Edward Dewey Simms, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Mobile, AL
Edward Dewey Simms, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1104877174, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD.29521, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Dewey Simms
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD.29521 AL
ME96267 FL
MT182643 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3719 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL 36608
- Phone
- (251) 626-5377
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 276540300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090923000367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3719 Dauphin St
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Verify Edward Dewey Simms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.29521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
749 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 129 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen87 claims
- Cephalexin68 claims
- Ibuprofen58 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl50 claims
- Ondansetron Odt45 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Springhill Emergency Physicians, PCMobile, AL
- Urgent Care BY The Bay, LLCDaphne, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Dewey Simms among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Edward Dewey Simms, MD is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
78 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Mobile
They are 78 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Alsip, MDMobile, AL 366081326143249
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- Donna Ballard, MDMobile, AL 366081649375569
- Richard Beverly, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081740236850
- Michael Bindon, MDMobile, AL 366081578777884
- Christopher Cartmill, MDMobile, AL 366081780125021
- John Jacobs, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081063673325
- John McMahon, M.D.Mobile, AL 366081639126741
Common questions
What is Edward Dewey Simms, MD's NPI number?
Edward Dewey Simms, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104877174, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Dewey Simms, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3719 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL, 36608. Phone: (251) 626-5377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Dewey Simms, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.29521, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward Dewey Simms, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Dewey Simms, MD had 749 Medicare Part D claims for 450 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Dewey Simms, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.