Neil Simmons, O.D.
Optometrist · Carthage, MS
Neil Simmons, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Carthage, Mississippi, and NPI 1104937556, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 563, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neil Simmons
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 563 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 N Van Buren St, Carthage, MS 39051
- Phone
- (601) 267-7777
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 267-7774
- Medicaid ID
- 00880215 MS
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Neil Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost21 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.
Neil Simmons among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Neil Simmons, O.D. is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 67% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Carthage
They are 5 of the 86 NPPES records with a practice address in Carthage, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Carthage → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Philip Marler, ODCarthage, MS 390511831181437
- Kaitlin Medlin, ODCarthage, MS 390511548145121
- Minhthu Nguyen, O.DCarthage, MS 390511639528912
- Emily Patterson, ODCarthage, MS 390511801522495
- James Bearden, O.D.Canton, MS 390461831405448
- Andrea BellCanton, MS 390461932937497
- Emma Byers, ODClinton, MS 390561326877846
- William Craig, O.D.Canton, MS 390461659322980
Common questions
What is Neil Simmons, O.D.'s NPI number?
Neil Simmons, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104937556, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neil Simmons, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 N Van Buren St, Carthage, MS, 39051. Phone: (601) 267-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neil Simmons, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 563, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Neil Simmons, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neil Simmons, O.D. had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.