Cara Simmonds, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Gynecology Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 26005 RIDGE RD, Damascus, MD, 20872, with a listed phone of (301) 414-2300. NPI 1821318932 was issued on 06/11/2010.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 306 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 95 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $26K in drug spend, split 15% brand-name and 85% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 90.2/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 67.3), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Gynecology Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 3,906 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 295 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

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