Chad Smart, DDS
Chad Smart, DDS is a provider specialising in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry in Tacoma, WA, registered under NPI 1003035668.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Tacoma, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Aug 31, 2026. Parking is available about 730 ft away. There is EV charging 0.35 mi from the office — useful if you are driving in from out of town. The nearest transit stop is 626 ft away, served by Union Avenue South & Tahoma Central Plaza. A pharmacy sits 0.24 mi from the entrance (Walmart Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.43 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Restaurant IHOP 413 ft ~2 min
2323 Union Avenue, Tacoma 98405-1326
Transit Union Avenue South & Tahoma Terrace Apartments 525 ft ~2 min
Transit Union Avenue South & South 23rd Street 545 ft ~3 min
Coffee Starbucks 579 ft ~3 min
Parking 597 ft ~3 min
Transit Union Avenue South & Tahoma Central Plaza 626 ft ~3 min
Parking 656 ft ~3 min
Restaurant Jimmy John's 651 ft ~3 min
Restaurant McDonald's 682 ft ~3 min
1975 South Union Avenue, Tacoma 98405
07:00-21:00
Parking 730 ft ~3 min
EV charging Electrify America 856 ft ~4 min
Pharmacy Walmart Pharmacy 0.24 mi ~5 min
Grocery Walmart Supercenter 0.24 mi ~5 min
1965 South Union Avenue, Tacoma 98405
Mo-Su 06:00-24:00
EV charging 0.35 mi ~8 min
Coffee the Stay 0.43 mi ~9 min
Gas station Arco 0.47 mi ~10 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| DE00009092 | WA | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics… primary |
This provider holds licence DE00009092 issued in WA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics covers
That area of dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance and correction of the growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial complex. Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of all forms of malocclusion of the teeth and associated alterations in their surrounding structures; the design, application and control of functional and corrective appliances; and the guidance of the dentition and its supporting structures to attain and maintain optimum occlusal relations in physiologic and esthetic harmony among facial and cranial structures. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 1223X0400X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003035668 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Last updated | May 14, 2026 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Male |
| Credential | DDS |
| Practice address |
2302 S UNION AVE STE B-14 Tacoma, WA 98405 (253) 752-3949 Fax (253) 752-6392 |
| Mailing address |
2302 S UNION AVE STE B14 Tacoma, WA 98405 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Sum = 42 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 8 · actual last digit = 8
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.