NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902548092
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1415 Tulane Ave

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

  1. Matthew Abella, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255035572
  2. Eric Abraham, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639140114
  3. Ibrahim Aburiziq, M.DAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1134359771
  4. Prateek Adhikari, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083788004
  5. Tanjeev Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457091795
  6. Muhammad Ahmed, MDPsychiatry Physician1588724561

Verify Melynda Nicole Simmons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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  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
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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.

  1. Melynda Simmons92
  2. Specialty average3,176

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

  1. Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundMetairie, LA
  2. 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alys Alper, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121376634196
  2. Sanjay Chaube, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121356458111
  3. Robert Eubanks, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121316960321
  4. Michelle Guidry, M. D.New Orleans, LA 701121912944927
  5. Catherine Hebert, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121427071463
  6. William Imsais, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121770548349
  7. Michael Landry, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121053413203
  8. Susan Lewis Abdalian, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121033200969

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.