NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lee A. Simmons, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN

Lee A. Simmons, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1689603144, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee PA0000001796, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1689603144
Name
Lee A. Simmons
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA0000001796 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
112 Hotel RD, Knoxville, TN 37918
Phone
(865) 689-4500
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 689-7320
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.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,249 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 768 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lee Simmons1,249
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl520 claims
  2. Gabapentin263 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen87 claims
  4. Oxymorphone Hcl Er84 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl47 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 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: $81.06

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lee Simmons$81.06
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lee A. Simmons among 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee

Lee A. Simmons, PA-C is one of 616 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee

There are 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Gonzales, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379181417988981
  2. Matthew Lee, PAKnoxville, TN 379181497490312
  3. Allison Prytula, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379181033975404
  4. Thomas Esser, PACKnoxville, TN 379171164511150
  5. Jenna Frisco, PAKnoxville, TN 379191598578346
  6. Julia Galanti, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379191386793305
  7. Luke Harman, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379191013887413
  8. Tonya Jones, PAKnoxville, TN 379171659971851

Common questions

What is Lee A. Simmons, PA-C's NPI number?

Lee A. Simmons, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689603144, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lee A. Simmons, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 112 Hotel RD, Knoxville, TN, 37918. Phone: (865) 689-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lee A. Simmons, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number PA0000001796, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lee A. Simmons, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lee A. Simmons, PA-C had 1,249 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.