William James Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lake Placid, NY
William James Smith, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Placid, New York, and NPI 1952309411, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (New York 183901, 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 Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 183901 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 203 Old Military RD, Lake Placid, NY 12946
- Phone
- (518) 523-1327
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2024
- Fax
- (518) 523-9964
- Medicaid ID
- 01971686 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040728000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 203 Old Military RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Bullock, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1366544017
- Eugene Byrne, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1912905068
- Edmund Falkowski, DPTPhysical Therapist1003480757
- Patricia Gallagher, CRNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1083703326
- Amy Garrison, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1902155880
- David Garrison, M.D.Specialist1588635999
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 183901Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin115 claims
- Cefdinir20 claims
- Celecoxib18 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl18 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Meloxicam15 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: $386.82
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Curiteva, 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Adirondack Medical CenterLake Placid, NY
- Carthage Area Hospital IncCarthage, NY
- Claxton-Hepburn Medical CenterOgdensburg, NY · Psychiatric
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
William James Smith among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
William James Smith, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Lake Placid
They are 5 of the 101 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Placid, and 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Bullock, MDLake Placid, NY 129461366544017
- Eugene Byrne, MDLake Placid, NY 129461912905068
- Bradford Stephens, MDLake Placid, NY 129461194723734
- Bartlomiej Szczech, M.D.Lake Placid, NY 129461417242348
- Albert Imobersteg, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011518161496
- Jane Liu, M.D.Plattsburgh, NY 129011114345873
- Mark Mudano, M.D.Plattsburgh, NY 129011487759650
- Reza Ojaghi Khalaflou, MD, MSCPlattsburgh, NY 129011386495158
Common questions
What is William James Smith, MD's NPI number?
William James Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952309411, issued on Jul 8, 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 203 Old Military RD, Lake Placid, NY, 12946. Phone: (518) 523-1327. 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 183901, 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 230 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.