Robert J. Smolinski, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Buffalo, NY
Robert J. Smolinski, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1619949963, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (New York 173912-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert J. Smolinski
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 173912-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214
- Phone
- (716) 689-1901
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (716) 689-2238
- Medicaid ID
- 01244857 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050127000351); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 160 Farber Hall
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gregory Burkhard, PAPhysician Assistant1952371478
- Scott Dinse, PTPhysical Therapist1588637375
- Reanne DresslerAthletic Trainer1013587195
- Miriam Inhelder, P.A.Physician Assistant1790899326
- John Leddy, MDSports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1043286651
- Gurinder Rai, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508839721
Verify Robert J. Smolinski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 173912-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90 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: $133.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Jericho Road Ministries, Inc.Buffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert J. Smolinski among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
Robert J. Smolinski, MD is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jody Snyder, MDBuffalo, NY 142141144292400
- Robert Ablove, MDBuffalo, NY 142151114982865
- Mark Anders, MDBuffalo, NY 142151871559625
- Lawrence Bone, MDBuffalo, NY 142151871565044
- Susan Daoust, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142151104050426
- Thomas Duquin, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142151093960023
- Evgeny Dyskin, MD, PHDBuffalo, NY 142151093958704
- Joseph Kowalski, MDBuffalo, NY 142151043285786
Common questions
What is Robert J. Smolinski, MD's NPI number?
Robert J. Smolinski, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619949963, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert J. Smolinski, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214. Phone: (716) 689-1901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert J. Smolinski, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 173912-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Robert J. Smolinski, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.