Derek Smith MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1194284422 is registered to Derek Smith MD, a Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician practising at 725 Welch Rd in Palo Alto, California. Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Derek Smith MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2019.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20240903000360AnesthesiologyCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Derek Smith MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Derek Smith MD directly at (650) 497-8000.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1194284422 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (650) 497-8000.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Derek Smith MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.