John Paul Simmons, MD
Neurology Physician · Alamogordo, NM
John Paul Simmons, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and NPI 1841285962, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico 2001-311, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Paul Simmons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 2001-311 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 108 Cottonwood Dr, Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Phone
- (505) 434-0901
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 437-1992
- Medicaid ID
- P7672 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040729000269); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 108 Cottonwood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christine Hobson, CNPNurse Practitioner1659597441
Verify John Paul Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2001-311Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,635 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin118 claims
- Oxcarbazepine109 claims
- Donepezil Hcl100 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er90 claims
- Levetiracetam69 claims
- Rizatriptan67 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): 98.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $117.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
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
- Otero County Hospital AssociationAlamogordo, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Paul Simmons among 97 neurology physician records in New Mexico
John Paul Simmons, MD is one of 97 neurology physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 48% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 97 neurology physician records in New Mexico.
All 97 in New Mexico → Every provider in Alamogordo → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Lecomte, M.D.Alamogordo, NM 883101487636056
- Jeffrey Nelson, MDLovington, NM 882601417922212
- Leonel Perez-Limonte, MD, MS-HQPS, MHLCarlsbad, NM 882201063420412
- Jose Lujan-Palma, MDRoswell, NM 882011407880867
- Heba Samara, M.D.Roswell, NM 882011669909743
- Mark Grossetete, M.D., PH.D.Santa Rosa, NM 884351447592498
- Bhisit Bhothinard, MDSilver City, NM 880611356392542
- Gregory Charlton, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111386675270
Common questions
What is John Paul Simmons, MD's NPI number?
John Paul Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841285962, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Paul Simmons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 108 Cottonwood Dr, Alamogordo, NM, 88310. Phone: (505) 434-0901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Paul Simmons, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2001-311, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Paul Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Paul Simmons, MD had 1,635 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Paul Simmons, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.