Jerald Howard Simmons, MD
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Houston, TX
Jerald Howard Simmons, MD is a sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1417045329, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas K7614, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jerald Howard Simmons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084S0012X
- License number
- K7614 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 668-4100
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 668-4105
- Medicaid ID
- 047090801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090324000411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2201 W Holcombe Blvd
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Verify Jerald Howard Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7614Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 655 among the 377 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylphenidate Hcl21 claims
- Methadone Hcl13 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $8,413.45
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Avadel Cns Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,572.43 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Associates, PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jerald Howard Simmons among 32 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in Texas
Jerald Howard Simmons, MD is one of 32 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 18 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084S0012X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in Texas
There are 32 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicholas Shaffer, MDHouston, TX 770301396324240
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- Aparajitha Verma, M.DHouston, TX 770301750592408
- Annise Wilson, MDHouston, TX 770301184966525
- Kristi Posey, M.D.Houston, TX 770271013913177
- Christine EarlsHouston, TX 770351598560377
- Leon Rosenthal, M.D.Houston, TX 770041285637827
- Michael Abene, M.D.Houston, TX 770631164403218
Common questions
What is Jerald Howard Simmons, MD's NPI number?
Jerald Howard Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417045329, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jerald Howard Simmons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 668-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jerald Howard Simmons, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7614, 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 Jerald Howard Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jerald Howard Simmons, MD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 655. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jerald Howard Simmons, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.