Dr. Heather Nicole Simpson, MD

Dr. Simpson practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Simpson's NPI, 1316069420, was assigned on April 6, 2007. Dr. Simpson graduated from St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2005. Dr. Simpson holds South Carolina license 31697.

Dr. Simpson's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital, at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 792-1414.

Dr. Simpson's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Simpson is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is UAB Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Simpson to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Simpson practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Transplant hepatology is Dr. Simpson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RT0003X. Dmand AI has Dr. Simpson's licenses on file in 3 states: South Carolina, Colorado and Michigan.

CMS data shows 523 Medicare services from Dr. Simpson across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 339 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,602 for them.

CMS counts 339 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Simpson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 188 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.23, 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. Simpson's median patient age at 60, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Simpson wrote 1,740 Medicare Part D claims for 271 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,609 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,251,519 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,229 claims across 28 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Simpson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Simpson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Simpson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 53 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Simpson, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Simpson, published from 2014 to 2017. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Hypertension, Portal and Liver Neoplasms. Dr. Simpson's most frequent co-authors are Brendan M. McGuire, Ahmed Mohamed Kamel Abdel Aal, MD, PhD and Stephen Gray, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Simpson from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 68% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $125.

Dr. Simpson graduated from St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2005.