Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 590
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 275
- Part D claims, 2024
- 319
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $182
- Practice address
- 200 Hospital Drive, Galax, VA 24333
- Practice phone
- Call (276) 236-1650
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons is a general surgeon in Galax, Virginia
Dr. Simmons practices at Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health.
Dr. Simmons' NPI, 1629242037, was assigned on April 16, 2008. Dr. Simmons graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Simmons holds Virginia license 0101271193.
- NPI
- 1629242037NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4789755422
- NPI enumeration date
- April 16, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (276) 236-1650
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons practices at Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Virginia
Dr. Simmons' primary practice is Twin County Regional Healthcare, at 200 Hospital Drive, Galax, VA 24333 in Galax City. The practice phone is (276) 236-1650.
- Twin County Regional Healthcare200 Hospital Drive, Galax, VA 24333 · Galax CityPhone(276) 236-1650
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Simmons' primary practice is Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health. The medical group on file is Twin County Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Simmons to 2 more home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Simmons practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Twin County Regional Healthcare | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons is one of 739 general surgeons in Virginia
Surgery is Dr. Simmons' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Simmons' licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, VirginiaPrimary
- Student in an organized health care education/training program, Alabama
General surgeons near Dr. Simmons
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons billed Medicare for 590 services in 2024
CMS data shows 590 Medicare services from Dr. Simmons across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 275 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,589 for them.
Dr. Simmons' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2782024: 41047%
- Surgery
- 2023: 762024: 180137%
Where Dr. Simmons' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office30552%
- In a facility28548%
Dr. Simmons compared with the Virginia median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Simmons
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 590vs 1903.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 275vs 14491% above
- Part D claims
- 226vs 346.6 times
Medians across 667 general surgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Simmons' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons treated 275 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Simmons in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 121 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Simmons' median patient age at 59, with 52% women.
Dr. Simmons' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Simmons' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14854%
- Men12746%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Simmons' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol68%
- Arthritis42%
- Anxiety37%
- Diabetes35%
- Mood disorders35%
- Depression31%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Simmons' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons wrote 319 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Simmons wrote 319 Medicare Part D claims for 123 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 226 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $57,687 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 71 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Simmons' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic270 claims85%
- Brand-name49 claims15%
Dr. Simmons' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Simmons' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids15%47 of 319 claims
- Antibiotics15%48 of 319 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 712024: 226218%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons ranks in the 60th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Simmons accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 40 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Simmons, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Simmons ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 60th percentile40 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 57th percentile37 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons received $182 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Simmons from 5 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $57.
General payments to Dr. Simmons by program year, 2022 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Simmons the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Simmons graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons' NPI number?
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons' NPI number is 1629242037. It was assigned on April 16, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons?
Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons is a general surgeon in Galax, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons practice?
Dr. Simmons practices at 200 Hospital Drive, Galax, VA 24333. Dr. Simmons' primary practice is Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Virginia, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Simmons to 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Simmons is (276) 236-1650.
What is Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons' medical license number?
Dr. Simmons holds Virginia license 0101271193, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Simmons in Virginia and Alabama.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons affiliated with?
Dr. Simmons practices at Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Virginia.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons part of?
Dr. Simmons is linked to Twin County Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Does Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Simmons billed Medicare for 590 services in 2024, and Dr. Simmons accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons see?
CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Simmons in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Simmons' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (43239).
Where did Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons go to medical school?
Dr. Simmons graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Simmons' most prescribed drugs by claims were Sucralfate, Pantoprazole Sodium and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $182 in general payments to Dr. Simmons from 5 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Thomas Simmons been practicing?
Dr. Simmons graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
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