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Clifford Lawrence Smith, MD

NPI 1801987169ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Newport News, VA

Surgery (MD) in Newport News, Virginia, trained at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (class of 1994). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $129,508 for 298 patients in 2024, with only 49 Part D claims. Ethicon Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,552 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1801987169
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 28, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 27, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X0101253226VA
Surgery208600000X9422HI

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients298
Services billed549 across 47 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$129,508

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)49 · 49 30-day fills
Patients29
Total drug cost$596.91
Generic share96% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Graduation year1994
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$9,552 · 14 payments from 7 companies
  • 2024$4,340 · 29 payments from 10 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$8,437 · 3 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$724.62 · 4 payments
  • Food and Beverage$390.86 · 7 payments

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

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