Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1902548092, issued on Apr 10, 2022. Check the license (Louisiana 346170, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melynda Nicole Simmons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 346170 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (504) 988-7808
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Fax
- (504) 988-3971
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250717002046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melynda Nicole Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 346170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundMetairie, LA
- Rapid Urgent Care IncMandeville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melynda Nicole Simmons among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD's NPI number?
Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902548092, issued on Apr 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-7808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 346170, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melynda Nicole Simmons, MD had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.