenhaver, MDMills River, NC 287591205882370
- Amy Johnson, M.D.Mills River, NC 287591407082118
- Cynthia Logan, MDMills River, NC 287591306817259
- Christina Martin, MDMills River, NC 287591790212991
- Denise Stretcher, MDMills River, NC 287591740223981
- Thomas Atkinson, M.D.Nebo, NC 287611760472195
- Robert Edwards, PA-CNebo, NC 287611649296419
Common questions
What is Robert Lewis Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Lewis Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679566442, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Lewis Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 127 Vance Hill Dr, Mills River, NC, 28759. Phone: (828) 890-3883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Lewis Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 98-00701, 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 Robert Lewis Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Lewis Smith, M.D. had 12,226 Medicare Part D claims for 834 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.