Dr. James W Simmons

Overview

Dr. James W Simmons Jr., MD, is an Orthopedic Surgery specialist in San Antonio, Texas. He attended and graduated from University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine in 1962, having over 62 years of diverse experience, especially in Orthopedic Surgery. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Baptist Medical Center. Dr. James W Simmons also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including San Antonio Medical Clinic Pa. Dr. James W Simmons accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (210) 614-3900 to request Dr. James W Simmons the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. James W Simmons

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Orthopaedic Surgery / Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine click for detail Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.	D4560	Texas

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Baptist Medical Center	San Antonio, Texas	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Alamo Bone And Joint Clinic	San Antonio Medical Clinic Pa	1

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, November 20, 2014, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Thursday, April 17, 2008. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. James W Simmons [NPI: 1245261189]Orthopedic Surgery, Interventional Pain Management, Pain Management, Preventative Medicine