Samuel E. Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Denver, CO
Samuel E. Smith, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1285662528, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 33832, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel E. Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 33832 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204
- Phone
- (303) 602-6014
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 436-6572
- Medicaid ID
- 01338326 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100817001282); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 777 Bannock St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Miren Aboitiz, NP-CWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1568862282
- Edgar Acosta, MSWClinical Social Worker1467900381
- Shanie Adaime, RDHDental Hygienist1083318554
Verify Samuel E. Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 33832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
148 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl34 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl18 claims
- Diazepam13 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
- Methocarbamol12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $298.80
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel E. Smith among 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado
Samuel E. Smith, MD is one of 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 87% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 51 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Colorado.
All 70 in Colorado → Every provider in Denver → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Vanderheiden, MDDenver, CO 802041528114105
- George Frey, MDDenver, CO 802101487692745
- Timothy Birney, M.D.Denver, CO 802181578576567
- Timothy Kuklo, M.D.Denver, CO 802181487672440
- Jeffrey Sabin, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281356338644
- Paul Al-Attar, MDThornton, CO 802291871013714
- Griffin Ellis, DOThornton, CO 802291316512536
- Michael Janssen, DOThornton, CO 802291922083310
Common questions
What is Samuel E. Smith, MD's NPI number?
Samuel E. Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285662528, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel E. Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO, 80204. Phone: (303) 602-6014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel E. Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 33832, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel E. Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel E. Smith, MD had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel E. Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.