Josef B. Simon, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Cambridge, MA
Josef B. Simon, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1366638710, issued on Sep 19, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 233987, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josef B. Simon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 233987 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Phone
- (617) 491-6766
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 491-2552
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090924000110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Josef B. Simon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 233987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin42 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
- Celecoxib14 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: $96.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 2 group practices
- Excel Orthopedic Specialists IncWoburn, MA
- Mount Auburn Professional Services IncCambridge, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Josef B. Simon among 36 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Massachusetts
Josef B. Simon, MD is one of 36 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 36 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Massachusetts.
All 36 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Cambridge → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Bayley, M.D.Boston, MA 021351376657056
- Pablo Diaz-Collado, MDBoston, MA 021201043578990
- David Kim, M.D.Roxbury Crossing, MA 021201356343032
- Taryn Leroy, MDBoston, MA 021201538690375
- Frank Rand, M.D.Roxbury Crossing, MA 021201619936341
- Scott Tromanhauser, M.D.Boston, MA 021201023010527
- Chadi Tannoury, M.D.Boston, MA 021181619197621
- Melvin Makhni, MDBoston, MA 021151477810380
Common questions
What is Josef B. Simon, MD's NPI number?
Josef B. Simon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366638710, issued on Sep 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josef B. Simon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, 02138. Phone: (617) 491-6766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josef B. Simon, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 233987, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Josef B. Simon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josef B. Simon, MD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.