Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Newark, NJ
Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1518582592, issued on Jun 15, 2020. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA11991600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Sidney Simmons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25MA11991600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Bergen St # Uhi-248, Newark, NJ 07103
- Phone
- (973) 972-6056
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231110000871); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Sidney Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA11991600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rwjbh Emergency Medicine Associates, LLCLivingston, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Sidney Simmons among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
184 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newark
They are 184 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518582592, issued on Jun 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Bergen St # Uhi-248, Newark, NJ, 07103. Phone: (973) 972-6056. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA11991600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Sidney Simmons, MD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.