Richard J. Simons, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Washington, DC
Richard J. Simons, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1225087604, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia MD042760, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard J. Simons
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD042760 DC
15852 NH
MD030814E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037
- Phone
- (202) 741-2227
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (202) 741-2637
- Medicaid IDs
- 32001770 NH
1021039 VT
0009622720001 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101111000441); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard J. Simons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
Search for license MD042760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,305 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium107 claims
- Losartan Potassium81 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate67 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa52 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide39 claims
- Omeprazole34 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: $62.13
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Penn State Health Medical Group LLCLancaster, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard J. Simons among 901 internal medicine physician records in District of Columbia
Richard J. Simons, MD is one of 901 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
891 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Washington
They are 891 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 901 internal medicine physician records in District of Columbia.
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Common questions
What is Richard J. Simons, MD's NPI number?
Richard J. Simons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225087604, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard J. Simons, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 741-2227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard J. Simons, MD's license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD042760, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard J. Simons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard J. Simons, MD had 1,305 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.