Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Monroe, NC
Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Monroe, North Carolina, and NPI 1548497381, issued on Jun 19, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-01385, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Franklyn Simmons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2012-01385 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1106 Reynolds St, Monroe, NC 28112
- Phone
- (704) 289-5443
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120828000839); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Franklyn Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-01385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,577 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium176 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Omeprazole93 claims
- Metformin Hcl84 claims
- Meloxicam82 claims
- Losartan Potassium81 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncMonroe, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Franklyn Simmons among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Monroe
They are 42 of the 1,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548497381, issued on Jun 19, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1106 Reynolds St, Monroe, NC, 28112. Phone: (704) 289-5443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-01385, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD had 2,577 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Franklyn Simmons, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.