NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clifford L. Simmang, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX

Clifford L. Simmang, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1316972136, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas G4245, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316972136
Name
Clifford L. Simmang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
G4245 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7777 Forest LN, Dallas, TX 75230
Phone
(972) 661-3575
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 233-9120
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051026000156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1982
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 7777 Forest LN

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

  1. Jillian AdamsPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1033513031
  2. Jane Admire, MDOtolaryngology Physician1023139433
  3. Dessy Adont, APRN, AG-ACNPNurse Practitioner1710586870
  4. Alexandria Aguilar, CSFAOther Specialist/Technologist1376402784
  5. Azadeh Ajami, PSYDPsychologist1437278637
  6. Mustafa Al-Chalabi, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1417932948

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

225 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Clifford Simmang225
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Metronidazole35 claims
  2. Neomycin Sulfate33 claims
  3. Metoclopramide Hcl31 claims
  4. Gabapentin17 claims
  5. Azathioprine11 claims
  6. Diphenoxylate-Atropine11 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): 89.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $284.64

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Clifford Simmang$284.64
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

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

  1. Texas Oncology PAGrapevine, TX

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

Clifford L. Simmang among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas

Clifford L. Simmang, MD is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jesus Flores, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301417184557
  2. Sharon Gregorcyk, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301982647806
  3. Anthony Macaluso, MDDallas, TX 752301649201385
  4. J. Marcus Downs, MDDallas, TX 752311811922610
  5. Philip Huber, MDDallas, TX 752311245272145
  6. Floyd Odom, MDDallas, TX 752311346275146
  7. Stewart WhitneyDallas, TX 752311497142491
  8. Fadwa Ali, M.D.Dallas, TX 752351417398017

Common questions

What is Clifford L. Simmang, MD's NPI number?

Clifford L. Simmang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316972136, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clifford L. Simmang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Forest LN, Dallas, TX, 75230. Phone: (972) 661-3575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clifford L. Simmang, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G4245, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Clifford L. Simmang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Clifford L. Simmang, MD had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Clifford L. Simmang, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 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.

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