Cassandra Goins Simms, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Cassandra Goins Simms, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1437117926, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 38569, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cassandra Goins Simms
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License numbers
- 38569 TN
54669 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7161 Lee Hwy Ste 400, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 708-8670
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2024
- Fax
- (423) 708-8671
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040813000955); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest child & adolescent psychiatry physician records → All 77 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7161 Lee Hwy Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kirsten Andrews, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225575764
- Jennifer Lambert, L.C.S.WClinical Social Worker1972780393
- Denise O'NeilPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1184164865
- Katie Wade, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1285265421
Verify Cassandra Goins Simms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 38569Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
921 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate114 claims
- Clonazepam82 claims
- Lamotrigine52 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate45 claims
- Aripiprazole44 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl42 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $786.75
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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
- Agape Youth Behavioral HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cassandra Goins Simms among 77 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
Cassandra Goins Simms, MD is one of 77 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 21 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 77 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.
All 77 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vijayalakshmi Appareddy, MDChattanooga, TN 374211871663732
- Susan McGuire, MDChattanooga, TN 374211528016474
- Kenneth Pittman, MDChattanooga, TN 374211588822431
- Marie Beasley, D.O.Chattanooga, TN 374051295961050
- Bruce PerryChattanooga, TN 374051578211769
- Walter Schmalstieg, M.D.Ooltewah, TN 373631740209683
- Martha Bird, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041417138512
- Scott Sprabery, MDJohnson City, TN 376041992894448
Common questions
What is Cassandra Goins Simms, MD's NPI number?
Cassandra Goins Simms, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437117926, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cassandra Goins Simms, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7161 Lee Hwy Ste 400, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 708-8670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cassandra Goins Simms, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 38569, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cassandra Goins Simms, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cassandra Goins Simms, MD had 921 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.