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Dr. Chelsey Jessica Forbess Smith, MD

Individual provider Rheumatology Physician · NPI 1013264506

Dr. Chelsey Jessica Forbess Smith, MD practises Rheumatology in San Diego, California. Graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Regents of the University of California, a 2,061-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
14
Trained at
New York University School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2012
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103-9000
Phone: (800) 926-8273
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Specialties & licences

Rheumatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RR0500X · Licence A126660 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1013264506
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedAugust 14, 2012
Last updated in NPPESJuly 22, 2019

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyRHEUMATOLOGY
Medical schoolNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Regents Of The University Of California — 2061 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients139
Services billed 1,220 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Consulting Fee $2,417 1 payment
Food and Beverage $478 5 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Regents of the University of California

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2061 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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