John Patrick Simmons, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Nashville, TN
John Patrick Simmons, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1235662768, issued on Apr 11, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 68095, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Patrick Simmons
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 68095 TN
37775 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4230 Harding Pike Ste 200, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 964-5864
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2024
- Fax
- (615) 269-7359
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230911001429); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 359 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4230 Harding Pike Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leah BrownPulmonary Disease Physician1407411580
- Julia Capuson, DNP, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1730820168
- Tyler Greathouse, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1891256129
- Matthew Griffith, ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1295518579
- Tara Isbell, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1235854712
- Reed Lahaye, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1477059095
Verify John Patrick Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68095Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
662 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta124 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa102 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate61 claims
- Prednisone36 claims
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Stiolto Respimat29 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: $2,085.27
83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Patrick Simmons among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
John Patrick Simmons, M.D. is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2017, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leah BrownNashville, TN 372051407411580
- Ashley Clark, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051871956300
- Susan Garwood, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051801973490
- Tyler Greathouse, DONashville, TN 372051891256129
- Bryan Hay, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051962778167
- Asa Heflin, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051033156310
- Reed Lahaye, MDNashville, TN 372051477059095
- Jason Martin, MDNashville, TN 372051649212598
Common questions
What is John Patrick Simmons, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Patrick Simmons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235662768, issued on Apr 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Patrick Simmons, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding Pike Ste 200, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 964-5864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Patrick Simmons, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 68095, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Patrick Simmons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Patrick Simmons, M.D. had 662 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.