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Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

2050 North Scenic Drive
Alamogordo, NM 88310

(575) 434-0901

Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD is a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

2050 North Scenic Drive
Alamogordo, NM 88310

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2474 Indian Wells Road Suite B
Alamogordo, NM 88310

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101 5th Street
Ruidoso, NM 88345

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

By Affordability:

airway management

CPAP treatment

diagnostic sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

in-lab sleep study

polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Mexico, Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for airway management, CPAP treatment, diagnostic (regular) sleep study, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), in-lab sleep study, polysomnography (PSG), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, sleep study, airway management and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

airway management	116
diagnostic procedures	328
doctor visit	1132
electroencephalography (EEG)	95
hospital care	14
injections	67
inpatient care	14
nerve block	67
pain management	67
sleep study	188
spinal procedures	83

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2013 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and spinal procedures.

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

airway management	225
diagnostic procedures	111
doctor visit	1202
electroencephalography (EEG)	40
injections	40
nerve block	40
pain management	40
sleep study	371
spinal procedures	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	23
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	67
Less than 65	192

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2014 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and nerve block.

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

airway management	113
diagnostic procedures	111
doctor visit	890
electroencephalography (EEG)	40
injections	41
nerve block	41
pain management	41
sleep study	165
spinal procedures	41

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	17
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	64
Less than 65	175

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2015 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

airway management	149
diagnostic procedures	127
doctor visit	1205
electroencephalography (EEG)	63
sleep study	233

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	770
Female	788

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1240
Black	38
Hispanic	244
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	454
85 and over	122
Less than 65	338

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2016 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

airway management	150
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	1359
electroencephalography (EEG)	60
sleep study	217

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	653
Black	20
Hispanic	132
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	76
Less than 65	146

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2017 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

airway management	128
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	1275
electroencephalography (EEG)	41
sleep study	193

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	417
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	19
Hispanic	117
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	70
Less than 65	137

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2018 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

airway management	106
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	1391
electroencephalography (EEG)	22
sleep study	165

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	705
Black	17
Hispanic	131
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	70
Less than 65	121

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2019 were diagnostic procedures, sleep study, airway management and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

airway management	47
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	1070
electroencephalography (EEG)	23
sleep study	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	22
Hispanic	101
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	60
Less than 65	106

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2020 were diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	592
electroencephalography (EEG)	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	14
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	35
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2021 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

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

airway management	146
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	676
electroencephalography (EEG)	30
sleep study	206

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	21
Hispanic	87
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	57
Less than 65	80

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM during 2022 were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and preventive care.

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

airway management	130
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	517
preventive care	20
sleep study	187

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	21
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	59
Less than 65	67

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD treated as a neurologist in Alamogordo, NM were sleep study, airway management, diagnostic procedures and spinal procedures.

airway management	131
diagnostic procedures	107
doctor visit	1028
electroencephalography (EEG)	42
hospital care	14
injections	49
inpatient care	14
nerve block	49
pain management	49
preventive care	20
sleep study	199
spinal procedures	59

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	365
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	583
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	107
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	221
85 and over	61
Less than 65	129
65 to 74	318

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

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. He completed residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has a state license in New Mexico.

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Licensed In: New Mexico

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Paul Simmons, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$504 Gilenya $373	MAYZENT $89	EXELON PATCH $14	$29
Biogen, Inc.	$423 TECFIDERA $217	PLEGRIDY $179	Vumerity $15	ZINBRYTA $11
UCB, Inc.	$246 Vimpat $173	Briviact $73
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$246 Xyrem $180	XYWAV $67
Amgen Inc.	$115 $115
Other	$1,017 OCREVUS $103	AUBAGIO $91	Wakix $90	ONFI $84	TROKENDI XR $72	Other $578

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,252
Education	$282
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$18

Biography

Dr. John Simmons is a specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) in Alamogordo, NM and Ruidoso, NM. He graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is professionally affiliated with CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Simmons has an open panel in Alamogordo, NM according to Doctor.com.

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