Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Robert Smith, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Mills River, NC

Robert 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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1679566442
Name
Robert 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Elizabeth Capps, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598511792
  2. Laura Long, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1174278147
  3. Jaime Roy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710319363

Verify Robert Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 98-00701
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Robert Smith12,226
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium549 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium498 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate345 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl338 claims
  6. 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

  1. Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
  2. Fletcher Hospital IncMills River, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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.

Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
  2. Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
  3. Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
  4. Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
  5. Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
  6. Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
  7. Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
  8. David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
  9. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
  10. Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307

Common questions

What is Robert Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert 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 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 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 Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.