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Dr. Christopher M Smith , DO

Internal Medicine • Pottstown, PA

Active NPI 1598729055 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner
Practice location in NPPES

545 E High St
Pottstown, PA 194645677

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

545 E High St

Pottstown, PA 194645677

Telephone 6103271785
Fax 6103271414
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Ambrose B Peterman Iii Do Family Medicine Llc Facility NPI 1235171604

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $170,179 in 2023

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.

Paid by Medicare

About $129,309 in 2023

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.

30-day fills

2,342 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$40,129 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $37.88 across 2 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $37.88 across 2 records.

Reporting-company totals

  • Pfizer Inc.: $20.47 across 1 record.
  • Amgen Inc.: $17.41 across 1 record.

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.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

NPI first issued

2006

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?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Smith has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Smith as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Pottstown and Pennsylvania

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Pottstown, PA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 196. Middle half: 76 to 1,471.

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Pennsylvania (2024, 4,127 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 563. Middle half: 93 to 4,863.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Pottstown, PA (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,071. Middle half: $748 to $106,685.

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Pennsylvania (2024, 4,127 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $49,071. Middle half: $2,009 to $414,887.

Medicare Part B

Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Smith are from 2023.

24 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Pottstown, PA (7,304 in Pennsylvania).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Pottstown

12.5% of these 24 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

70.8% of these 24 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), 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

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $37.88.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NURTEC ODT General $20.47
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $17.41

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2023.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2023
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
598 358 $208.00 $132.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
226 182 $147.00 $93.86
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
206 206 $31.00 $19.28
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month
170 42 $86.00 $64.72
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
166 166 $212.00 $133.81
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine
72 72 $30.00 $29.40
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free
63 63 $90.00 $71.82
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity
30 27 $447.00 $287.69
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use
24 24 $375.00 $280.87
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
23 23 $35.00 $32.05
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity
20 19 $330.00 $212.36
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
19 19 $268.00 $170.98
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
13 13 $270.00 $173.17

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 117 9,734 $1,052.03 68
Lisinopril Lisinopril 64 4,864 $362.00 33
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 55 4,470 $393.26 29
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 46 3,704 $481.96 30
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 42 3,660 $651.92 25
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 42 3,780 $330.05 23
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 39 3,390 $785.76 24
Simvastatin Simvastatin 38 3,420 $381.64 23
Amoxicillin Amoxicillin 33 312 $143.15 24
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 32 2,580 $237.14 16
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 32 2,700 $634.35 19
Glimepiride Glimepiride 31 2,250 $94.41 12
Ibuprofen Ibuprofen 28 312 $108.85 22
Omeprazole Omeprazole 27 2,095 $266.67 17
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Chlorhexidine Gluconate 27 879 $155.58 23
Pravastatin Sodium Pravastatin Sodium 22 1,860 $274.13 13
Sertraline Hcl Sertraline Hcl 20 1,740 $165.85 13
Zolpidem Tartrate Zolpidem Tartrate 20 600 $40.64 —
Metoprolol Tartrate Metoprolol Tartrate 18 1,544 $76.48 13
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 18 1,440 $105.10 11
Furosemide Furosemide 17 1,316 $60.32 12
Montelukast Sodium Montelukast Sodium 16 1,260 $121.46 —
Gabapentin Gabapentin 15 990 $200.71 —
Trazodone Hcl Trazodone Hcl 15 1,230 $130.07 —
Jardiance Empagliflozin 15 990 $19,232.35 —

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-05-21
Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

License # reported to NPPES PA OS010913L

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20051122000024

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

PA

PECOS Control ID

8022037845

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

2 listed
Shannon Hoffman , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1689910713

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Ambrose Peterman , DO

Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine

NPI 1619938529

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

9 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location May 21, 2020

Registered at 545 E HIGH ST, POTTSTOWN, PA 194645677 (Tel: 6103271785)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 21, 2020

Registered at 1601 MEDICAL DR, POTTSTOWN, PA 194643241 (Tel: 6103274200)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 21, 2020

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER SMITH, DO

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NPI Profile Active February 20, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) February 20, 2015

Registered at 950B N WYOMISSING BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, WYOMISSING, PA 196101783 (Tel: 6108981820)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) February 20, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 13579, READING, PA 196123579 (Tel: 4846280796)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) February 20, 2015

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER SMITH, D.O.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 20, 2015

Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: PA OS010913L)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 13, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1598729055
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: April 13, 2006
Last Update: May 21, 2020
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1601 Medical Dr

Pottstown, PA 194643241

Phone: 6103274200

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.