Steven T. Simmons, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Slingerlands, NY
Steven T. Simmons, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Slingerlands, New York, and NPI 1932157559, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (New York 157900, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven T. Simmons
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 157900 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 New Scotland RD, Slingerlands, NY 12159
- Phone
- (518) 475-7300
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 475-9174
- Medicaid IDs
- 1009738 VT
01005650 NY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090210000466); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven T. Simmons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 157900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,761 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan717 claims
- Alphagan P368 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl307 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol254 claims
- Timolol Maleate229 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate210 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,341.37
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Glaucoma Consultants OF The Capital Region PLLCSlingerlands, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven T. Simmons among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Steven T. Simmons, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Slingerlands
They are 11 of the 190 NPPES records with a practice address in Slingerlands, and 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Steven T. Simmons, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven T. Simmons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932157559, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven T. Simmons, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 New Scotland RD, Slingerlands, NY, 12159. Phone: (518) 475-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven T. Simmons, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 157900, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven T. Simmons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven T. Simmons, M.D. had 3,761 Medicare Part D claims for 618 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven T. Simmons, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.