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Scott Andrew Simms, MD

Family Practice · DENTON, TX · NPI 1235123449

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	476	127
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	470	129
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	417	133
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	327	99
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	315	92
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	255	75
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	243	75
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	233	62
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	192	58
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	191	58
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	187	52
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	184	51
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	176	55
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	153	41
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	149	31
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	145	38
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	142	39
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	137	33
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	122	20
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	120	44
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	117	31
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	107	32
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	106	34
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	104	42
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	97	20
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	93	30
Furosemide	Furosemide	90	28
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	81	19
Finasteride	Finasteride	74	23
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	74	21
Ozempic	Semaglutide	74	18
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	71	19
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	70	18
Prednisone	Prednisone	69	58
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	67	17
Alfuzosin Hcl Er	Alfuzosin Hcl	67	18
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	63	23
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	63	21
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	63	15
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	60	16
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	56	45
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	56	suppressed
Eliquis	Apixaban	55	22
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	54	14
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	54	14
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	51	16
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	51	suppressed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	50	20
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	49	suppressed
Atenolol	Atenolol	48	17
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	48	19
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	48	19
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	45	suppressed
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	43	14
Glipizide	Glipizide	42	14
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	41	11
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride	40	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	39	12
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	39	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	37	suppressed
Temazepam	Temazepam	37	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	37	16
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	35	25
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	34	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	34	12
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	33	suppressed
Famotidine	Famotidine	32	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	32	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	32	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	31	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	30	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	29	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	29	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	28	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate Er	Zolpidem Tartrate	28	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	26	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	26	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	25	suppressed
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	25	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	25	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	24	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	24	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	24	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	23	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	23	suppressed
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	23	suppressed
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	22	suppressed
Tolterodine Tartrate Er	Tolterodine Tartrate	22	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	21	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	21	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	21	12
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	20	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	19	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	18	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	18	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	18	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	18	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	17	15
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	17	suppressed
Icosapent Ethyl	Icosapent Ethyl	17	suppressed
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	17	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	17	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	17	suppressed
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	16	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	16	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	16	suppressed
Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	16	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	16	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	16	suppressed
Janumet Xr	Sitagliptin Phos/Metformin Hcl	15	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	15	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	14	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	14	14
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	14	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	13	suppressed
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	13	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	13	suppressed
Raloxifene Hcl	Raloxifene Hcl	13	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	13	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	12	suppressed
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	12	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	12	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	12	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	12	suppressed
Linzess	Linaclotide	12	suppressed
Novolin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	12	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	12	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	11	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er	Diltiazem Hcl	11	suppressed
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	11	suppressed
Paxlovid	Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir	11	11
Ramipril	Ramipril	11	suppressed
Symbicort	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	11	suppressed
Testosterone Cypionate	Testosterone Cypionate	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

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These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

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