Christopher J. Smythies, MD

NPI 1023127727ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Tacoma, WA

Neurological Surgery (MD) in Tacoma, Washington, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 1983). Medicare paid $34,352 for services to 157 patients in 2024.

Overview

NPI	1023127727
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Aug 29, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Feb 9, 2016

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Neurological Surgery Primary	207T00000X	MD0030597	WA

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (WA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	157
Services billed	191 across 27 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$34,352

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Alabama School of Medicine
Graduation year	1983
Medicare specialty	Neurosurgery

Medical group

Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA · 2,325 clinicians

Hospital affiliations

Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

None reported for 2025 or 2024.

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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