NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert L. Simons, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA

Robert L. Simons, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1528175940, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (California CA G31888, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528175940
Name
Robert L. Simons
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
CA G31888 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1313 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 435-1017
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(559) 435-5979
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1313 E Herndon Ave

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

  1. Shaukat Ali, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1154521540
  2. Ashley AllenEmergency Medicine Physician1205410537
  3. Susan Araujo, NP, PASurgical Physician Assistant1972674174
  4. Kirandeep Batth, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124221932
  5. Udayveer BrarHospitalist Physician1861134975
  6. Yudhveer Brar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568081750

Verify Robert L. Simons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Robert Simons11
  2. Specialty average172

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $44.46

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Simons$44
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Robert L. Simons among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Robert L. Simons, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% 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, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Henry Aryan, MD, FACS, FAANSFresno, CA 937201992867329
  2. Adam Brant, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201811998248
  3. Armen Choulakian, MDFresno, CA 937201861694242
  4. Ian Johnson, MDFresno, CA 937201407936115
  5. Yu-Hung Kuo, MDFresno, CA 937201902085657
  6. Mark Levy, MDFresno, CA 937201548243389
  7. Robert Macdonald, MDFresno, CA 937201053476887
  8. Justin Massengale, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201003096736

Common questions

What is Robert L. Simons, MD's NPI number?

Robert L. Simons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528175940, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert L. Simons, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1313 E Herndon Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 435-1017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert L. Simons, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number CA G31888, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert L. Simons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert L. Simons, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert L. Simons, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.