KRISTIN L. BUSSEY-SMITH MD – NPI #1487844775
Internal Medicine
An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.
KRISTIN BUSSEY-SMITH is a physician located in SAN ANTONIO, TX. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1487844775 to KRISTIN BUSSEY-SMITH on August 01, 2007. It is a Type-1 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an individual. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 207RR0500X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Internal Medicine, specializing in Rheumatology Bear in mind that having a taxonomy code selected doesn't replace any credentialing or validation process that may be required by law.
The NPI profile was previously updated about 4 years ago on Sep 21, 2022. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for KRISTIN BUSSEY-SMITH below.
NPI Profile for
KRISTIN L. BUSSEY-SMITH
(about 19 years ago)
SUITE 101
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258-3365 Phone: (210) 495-4335 Fax: (210) 587-7415
1 Other location(s):
San Antonio, TX 78212-4803
Phone: (210) 233-7000
Fax: (210) 476-0246
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Identifiers for KRISTIN BUSSEY-SMITH
Identifiers are used to associate other provider identifiers such as Medicaid or other insurers (ie:, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser-Permanente, etc.), with their NPI number. These identifiers can be used in matching an NPI number to an insurer's records. However, not all providers have such numbers and not all providers choose to include them in their NPI information.
| Description | Issuer | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| medicaid | TX | 191307101 |
A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.
| Taxonomy Classification / Specialization | State | License |
|---|---|---|
| 207RR0500X - Internal Medicine / Rheumatology (Primary) |
TX | M5080 |
| 207RA0201X - Internal Medicine / Allergy & Immunology |
TX | M5080 |
| 207R00000X - Internal Medicine |
TX | M5080 |
| 207KA0200X - Allergy & Immunology / Allergy |
TX | M5080 |
| 207K00000X - Allergy & Immunology |
TX | M5080 |
The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.
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