Dr. Lauren Nichole Smith, MD

Dr. Smith practices at Medstar Medical Group II in Arlington, Virginia.

Dr. Smith's NPI, 1760878235, was assigned on April 12, 2015. Dr. Smith graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Smith holds District of Columbia license MD046372.

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Medstar Medical Group II, at 2000 15th N St, Arlington, VA 22201 in Arlington County. The practice phone is (443) 444-5606.

Dr. Smith's primary practice is Medstar Medical Group II in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Smith is also affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The medical group on file is MedStar Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Smith to 2 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Smith practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Smith's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Smith is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Smith's licenses on file in 4 states: District of Columbia, Texas, Virginia and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists gout, itchy rashes, joint pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, osteoporosis, rash and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Smith treats.

CMS data shows 235 Medicare services from Dr. Smith across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 67 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,044 for them.

CMS counts 67 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Smith in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 73% have high blood pressure. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Smith's median patient age at 51, with 81% women.

In 2024, Dr. Smith wrote 130 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 69 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,187 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 48 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Smith for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Smith accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Smith as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Smith, published from 2017 to 2024. Dr. Smith's most frequent co-authors are Oanh Kieu Nguyen, MD, Douglas James Darden, MD and Sandeep Ram Das, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Smith from 9 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 55% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $1,200.

Dr. Smith graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2015.

Dr. Smith is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.