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Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD

(82 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Neurophysiology

University of Florida College of Medicine (1982)

500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

1-800-233-4082

Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD is a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA specializing in neuromuscular medicine, neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and neurophysiology. He graduated from University of Florida College of Medicine in 1982 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD is affiliated with Penn State Health and THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS GROUP.

Office Locations

30 Hope Drive Suite 1300
Hershey, PA 17033

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500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

1-800-233-4082

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In The News

“A concern of mine is fragmenting patients' care," said Dr. Zachary Simmons, director of the A.L.S. Center at Penn State Health. "”—"A Race to Rethink Care After a Dire Diagnosis", New York Times, February 2022

“In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Clinic, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hospital, in care of Dr. Zachary Simmons, 500 University Dr., Hershey, PA...”—"Wayne E. Bressler", Reading Eagle, July 2011

“Also on the agenda are Dr. Joshua Krassen, medical director of the spinal cord injury program at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, Allentown; Dr. Glenn A. Mackin, a neurologist and director of...”—"Valley physician with peripheral neuropathy to share his experiences at local symposium", The Morning Call, March 2001

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

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

electrodiagnostic testing

electrophysiological study

nerve conduction studies

In 2012, Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD had a list price for electrodiagnostic testing, electrophysiological (EP) study, and nerve conduction studies (NCS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. 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. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

diagnostic procedures	336
doctor visit	423
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	381
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	13
Less than 65	88

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	298
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	18
Less than 65	79

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	263
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	38
Less than 65	156

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	271
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	238
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	66

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2018 were diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	280

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	63

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2019 were diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	277

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	59

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2020 were diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	154

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2021 were diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	113

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA during 2022 were diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	66

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Hershey, PA were diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	251
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	135
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	19
85 and over	6
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	67

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

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD graduated from University of Florida College of Medicine in 1982. He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine (1982)

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (1986)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Penn State Health

THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS GROUP

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 82 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hershey, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$6,786 RELYVRIO $6,786
GENZYME CORPORATION	$3,349 MYOZYME $3,349
Corcept Therapeutics	$3,088 Korlym $3,088
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$1,092 $1,092
Biogen Idec Inc.	$350 $350

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$7,878
Honoraria	$6,738
Food and Beverage	$49

Research Payments

Dr. Zachary Simmons, MD has received 148 research payments totaling $298,234.

Biography

Dr. Zachary Simmons is a physician who specializes in neurophysiology, neuromuscular medicine, and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Patient ratings for Dr. Simmons average 5.0 stars (out of 5). After attending the University of Florida College of Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Dr. Simmons is professionally affiliated with Penn State Health.