NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael L. Simonson, MD

Surgery Physician · North Platte, NE

Michael L. Simonson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in North Platte, Nebraska, and NPI 1881787372, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 26195, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; 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
1881787372
Name
Michael L. Simonson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
26195 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
516 W Leota St, North Platte, NE 69101
Phone
(308) 534-5370
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(308) 534-3813
Medicaid ID
10026413401 NE
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110801000642); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2006
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 516 W Leota St

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

  1. Robert Buckland, M.D.Surgery Physician1972550457
  2. Timothy O'Holleran, M.D.Surgery Physician1154360188

Verify Michael L. Simonson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

105 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Simonson105
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt42 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
  3. Omeprazole12 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: $310.07

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.

  1. Michael Simonson$310.07
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. North Platte Nebraska Hospital CorporationNorth Platte, NE

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

Michael L. Simonson among 231 surgery physician records in Nebraska

Michael L. Simonson, MD is one of 231 surgery physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 73% 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, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 113 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 208600000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Nebraska

There are 231 surgery physician records in Nebraska.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Buckland, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011972550457
  2. Timothy O'Holleran, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011154360188
  3. Katarzyna Wolanin, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011891085031
  4. Shane Banks, D.O.Grant, NE 691401871705210
  5. Kelly Casey, M.D.Sidney, NE 691621184935025
  6. James Thayer, M.D.Sidney, NE 691621750460648
  7. Morris Benson, M.D.Valentine, NE 692011942304944
  8. Walter Eskildsen, MDMc Cook, NE 690011598731069

Common questions

What is Michael L. Simonson, MD's NPI number?

Michael L. Simonson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881787372, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael L. Simonson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 516 W Leota St, North Platte, NE, 69101. Phone: (308) 534-5370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael L. Simonson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 26195, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michael L. Simonson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael L. Simonson, MD had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 86 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.