Dr. Richard S Simmons

Overview

Dr. Richard S Simmons II, MD, is a Pulmonary Disease specialist in LaGrange, Georgia. He attended and graduated from Medical College Of Georgia in 1980, having over 44 years of diverse experience, especially in Pulmonary Disease. He is affiliated with many hospitals including West Georgia Medical Center. Dr. Richard S Simmons also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including West Georgia Health Physicians Inc. Dr. Richard S Simmons accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (706) 884-3389 to request Dr. Richard S Simmons the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Richard S Simmons

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Other Service Providers / Specialist click for detail Specialist An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.	28651	Georgia
Other Service Providers / Specialist click for detail Specialist An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.	028651	Georgia

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
West Georgia Medical Center	LaGrange, Georgia	Acute Care Hospitals	Government - Hospital District Or Authority

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
West Georgia Health Physicians Inc	West Georgia Health Physicians Inc	69

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Friday, August 31, 2012. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Richard S Simmons [NPI: 1417942293]Pulmonary Disease