Kendra B. Simmons, DO
Hospitalist Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Kendra B. Simmons, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1306416979, issued on Jun 28, 2021. Check the license (Iowa DO-06717, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kendra B. Simmons
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- DO-06717 IA
R-12295 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1755 59TH PL, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 247-4240
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2024
- Fax
- (515) 247-4239
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240717000410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1755 59TH PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Geraldine Clark, PHARMD, BCPSPharmacist1225922701
- Hermien Creger, DNPNurse Practitioner1477503621
- Kindra Kruse, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1528478187
- Stephanie Sam, DOHospitalist Physician1548780323
Verify Kendra B. Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-06717Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of 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: $162.41
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Mercy Clinics IncNewton, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kendra B. Simmons among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
Kendra B. Simmons, DO is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 77% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2014 among the 243 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Iowa
There are 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
All 302 in Iowa → Every provider in West Des Moines → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Sam, DOWest Des Moines, IA 502661548780323
- Allison Brown, MDDes Moines, IA 503091235127788
- Audrey Bush, MDDes Moines, IA 503091285074377
- Alex CatheyDes Moines, IA 503091407294317
- James Chounramany, MDDes Moines, IA 503091982109716
- Austin Coder, DODes Moines, IA 503091215457080
- Prashanth Garshakurthi, MDDes Moines, IA 503091417283714
- Bradley Halverson, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503091205177763
Common questions
What is Kendra B. Simmons, DO's NPI number?
Kendra B. Simmons, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306416979, issued on Jun 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kendra B. Simmons, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1755 59TH PL, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 247-4240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kendra B. Simmons, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-06717, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kendra B. Simmons, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kendra B. Simmons, DO had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.