William James Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Albany, NY
William James Smith, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1659362044, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (New York 167883, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William James Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 167883 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Everett RD, Albany, NY 12205
- Phone
- (518) 489-2663
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2025
- Fax
- (518) 689-3881
- Medicaid ID
- 01236777 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051018000515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 121 Everett RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William James Smith 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 167883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthopedicsny, LLPAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William James Smith among 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York
William James Smith, MD is one of 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 90% 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 · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X 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 Hand Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York.
All 199 in New York → Every provider in Albany → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Donovan, MDAlbany, NY 122051629344619
- Stefanos Haddad, MDAlbany, NY 122051407219793
- Michael Okoli, MDAlbany, NY 122051851780720
- Andrew Morse, M.D.Albany, NY 122061285895052
- Michael MulliganAlbany, NY 122061225286255
- David Quinn, M.D.Albany, NY 122061548277015
- Richard Uhl, M.D.Albany, NY 122061841389566
- Richard Whipple, M.D.Albany, NY 122061366452047
Common questions
What is William James Smith, MD's NPI number?
William James Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659362044, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William James Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Everett RD, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 489-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William James Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 167883, 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.
How much does William James Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William James Smith, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William James Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.