Michael Harry Simons, O.D.
Optometrist · Missoula, MT
Michael Harry Simons, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1962592543, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Montana 564, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Harry Simons
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 564 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 726 Kensington Ave, Missoula, MT 59801
- Phone
- (406) 549-9413
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2023
- Fax
- (406) 543-4410
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 245 in Montana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 726 Kensington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jonathan Bundy, ODOptometrist1265641203
Verify Michael Harry Simons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 564Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost83 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: $13.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Michael Harry Simons among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Michael Harry Simons, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Montana
There are 245 optometrist records in Montana.
All 245 in Montana → Every provider in Missoula → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Babcock, O.D.Missoula, MT 598011972696995
- Rachael Beatty, ODMissoula, MT 598011710115886
- Jonathan Bundy, ODMissoula, MT 598011265641203
- Kimberly Everingham, ODMissoula, MT 598011841285111
- Thomas Ferguson, O.D.Missoula, MT 598011043259104
- Bonnie Gunter, O.D.Missoula, MT 598011417996158
- Kellie Hadnot, O.D.Missoula, MT 598011093979619
- Rebecca Jackson, ODMissoula, MT 598011205819638
Common questions
What is Michael Harry Simons, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Harry Simons, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962592543, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Harry Simons, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 726 Kensington Ave, Missoula, MT, 59801. Phone: (406) 549-9413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Harry Simons, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 564, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Harry Simons, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Harry Simons, O.D. had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.