Ryan Craig Smith, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Ryan Craig Smith, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1659739399, issued on Feb 9, 2016. Check the license (Texas R6104, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Craig Smith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- R6104 TX
0101242506 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1315 Santa FE St Ste 201, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 887-9600
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180424002022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1315 Santa FE St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ryan Craig Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R6104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,604 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Hcl259 claims
- Trazodone Hcl206 claims
- Sertraline Hcl158 claims
- Bupropion Xl125 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate103 claims
- Risperidone103 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $760.95
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 3 group practices
- Nueces County Mental Health And Mental Retardation Community CtrCorpus Christi, TX
- South Texas Mental Health Associates PACorpus Christi, TX
- Turnwell Mental Health OF South Texas, PLLCEdinburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Craig Smith among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Ryan Craig Smith, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniela Badea-Mic, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041467431783
- Nestor Praderio, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041144265562
- Lisa Vela, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041174727762
- Matthew Le, DOCorpus Christi, TX 784051174226187
- Thelma Lopez-Lira, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111437125036
- Melanie Ottenbacher, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111710204276
- Krishnaiah Rayasam, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111831188903
- Briana Sacco, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111992933493
Common questions
What is Ryan Craig Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ryan Craig Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659739399, issued on Feb 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Craig Smith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 Santa FE St Ste 201, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 887-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Craig Smith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R6104, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan Craig Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Craig Smith, M.D. had 2,604 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.