NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Paul Simons, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Cambridge, MA

Christopher Paul Simons, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1205147394, issued on Jun 23, 2010. Check the license (Massachusetts 257411, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205147394
Name
Christopher Paul Simons
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
257411 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone
(781) 338-0500
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(781) 338-0000
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140117000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1493 Cambridge St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Omar Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225728025
  2. Nawyaab Abbasi, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215875364
  3. Flannery AbbeySocial Worker1508604273
  4. Rana AbdallahSocial Worker1689220204
  5. Khaleel Abdul-Jabbaar, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1780295717
  6. Adri Abou-Bakr, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770421844

Verify Christopher Paul Simons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,521 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Simons2,521
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium165 claims
  2. Lisinopril147 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate108 claims
  4. Gabapentin107 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa103 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate77 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

  1. Cambridge Public Health CommissionRevere, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Paul Simons among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Christopher Paul Simons, M.D. is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,529 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 59% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cambridge

They are 44 of the 5,145 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cari Benbasset-Miller, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391922398486
  2. Alan DrabkinCambridge, MA 021391841359973
  3. David Hirsh, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391457390544
  4. Stanley Hochberg, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391396871984
  5. Abigail Love, MDCambridge, MA 021391548436967
  6. Katherine Miller, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391003855099
  7. Elizabeth Parlee, MDCambridge, MA 021391528232907
  8. Janis Samantha Recto, MDCambridge, MA 021391144435116

Common questions

What is Christopher Paul Simons, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Paul Simons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205147394, issued on Jun 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Paul Simons, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (781) 338-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Paul Simons, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 257411, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Paul Simons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Paul Simons, M.D. had 2,521 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.