NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josie Lynn Simmons, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hershey, PA

Josie Lynn Simmons, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538796677, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1538796677
Name
Josie Lynn Simmons
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
U1769 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(800) 243-1455
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2020
Record last updated
May 3, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 500 University Dr

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

  1. Victor Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003575853
  2. Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
  3. Fatemeh Abbasi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1750878625
  4. Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
  5. Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
  6. Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729

Verify Josie Lynn Simmons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
  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
Open the Pennsylvania license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

98 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Josie Simmons98
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin12 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.

Josie Lynn Simmons among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Josie Lynn Simmons, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2020, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

104 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hershey

They are 104 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. J Allen, DOHershey, PA 170331760440762
  2. Daniel Ammons, MDHershey, PA 170331881652006
  3. Christopher Deflitch, MDHershey, PA 170331134187354
  4. Michelle Fischer, M.D., M.P.H.Hershey, PA 170331134193881
  5. Manuel Hernandez, MDHershey, PA 170331134109408
  6. Sandra Herr, MDHershey, PA 170331306821467
  7. Cecil Holliman, MDHershey, PA 170331881652873
  8. Lawrence Kass, MDHershey, PA 170331487612602

Common questions

What is Josie Lynn Simmons, MD's NPI number?

Josie Lynn Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538796677, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josie Lynn Simmons, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (800) 243-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Josie Lynn Simmons, MD's license?

Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Josie Lynn Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Josie Lynn Simmons, MD had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.