Dr. P B Simpson , MD
Specialist • Pine Bluff, AR
1609 W 40th Ave, Suite 501
Pine Bluff, AR 716036319
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on January 18, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 319 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 130 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 100 service units.
- 99212 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 36 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 70 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2018:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 70 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Arkansas (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,195. Middle half: 346 to 3,896.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 363 in 2020 to 319 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1609 W 40th Ave
Suite 501
Pine Bluff, AR 716036319
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Arkansas Health Group. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine
1968
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
245 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $28,177 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $20,488 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
70 standardized 30-day fills in 2018
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$909 in 2018
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2018, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018.
Years since graduation
58 years (graduated 1968)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1968 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Simpson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Simpson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Pine Bluff and Arkansas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Arkansas (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,195. Middle half: 346 to 3,896.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Pine Bluff have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Arkansas (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $92,838. Middle half: $33,637 to $173,932.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Pine Bluff have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Arkansas (2024, 61 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $69,933. Middle half: $26,745 to $134,266.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Pine Bluff have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Simpson are from 2018.
13 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Pine Bluff, AR (503 in Arkansas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Pine Bluff
0% of these 13 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
38.5% of these 13 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 12% from 363 in 2020 to 319 in 2024.
- 2020: 363
- 2021: 538
- 2022: 482
- 2023: 389
- 2024: 319
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 32% from $41,267 in 2020 to $28,177 in 2024.
- 2020: $41,267
- 2021: $60,954
- 2022: $51,316
- 2023: $35,454
- 2024: $28,177
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 34% from $30,814 in 2020 to $20,488 in 2024.
- 2020: $30,814
- 2021: $45,371
- 2022: $36,845
- 2023: $26,457
- 2024: $20,488
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 61% from 180 in 2014 to 70 in 2018.
- 2014: 180
- 2015: 146
- 2016: 142
- 2017: 156
- 2018: 70
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 61% from 180 in 2014 to 70 in 2018.
- 2014: 180
- 2015: 146
- 2016: 142
- 2017: 156
- 2018: 70
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 54% from $1,962 in 2014 to $909 in 2018.
- 2014: $1,962
- 2015: $2,320
- 2016: $1,698
- 2017: $1,866
- 2018: $909
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2018), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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130 | 130 | $185.00 | $98.81 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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100 | 80 | $151.00 | $81.31 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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36 | 32 | $94.00 | $50.45 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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21 | 21 | $120.00 | $63.70 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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19 | 18 | $212.00 | $110.38 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $277.00 | $149.96 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2018.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 70 | 492 | $909.05 | 41 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2018; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20090210000205
AR
9638234552
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Arkansas Health Group
9601 Baptist Health Dr, Little Rock, AR 722056370
Phone: 5012240200
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1609 W 40TH AVE, SUITE 501, PINE BLUFF, AR 716036319 (Tel: 8705368547)
Registered at 1609 W 40TH AVE, SUITE 501, PINE BLUFF, AR 716036319 (Tel: 8705368547)
Recorded as P SIMPSON, MD
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: AR R2287)
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AR R2287)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Pine Bluff
- Dr. Lee Forestiere, MD
- Dr. Omar Atiq, MD
- Jacquelyn Sue Frigon Md Pa
- Dr. Ayman Alshami, MD
- Dr. Ruston Pierce, MD
Mailing Address
1609 W 40th Ave, Suite 501
Pine Bluff, AR 716036319
Phone: 8705368547