Lance Simkins, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Tamarac, FL
Lance Simkins, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Tamarac, Florida, and NPI 1114911948, issued on Sep 8, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0049215, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance Simkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- ME0049215 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7421 N University Dr, Tamarac, FL 33321
- Phone
- (954) 721-6666
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 726-7862
- Medicaid ID
- 056569500 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080808000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lance Simkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0049215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,033 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium244 claims
- Losartan Potassium212 claims
- Ezetimibe183 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
- Carvedilol93 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $150.04
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tactile Systems Technology Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Northwest Hospital Ekg Readers IncMargate, FL
- South Florida Surgical Specialists LLCTamarac, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lance Simkins among 651 interventional cardiology physician records in Florida
Lance Simkins, MD is one of 651 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 96% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2001 among the 574 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Florida
There are 651 interventional cardiology physician records in Florida.
All 651 in Florida → Every provider in Tamarac → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry Cusnir, MDPlantation, FL 333241215012844
- Kevin Ergle, MDPlantation, FL 333241982964870
- Juan Escobar, M.D.Plantation, FL 333241588661094
- Arnold Ghitis, MDPlantation, FL 333241790860310
- Mohamed Osman, M.D.Plantation, FL 333241730103961
- Kevin Schneider, DOPlantation, FL 333241346700267
- Zenith Alam, DOFort Lauderdale, FL 333161770002958
- Violeta Atanasoski McCormack, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161265480891
Common questions
What is Lance Simkins, MD's NPI number?
Lance Simkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114911948, issued on Sep 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance Simkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7421 N University Dr, Tamarac, FL, 33321. Phone: (954) 721-6666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance Simkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0049215, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lance Simkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lance Simkins, MD had 2,033 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lance Simkins, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.