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Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD

(Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, M.D.)

(61 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), depression, physical exams, and more.

4495 Roosevelt Boulevard Suite 316
Jacksonville, FL 32210

(904) 384-5222

Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Jacksonville, FL specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD is affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Baptist Health, Baptist Medical Center South and BAPTIST PRIMARY CARE INC.

Office Locations

Address:

4495 Roosevelt Boulevard Suite 316
Jacksonville, FL 32210

Address:

4530 St. Johns Avenue Suite 13
Jacksonville, FL 32210

Some issues Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
Unusual sleep or eating habits
Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical aches and pains
Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

blood draw	47
doctor visit	143
lab tests	16

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	40
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

blood draw	132
diabetes management	33
doctor visit	540
lab tests	119
preventive care	47
vaccines	15

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	45
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

blood draw	133
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	497
lab tests	82
preventive care	145
vaccines	119

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	37
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

blood draw	20
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	580
lab tests	130
preventive care	120
vaccines	82

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	14
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

diabetes management	14
doctor visit	544
lab tests	62
preventive care	123
vaccines	110

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	16
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

blood draw	91
doctor visit	378
lab tests	28
preventive care	90
vaccines	92

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	18
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

blood draw	132
doctor visit	309
lab tests	31
preventive care	39
vaccines	41

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	22
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

blood draw	119
doctor visit	386
lab tests	10
preventive care	19
vaccines	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	18
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	17
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Jacksonville, FL were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

blood draw	96
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	422
lab tests	62
preventive care	85
vaccines	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	137
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	45
85 and over	21
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	77

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD From 2015 - 2022

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	6
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (Family Medicine) and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Residency: Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine (Family Medicine)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville

Baptist Health

Baptist Medical Center South

BAPTIST PRIMARY CARE INC

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.

Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana EPO, Aetna National Advantage Program, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Medicare Advantage, AARP, MultiPlan, Humana HMO, Railroad Medicare, First Health PPO, AvMed, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Managed Choice, AvMed HMO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Workers' Compensation, Evolutions Healthcare Systems, United POS, Florida Blue - HMO BlueCare, United Community Health Plan (select offices), Aetna Whole Health, Veteran's Affairs Community Care Network, Aetna Medicare Choice, Premier and Eagle Plans, Florida Blue - Blue Options (Network Blue), Sunshine State Health Plan (select offices), Centivo - Select and Non-Select, Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids (Select Offices Only), Aetna Elect Choice / Health Choices, United HMO, Commercial, Sunshine Health CMS Health Plan, Choice Care PPO, Aetna Better Health - Healthy Kids (Select Offices Only), Prime Comp Network WC (select offices), United PPO, Other, Florida Blue - Indemnity (PHS), Aetna Signature Administrator, UPMC Health Plan, Florida Blue - PPO (PPC), United Open Access, Aetna HMO, POS, QPOS, USAACCESS and UMR Baptist Health Employees.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana EPO

Aetna National Advantage Program

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Medicare Advantage

AARP

MultiPlan

Humana HMO

Railroad Medicare

First Health PPO

AvMed

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Managed Choice

AvMed HMO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Workers' Compensation

Evolutions Healthcare Systems

United POS

Florida Blue - HMO BlueCare

United Community Health Plan (select offices)

Aetna Whole Health

Veteran's Affairs Community Care Network

Aetna Medicare Choice, Premier and Eagle Plans

Florida Blue - Blue Options (Network Blue)

Sunshine State Health Plan (select offices)

Centivo - Select and Non-Select

Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids (Select Offices Only)

Aetna Elect Choice / Health Choices

United HMO

Commercial

Sunshine Health CMS Health Plan

Choice Care PPO

Aetna Better Health - Healthy Kids (Select Offices Only)

Prime Comp Network WC (select offices)

United PPO

Other

Florida Blue - Indemnity (PHS)

Aetna Signature Administrator

UPMC Health Plan

Florida Blue - PPO (PPC)

United Open Access

Aetna HMO, POS, QPOS, USAACCESS

UMR Baptist Health Employees

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 61 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Aishah Covington Simms, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Jacksonville, FL.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-01-03

Dr. Simms was very friendly, but professional. She did not waste much time chit chatting, but was still personable and friendly. She was very knowledgable about my condition without time to prepare, which impressed me as it's quite rare. She also did not order a bunch of unnecessary labs since I was going to go in for my annual blood screenings and my other doc had recently drawn blood. 

The only feedback was the office was running about 20 minutes behind when I came in, which is not really on her entirely.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,040 FARXIGA $632	SYMBICORT $121	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $91	BREZTRI $31	BYDUREON $28	Other $137
Novo Nordisk Inc	$840 Ozempic $193	Tresiba $121	RYBELSUS $109	Wegovy $100	NovoLog Mix 70/30 $40	Other $277
AbbVie Inc.	$630 VRAYLAR $269	UBRELVY $235	QULIPTA $127
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$613 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $277	ANORO $173	BREO $58	INCRUSE $47	NUCALA $17	Other $41
Amgen Inc.	$563 Repatha $318	Aimovig $139	Prolia $91	Otezla $16
Other	$3,590 JARDIANCE $322	STIOLTO $210	XIFAXAN $130	AJOVY $126	Myrbetriq $126	Other $2,675

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,254
Education	$23

Biography

Dr. Aishah Simms is a specialist in family medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Simms include diabetes, contraception (birth control), and depression. Patient ratings for Dr. Simms average 5.0 stars (out of 5). She accepts AvMed, Coventry, and CIGNA Plans, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Simms is a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Her training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Southern Illinois University. She is professionally affiliated with Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center South, and Baptist Health.