Michael Simmons in Scottsboro, Alabama

Medical School: University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1992
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Simmons is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 32
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5294799714
NPI #: 1225023344
NPI Created On: 09/14/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/21/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
License Number:
17993
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Bladder irrigation and/or instillation
3. Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
4. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
5. Insertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope
6. Removal or manipulation of stone in urinary duct (ureter) or kidney using an endoscope
7. Biopsy of prostate gland
8. Imaging of urinary tract
9. Ultrasound behind abdominal cavity, limited
10. Ultrasound of rectum
11. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
12. Automated urinalysis test
13. Hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy administration beneath the skin or into muscle
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
20. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.