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Dr. James W. Simmons, MD

(109 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: endoscopy, colorectal cancer screening

988102 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198

(402) 595-2275

Dr. James W. Simmons, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. James W. Simmons, MD is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine.

Office Locations

Nebraska Medicine

1938 E Highway 34
Plattsmouth, NE 68048

(402) 559-7800

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Nebraska Medicine

2510 Bellevue Medical Center Drive Suite 200
Bellevue, NE 68123

(402) 595-2275

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988102 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198

(402) 595-2275

(402) 291-5039

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	73
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	235
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	369
inpatient care	351
lab tests	72
minimally invasive procedures	13
outpatient care	18
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
vaccines	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	64
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	218
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	390
inpatient care	378
minimally invasive procedures	17
outpatient care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	35
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	40
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	88
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	217
gastrointestinal procedures	24
hospital care	321
inpatient care	306
minimally invasive procedures	24
outpatient care	15
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
vaccines	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	35
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	39
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	129
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	280
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
lab tests	13
minimally invasive procedures	14
preventive care	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
vaccines	78

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	60
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	119
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	327
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	367
inpatient care	353
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	17
outpatient care	14
preventive care	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
vaccines	49

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	35
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	45
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	192
gastrointestinal procedures	24
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238
minimally invasive procedures	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	33
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	27
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	137
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	239
inpatient care	239
minimally invasive procedures	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	28
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	194
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177
minimally invasive procedures	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	29
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	202
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
minimally invasive procedures	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	40
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	26
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	247
gastrointestinal procedures	40
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
minimally invasive procedures	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	38
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	37
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	227
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
minimally invasive procedures	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	28
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Plattsmouth, NE were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

blood draw	86
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	225
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	250
inpatient care	245
lab tests	33
minimally invasive procedures	22
outpatient care	14
preventive care	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
vaccines	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Female	152
Male	147

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	34
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	243
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	31
75 to 84	86
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	133

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James W. Simmons, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. James W. Simmons, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1998. He completed residency at Via Christi Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1998)

Residency: Via Christi Hospitals (2001)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James W. Simmons, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Nebraska Medicine

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

UnitedHealthcare: Optum VA Community Care Network (CCN)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Network Blue

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Student Blue

Medicare Advantage: Molina Iowa Medicare Advantage (Beginning Jan. 1, 2026)

Midlands Choice: Commercial plans

Medicaid Iowa: Wellpoint Iowa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard PPO

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna High Performance Network (Nebraska Health Network)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna (Broad Network)

UnitedHealthcare: Medica

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Medicaid

Medicare Advantage: Medica Advantage Solution

Medicare Advantage: HumanaChoice (PPO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska DSNP

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Choice (HMO-POS)

Nebraska Furniture Mart Employee Plan Tier 1

Medicaid Iowa: Molina Iowa Medicaid

Aetna Healthcare: First Health (except "First Health Professionals Only")

Medicaid Nebraska: Every Woman Matters

Medicaid Nebraska: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Nebraska

Humana: Humana One PPO

Medicare Advantage: UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Tricare West: Tricare West for Life

Medica: Medica Commercial

UnitedHealthcare: United Medical Resources

Medicare Advantage: Medica Prime Solution Total Cost Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premium Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: WellCare by Nebraska Total Care Medicare Advantage

Ambetter: Ambetter

Medicaid Kansas: Sunflower Health

UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Medicaid

MultiPlan: MultiPlan (Does not include PHCS)

Century Health Solutions: Century Health Solutions

UnitedHealthcare: NexusACO

UnitedHealthcare: Golden Rule

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard HMO (only with suitcase logo)

Medicare: Medicare Part A & B

Medica: Medica Insure

Tricare West: Tricare West Prime

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Federal Plan

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premier Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Core (HMO)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna Signature Administrators

Wellmark of Iowa: Wellmark Blue HMO

Medicaid Kansas: AmeriGroup Kansas

UnitedHealthcare: Oxford Health

Medicaid Kansas: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Kansas

Tricare West: Tricare West Active Duty

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Total Care

Medicare Advantage: WellCare Iowa Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Select Blue

Midwest Network Alliance

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Care for Yourself

Medica: Medica Elevate

Medicare Advantage: Humana Gold (HMO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska Medicaid

University of Nebraska Employee Plan Enhanced Tier

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Elite Advantra (PPO)

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Total Care

Humana: Humana Choice Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James W. Simmons, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 109 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James W. Simmons, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Plattsmouth, NE.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James W. Simmons, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$104 ORIAHNN $104
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$100 BREO $56	LEVITRA $23	ADVAIR $21
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$53 COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $37	Pradaxa $16
Pfizer Inc.	$33 VIAGRA $23	ELIQUIS $10
Novo Nordisk Inc	$28 Saxenda $15	Victoza $13
Other	$139 Prolia $23	V-GO $23	Brintellix $22	Relistor $14	COLOGUARD $12	Other $45

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$435
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$23

Biography

Dr. James Simmons' specialty is family medicine. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of expertise include the following: primary care, colorectal cancer screening, and endoscopy. Dr. Simmons is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine. Before performing his residency at Via Christi Hospitals, Dr. Simmons attended the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.