NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul D. Simmons, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Grand Junction, CO

Paul D. Simmons, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1588605687, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR38866, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; 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
1588605687
Name
Paul D. Simmons
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
DR38866 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
669 Serenity CT, Grand Junction, CO 81505
Phone
(970) 314-1018
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
01131885 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050830000064); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1999
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

452 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Simmons452
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Dexamethasone31 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl30 claims
  3. Prednisone22 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
  5. Azithromycin18 claims
  6. Lisinopril18 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: $26,906.25

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Csl Plasma Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Simmons$26,906
  2. Specialty average$903

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Paul D. Simmons among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado

Paul D. Simmons, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

135 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Grand Junction

They are 135 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Junction, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jon Freckleton, D.O.Grand Junction, CO 815051114196615
  2. Craig Gustafson, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051013093517
  3. Katherine Howe, DOGrand Junction, CO 815051700846318
  4. Karin Hughes, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815051689675803
  5. Katie McCloud, PA-CGrand Junction, CO 815051861995789
  6. William Moeller, D.O.Grand Junction, CO 815051750325858
  7. Aaron Moore, DOGrand Jct, CO 815051932637246
  8. Gregory Reicks, D.O.Grand Junction, CO 815051326049321

Common questions

What is Paul D. Simmons, MD's NPI number?

Paul D. Simmons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588605687, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul D. Simmons, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 669 Serenity CT, Grand Junction, CO, 81505. Phone: (970) 314-1018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul D. Simmons, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR38866, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul D. Simmons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul D. Simmons, MD had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.