Anthony Sims, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Henagar, AL
Anthony Sims, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Henagar, Alabama, and NPI 1992786636, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 00024870, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony Sims
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 00024870 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18324 Alabama Highway 75, Henagar, AL 35978
- Phone
- (256) 657-1101
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 657-1115
- Medicaid ID
- 051522432 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040812001118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 18324 Alabama Highway 75
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Parker, CRNPNurse Practitioner1376508218
Verify Anthony Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00024870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
25,906 Medicare Part D claims for 1,287 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,957 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam1,084 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen993 claims
- Gabapentin852 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium706 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium664 claims
- Lisinopril635 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $826.52
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Dekalb Primary CareHenagar, AL
- Mat Medical LLCHokes Bluff, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
1 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Henagar
They are 1 of the 12 NPPES records with a practice address in Henagar, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Jennifer Abt, DOMontgomery, AL1619218369
- Dakota Acton Jones, M.D.Fayette, AL1790167864
- John Adams, M.D.Alexander City, AL1326307364
- Kynard Adams, MDMontgomery, AL1700873494
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- Jimmy Adkisson, DOBrewton, AL1356364459
Common questions
What is Anthony Sims, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anthony Sims, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992786636, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony Sims, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18324 Alabama Highway 75, Henagar, AL, 35978. Phone: (256) 657-1101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony Sims, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00024870, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anthony Sims, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony Sims, M.D. had 25,906 Medicare Part D claims for 1,287 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.