Gary A. Simms, D.M.D.
Dentist · Decatur, GA
Gary A. Simms, D.M.D. is a dentist with a practice address in Decatur, Georgia, and NPI 1659435030, issued on Dec 20, 2006. Check the license (Georgia DN013291, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary A. Simms
- Credential
- D.M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- DN013291 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4570 Memorial Dr, Decatur, GA 30032
- Phone
- (404) 292-3133
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 294-5270
- Medicaid ID
- 694565025A GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary A. Simms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license DN013291Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
603 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 181 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin255 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen170 claims
- Ibuprofen89 claims
- Penicillin V Potassium25 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl22 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate11 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: $21.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Envista Holdings Corporation. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Gary A. Simms among 2,056 dentist records in Georgia
Gary A. Simms, D.M.D. is one of 2,056 dentist records with a practice address in Georgia. 66% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in Georgia
There are 2,056 dentist records in Georgia.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Curtis Dilworth, DDSDecatur, GA 300321235142720
- Charles Knox, DDSDecatur, GA 300321225225089
- Leon Pye, D.M.D.Decatur, GA 300321841462439
- Tu Tran, D.D.S.Decatur, GA 300321558385351
- Michele ChartierDecatur, GA 300331336253475
- Julia Comer, D.D.S.Decatur, GA 300331487681680
- Jorge Carlos Griswold, DMDDecatur, GA 300331801225479
- William Hayes, D.D.S.Decatur, GA 300331255544482
Common questions
What is Gary A. Simms, D.M.D.'s NPI number?
Gary A. Simms, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659435030, issued on Dec 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary A. Simms, D.M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4570 Memorial Dr, Decatur, GA, 30032. Phone: (404) 292-3133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary A. Simms, D.M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number DN013291, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary A. Simms, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary A. Simms, D.M.D. had 603 Medicare Part D claims for 203 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.