NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael R. Simmons, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Michael R. Simmons, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1376560979, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas L0601, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376560979
Name
Michael R. Simmons
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
L0601 TX
0101227520 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone
(361) 902-4000
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041111000557); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1996
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 600 Elizabeth St

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

  1. Al-Hasan Al-AfghaniHospitalist Physician1558618900
  2. Clint Allen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1295719649
  3. David Allen, MDHospitalist Physician1457586885
  4. Deborah Allen, ASSOCIATESPhysical Therapy Assistant1548692924
  5. Brittany AmayaSpeech-Language Pathologist1760313332
  6. Morgan ApostolStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952169666

Verify Michael R. Simmons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Gulf Coast Emergency Physicians, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael R. Simmons among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Michael R. Simmons, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

155 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 155 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Bown, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041124068234
  2. Cadyn Crawford, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041487159372
  3. Jordyn Ewbank, DOCorpus Christi, TX 784041437656410
  4. Mark Flora, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041366860918
  5. Shani ItaliyaCorpus Christi, TX 784041558757443
  6. Paul Jackson, DOCorpus Christi, TX 784041114422599
  7. Kathryn Kirkland, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041093732638
  8. Lamar MoodyCorpus Christi, TX 784041336307081

Common questions

What is Michael R. Simmons, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael R. Simmons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376560979, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael R. Simmons, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 902-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael R. Simmons, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L0601, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Michael R. Simmons, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.