Dr. Benjamin Daniel Smith , DMD
Dentist • Boston, MA
188 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 021155819
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
188 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 021155819
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Dentist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,227.42 across 21 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $734.81 across 17 records.
- Education: $350.00 across 1 record.
- Gift: $142.61 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Align Technology, Inc.: $627.47 across 9 records.
- American Orthodontics Corporation: $397.99 across 5 records.
- Envista Holdings Corporation: $95.18 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2019
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Boston and Massachusetts
745 active clinicians are listed under Dentist with a practice address in Boston, MA (2,936 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Boston
0.4% of these 745 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
0.9% of these 745 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $160.26 in 2021 to $1,227.42 in 2025.
- 2021: $160.26
- 2022: $148.92
- 2023: $679.78
- 2024: $1,089.60
- 2025: $1,227.42
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 21 records totaling $1,227.42.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Education
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $350.00 |
| American Orthodontics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EMPOWER-METAL | General | $216.08 |
| American Orthodontics Corporation |
Gift
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EMPOWER-METAL | General | $81.41 |
| American Orthodontics Corporation |
Gift
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EMPOWER-METAL | General | $52.50 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
SPARK | General | $50.66 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $50.49 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $46.02 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $42.11 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $38.92 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $38.63 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
3M | General | $38.40 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $34.96 |
| American Orthodontics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EMPOWER-METAL | General | $29.50 |
| LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTIC SYSTEM | General | $28.69 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
SPARK | General | $23.53 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Clarity Aligners | General | $22.02 |
| Envista Holdings Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
SPARK | General | $20.99 |
| American Orthodontics Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EMPOWER-METAL | General | $18.50 |
| ZIMVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
3DIEMME RealGUIDE | General | $17.67 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $17.64 |
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Gift
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $8.70 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Dentist - Endodontics
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Dentist - Endodontics
DMDMMSC
Dentist
Doctor of Dental Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), MMSC
Dentist
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 10, 2019.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from July 2019 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Dentists in Boston
- Dr. Arjun Saggu, DMD
- Dr. Choon Hye Kang, DDS
- Dr. William Akin, DDS
- Dr. Lindy Su, DMD
- Dr. Mohammad Almutairi, DDS
- Dr. Adrian Garcia, DMD
Mailing Address
81 Green St Apt 46
Brookline, MA 024463318
Phone: 4138961182