Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1497886238, issued on Mar 7, 2007. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carnetha Mathews Simmons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2011-01756 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8040 Georgia Ave Ste 170, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Phone
- (202) 360-4787
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111201000611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8040 Georgia Ave Ste 170
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carnetha Mathews Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam13 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 2 group practices
- Axis Healthcare GroupSilver Spring, MD
- Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carnetha Mathews Simmons among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland
Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Maryland
There are 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Daken, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101730159252
- Joseph Hibbeln, MDSilver Spring, MD 209101932745585
- Meredith Lundergan, MDSilver Springs, MD 209101194940775
- Christopher Nelson, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101104971555
- Phyllida Paterson, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101265824155
Common questions
What is Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD's NPI number?
Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497886238, issued on Mar 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8040 Georgia Ave Ste 170, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (202) 360-4787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD's license?
Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carnetha Mathews Simmons, MD had 63 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.