Michael Thomas Simmons, MD
Surgery Physician · Galax, VA
Michael Thomas Simmons, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Galax, Virginia, and NPI 1629242037, issued on Apr 16, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101271193, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Thomas Simmons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 0101271193 VA
L.4246R AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Hospital Dr, Galax, VA 24333
- Phone
- (762) 366-9062
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2022
- Fax
- (276) 236-7179
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210119002621); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 225 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anne Barnwell-Grayson, MDSurgery Physician1013046994
- Ali Dehart, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1982575460
- Mahmoud Jawhar, MDSurgery Physician1124094875
Verify Michael Thomas Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101271193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sucralfate75 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium32 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Hydrocortisone21 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim21 claims
- Dextrose In Water17 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: $42.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Dlp Twin County Physician Practices LLCGalax, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Thomas Simmons among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia
Michael Thomas Simmons, MD is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Galax
They are 4 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Galax, and 865 surgery physician records in Virginia.
All 865 in Virginia → Every provider in Galax → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anne Barnwell-Grayson, MDGalax, VA 243331013046994
- Mahmoud Jawhar, MDGalax, VA 243331124094875
- Mark Mattson, MDGalax, VA 243331902900079
- Lyle Bauman, M.D.Marion, VA 243541558373316
- Dawn Holman, M.D.Marion, VA 243541063465193
- Aleksandr Sokolovsky, D.O.Marion, VA 243541477505444
- Yung Chan, M.D.Pulaski, VA 243011699738500
- Stuart Goldstein, DOPulaski, VA 243011326032178
Common questions
What is Michael Thomas Simmons, MD's NPI number?
Michael Thomas Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629242037, issued on Apr 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Thomas Simmons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Hospital Dr, Galax, VA, 24333. Phone: (762) 366-9062. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Thomas Simmons, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101271193, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Thomas Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Thomas Simmons, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.