NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D.

Neurology Physician · McAllen, TX

Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1164651352, issued on Jul 8, 2009. Check the license (Texas R3216, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164651352
Name
Gloria Patricia Simms
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
R3216 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5405 N Mccoll RD, McAllen, TX 78504
Phone
(956) 362-8500
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 362-8735
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170626000405); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5405 N Mccoll RD

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

  1. Cynthia Ochoa-Mathews, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1225820236
  2. Jhoana Rivera-RamirezPhysician Assistant1114617768

Verify Gloria Patricia Simms in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,203 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gloria Simms1,203
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin162 claims
  2. Rizatriptan109 claims
  3. Nurtec Odt73 claims
  4. Memantine Hcl71 claims
  5. Ubrelvy60 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate56 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: $23,385.60

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gloria Simms$23,386
  2. Specialty average$8,318

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. Renaissance Medical FoundationEdinburg, TX

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

Gloria Patricia Simms among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas

Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D. is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alan Arismendez, DOMcAllen, TX 785031710477443
  2. Roberto Cruz Saldana, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031285016899
  3. Rosalinda FloresMcAllen, TX 785031366805939
  4. Alexandros Georgiadis, MDMcAllen, TX 785031699959114
  5. Miguel Gutierrez, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031922005438
  6. Hamzah Saei, MDMcAllen, TX 785031184980583
  7. Tommy Yee, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031548244668
  8. Gabriel Diaz, MDMcAllen, TX 785011639220379

Common questions

What is Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164651352, issued on Jul 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5405 N Mccoll RD, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 362-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R3216, 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 Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gloria Patricia Simms, M.D. had 1,203 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.