In 2023, Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD performed more blood draw, central DEXA, flu shot, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

urinalysis

By Affordability:

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD performed more major joint aspiration, major joint injection, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2012 were blood draw, X-rays, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	72
aspiration	144
blood draw	1525
breathing treatment	115
cardiac procedures	248
diabetes management	17
diagnostic procedures	692
doctor visit	4432
ear procedures	16
emergency care	213
hip imaging	67
hormone therapy	88
hospital care	1202
injections	211
inpatient care	1012
lab tests	1276
minor procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	632
nuclear scan	57
nursing home care	264
outpatient care	190
pelvic imaging	72
preventive care	507
spinal procedures	99
stress testing	176
thoracic (chest) imaging	526
ultrasound (sonogram)	339
vaccines	495
vascular procedures	341
X-rays	1281

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2013 were blood draw, hospital care, X-rays and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	98
aspiration	190
blood draw	1464
breathing treatment	112
cardiac procedures	321
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	3889
ear procedures	19
emergency care	225
hip imaging	71
hormone therapy	95
hospital care	1283
injections	228
inpatient care	1076
lab tests	1149
minor procedures	57
musculoskeletal imaging	418
nuclear scan	91
nursing home care	306
outpatient care	207
pelvic imaging	98
preventive care	539
spinal procedures	112
stress testing	275
thoracic (chest) imaging	627
ultrasound (sonogram)	296
vaccines	457
vascular procedures	325
X-rays	1186

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	906
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	127
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	180
aspiration	90
blood draw	1408
breathing treatment	72
cardiac procedures	246
doctor visit	3652
ear procedures	17
emergency care	91
hip imaging	33
hormone therapy	24
hospital care	915
injections	90
inpatient care	801
lab tests	1306
minor procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	451
nuclear scan	65
nursing home care	309
outpatient care	114
pelvic imaging	180
preventive care	811
spinal procedures	54
stress testing	195
thoracic (chest) imaging	462
ultrasound (sonogram)	402
vaccines	520
vascular procedures	401
X-rays	967

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	105
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2015 were injections, hormone therapy, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	110
aspiration	134
blood draw	1278
breathing treatment	79
cardiac procedures	228
doctor visit	3644
ear procedures	11
emergency care	102
hip imaging	60
hormone therapy	2830
hospital care	1169
injections	2964
inpatient care	1085
lab tests	1213
musculoskeletal imaging	329
nuclear scan	54
nursing home care	369
outpatient care	84
pelvic imaging	110
preventive care	734
spinal procedures	79
stress testing	160
thoracic (chest) imaging	540
ultrasound (sonogram)	350
vaccines	441
vascular procedures	322
X-rays	948

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	722
Female	1010

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1576
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	684
From 75 to 84	478
85 and over	222
Less than 65	348

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	28
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, X-rays and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	60
aspiration	131
blood draw	1051
breathing treatment	39
cardiac procedures	200
doctor visit	2949
emergency care	163
hospital care	906
injections	131
inpatient care	821
lab tests	996
musculoskeletal imaging	300
nuclear scan	44
nursing home care	353
outpatient care	85
pelvic imaging	60
preventive care	682
spinal procedures	42
stress testing	130
thoracic (chest) imaging	552
ultrasound (sonogram)	248
vaccines	404
vascular procedures	209
X-rays	922

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	787
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	107
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2017 were X-rays, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	42
aspiration	79
blood draw	790
breathing treatment	44
cardiac procedures	187
doctor visit	2604
ear procedures	15
emergency care	202
eye procedures	35
hospital care	902
injections	79
inpatient care	822
lab tests	799
musculoskeletal imaging	279
nuclear scan	43
nursing home care	343
outpatient care	80
pelvic imaging	42
preventive care	469
spinal procedures	46
stress testing	127
thoracic (chest) imaging	593
ultrasound (sonogram)	192
vaccines	317
vascular procedures	158
X-rays	918

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	705
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	98
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2018 were blood draw, hospital care, lab tests and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	31
aspiration	100
blood draw	846
breathing treatment	25
cardiac procedures	78
doctor visit	2456
ear procedures	18
emergency care	127
eye procedures	21
hospital care	682
injections	100
inpatient care	638
lab tests	656
musculoskeletal imaging	167
nuclear scan	16
nursing home care	365
outpatient care	44
pelvic imaging	31
preventive care	425
spinal procedures	36
stress testing	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	130
vaccines	324
vascular procedures	124
X-rays	203

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	116
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	42
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2019 were injections, hormone therapy, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	95
blood draw	882
breathing treatment	23
cardiac procedures	77
doctor visit	2431
emergency care	82
eye procedures	12
hormone therapy	6400
hospital care	709
injections	6495
inpatient care	586
lab tests	625
musculoskeletal imaging	227
nuclear scan	16
nursing home care	346
outpatient care	123
pelvic imaging	13
preventive care	303
spinal procedures	33
stress testing	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	108
vaccines	160
vascular procedures	94
X-rays	260

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	97
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	44
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2020 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
aspiration	132
blood draw	738
cardiac procedures	57
doctor visit	1964
emergency care	21
hospital care	576
injections	132
inpatient care	454
lab tests	402
musculoskeletal imaging	110
nuclear scan	12
nursing home care	379
outpatient care	122
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	132
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
spinal procedures	36
stress testing	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	65
vaccines	66
vascular procedures	59
X-rays	146

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	96
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2021 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	93
blood draw	762
cardiac procedures	17
doctor visit	1990
emergency care	13
hospital care	626
injections	93
inpatient care	522
lab tests	296
musculoskeletal imaging	115
nursing home care	337
outpatient care	104
preventive care	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	32
vaccines	16
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	115

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	92
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL during 2022 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	80
blood draw	622
cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	1610
hospital care	385
injections	80
inpatient care	304
lab tests	179
musculoskeletal imaging	57
nuclear scan	11
nursing home care	207
outpatient care	81
stress testing	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	79
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Geneva, AL were hormone therapy, blood draw, injections and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	68
aspiration	115
blood draw	1033
cardiac procedures	151
diabetes management	17
diagnostic procedures	363
doctor visit	2874
ear procedures	16
emergency care	123
eye procedures	22
hip imaging	57
hormone therapy	1887
hospital care	850
injections	963
inpatient care	738
lab tests	808
minor procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	280
nuclear scan	40
nursing home care	325
outpatient care	112
pelvic imaging	68
preventive care	464
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
spinal procedures	59
stress testing	120
thoracic (chest) imaging	550
ultrasound (sonogram)	197
vaccines	320
vascular procedures	187
X-rays	636

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Female	432
Male	317

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	680
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	103
75 to 84	220
Less than 65	142
65 to 74	282

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Franklin Simmons, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,599 Victoza $578	Tresiba $500	Ozempic $194	Saxenda $129	Xultophy 100/3.6 $78	Other $121
Lilly USA, LLC	$522 TRULICITY $259	EMGALITY $104	BASAGLAR $50	JARDIANCE $48	MOUNJARO $46	Other $15
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$434 XARELTO $263	INVOKANA $79	INVOKAMET $79	$12
AbbVie Inc.	$397 VRAYLAR $378	UBRELVY $18
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$335 Nuedexta $335
Other	$2,594 VRAYLAR $124	TOUJEO $104	BELSOMRA $103	ENTRESTO $102	SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER $99	Other $2,061

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,875
Education	$5

Biography

Dr. John Simmons' specialties are general practice and family medicine. He studied medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

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

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