Dr. Michael L. Simonson, MD

Dr. Simonson practices at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska, part of Great Plains Health.

Dr. Simonson's NPI, 1881787372, was assigned on October 2, 2006. Dr. Simonson graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Simonson holds Nebraska license 26195.

Dr. Simonson's primary practice is Great Plains Health, at 601 West Leota St, North Platte, NE 69101 in Lincoln County. The practice phone is (308) 568-8000.

Dr. Simonson's primary practice is Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska, part of Great Plains Health. Dr. Simonson is also affiliated with Nebraska Medical Center. The medical group on file is Great Plains Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Simonson to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Simonson's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Simonson practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Simonson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Simonson is licensed in Nebraska.

CMS data shows 674 Medicare services from Dr. Simonson across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 413 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,634 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 413 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Simonson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 206 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Simonson's median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Simonson wrote 105 Medicare Part D claims for 86 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 92 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $240 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 100 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Simonson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 112 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Simonson, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Simonson from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,031.

Dr. Simonson graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2006.