NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Evan Simons, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Corbin, KY

Michael Evan Simons, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Corbin, Kentucky, and NPI 1265433015, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 25912, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265433015
Name
Michael Evan Simons
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
25912 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1710 Cumberland Falls Hwy, Corbin, KY 40701
Phone
(606) 528-6700
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2005
Record last updated
May 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(606) 528-6513
Medicaid ID
64259120 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110301000603); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1710 Cumberland Falls Hwy

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

  1. Janice Hedayati, NPNurse Practitioner1861648065

Verify Michael Evan Simons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,665 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Simons1,665
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium418 claims
  2. Baclofen230 claims
  3. Azathioprine73 claims
  4. Esomeprazole Magnesium59 claims
  5. Omeprazole56 claims
  6. Mesalamine Er48 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: $1,278.73

93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Simons$1,278.73
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

  1. Cumberland GI, PscCorbin, KY

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

Michael Evan Simons among 226 gastroenterology physician records in Kentucky

Michael Evan Simons, MD is one of 226 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2000 among the 181 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207RG0100X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 226 gastroenterology physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Morris Beebe, M.D.Corbin, KY 407011508935966
  2. Karen Jennings-Conklin, MDCorbin, KY 407011912921305
  3. Thomas Moore, MDCorbin, KY 407011235211616
  4. Brenda Jobson, D.O.London, KY 407411831126887
  5. Laurie Haas, MDFrankfort, KY 406011013001841
  6. Matthew Miller, M.D.Frankfort, KY 406011295791671
  7. Ryan Beyer, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361982994018
  8. Ingrid Beyruth Schwartz, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361043744717

Common questions

What is Michael Evan Simons, MD's NPI number?

Michael Evan Simons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265433015, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Evan Simons, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1710 Cumberland Falls Hwy, Corbin, KY, 40701. Phone: (606) 528-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Evan Simons, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 25912, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael Evan Simons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Evan Simons, MD had 1,665 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.