James W Simmons III, D.O.

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XS0117X

License

K0197 Issued in TX

Practice address

9150 Huebner Rd Ste 290
San Antonio, TX 78240-1598

Phone

(210) 614-6432

Fax

(210) 293-2989

NPI assigned

Jul 19, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic Med, 1993

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCGroup PAC ID 6204245194, 194 clinicians

South Texas Spinal Clinic, P.a.Group PAC ID 3274501804, 19 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Prime Home Health, LLC Home health agency, San Antonio, TX, CCN 453194
• South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital Hospital, San Antonio, TX, CCN 450856
• Uvalde Memorial Hospital Hospital, Uvalde, TX, CCN 451387
• Baptist Medical Center Hospital, San Antonio, TX, CCN 450058
• Laredo Medical Center Hospital, Laredo, TX, CCN 450029
• Peterson Regional Medical Center Hospital, Kerrville, TX, CCN 450007

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.72 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

73.32

Promoting interoperability

98

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: james.simmons.1@935.direct.athenahealth.com
• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/935/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• South Texas Spinal Clinic, P.a.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1679506653
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• South Texas Spinal Clinic, P.a.

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1518397322

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  NPD Authorized official
• San Antonio Medical Clinic PA

  • Specialist
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1285856591
  NPD (past) Authorized official
• Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLC

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • NPI 1427634245
  Care Compare group
• Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, LTD., L.L.P.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1124074273
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Laredo Texas Hospital Company LP

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Laredo, TX
  • NPI 1548232044
  Care Compare affiliation
• Orthopedic & Spine Surgical Hospital of South Texas, L.P.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1295890093
  Care Compare affiliation
• Prime Home Health, LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1649813874
  Care Compare affiliation
• Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Kerrville, TX
  • NPI 1790782704
  Care Compare affiliation
• Uvalde County Hospital Authority

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Uvalde, TX
  • NPI 1740288505
  Care Compare affiliation
• VHS San Antonio Partners LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1598744856
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Andrea Simmons, SLP
• Bryhn W. Simmons, D.M.D.
• Delaine Simmons, LMSW
• E. Wayne Simmons, D.M.D.
• Heather Simmons
• Jane Lawhon Simmons, MA, LPC
• January S Simmons, MS, CCC-SLP
• Mark Allen Simmons, MSW
• Sandra June Simmons, LCSW
• Simone S Simmons, LPN

• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in San Antonio, TX
• Providers in San Antonio, TX by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 5, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.