NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sheryl L. Simms, O.D.

Optometrist · Chandler, AZ

Sheryl L. Simms, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1710926704, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 0985, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710926704
Name
Sheryl L. Simms
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
0985 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4960 S Gilbert RD Ste 11, Chandler, AZ 85249
Phone
(480) 802-7170
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(480) 802-3812
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060815000050); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1995
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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Sheryl Simms47
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone12 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: $3,116.28

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sheryl Simms$3,116.28
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

Sheryl L. Simms among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona

Sheryl L. Simms, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

93 optometrist records list a practice address in Chandler

They are 93 of the 5,497 NPPES records with a practice address in Chandler, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Kulas, O.D.Chandler, AZ 852491235215351
  2. Glenn Bassett, O.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852501750694865
  3. Alexander Chemelekov, O.D.Chandler, AZ 852481679611826
  4. Taylor Dalbey, ODScottsdale, AZ 852501154209682
  5. Sarah David, ODChandler, AZ 852481225652050
  6. Pardeep Dhillon, O.D.Chandler, AZ 852481255328696
  7. Alisha Fajardo-Diaz, O.D.Chandler, AZ 852481831328764
  8. Christopher Heetland, O.D.Chandler, AZ 852481609875301

Common questions

What is Sheryl L. Simms, O.D.'s NPI number?

Sheryl L. Simms, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710926704, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sheryl L. Simms, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4960 S Gilbert RD Ste 11, Chandler, AZ, 85249. Phone: (480) 802-7170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sheryl L. Simms, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 0985, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sheryl L. Simms, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sheryl L. Simms, O.D. had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.