Branden D. Sims, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Snead, AL
Branden D. Sims, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Snead, Alabama, and NPI 1972265973, issued on Oct 7, 2021. Check the license (Alabama 1-162257, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Branden D. Sims
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1-162257 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 Medical St, Snead, AL 35952
- Phone
- (205) 386-4341
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2025
- Fax
- (205) 623-1105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211209001896); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 180 Medical St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Gibson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1083609606
- Lauren Loveless, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073198271
- Bethany Tucker, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1881368934
Verify Branden D. Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-162257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
975 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium48 claims
- Metformin Hcl38 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium33 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $44.96
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 one group practice
- Advantage Family Care IncHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Branden D. Sims among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama
Branden D. Sims, CRNP is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 65% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in Alabama
There are 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.
All 4,393 in Alabama → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Loveless, CRNPSnead, AL 359521073198271
- Jeffery Mooneyham, CRNPAltoona, AL 359521134570500
- Bethany Tucker, NURSE PRACTITIONERSnead, AL 359521881368934
- Amanda Willis, CRNPAltoona, AL 359521508559956
- Audrey CarsonAlbertville, AL 359511205426889
- Stormy Dismuke, RN, BSN, MSN, NP-CAlbertville, AL 359511619293370
- Kayla Gilliland-Alford, CRNPAlbertville, AL 359511447707559
- Katie Haynes, CRNPAlbertville, AL 359511558124768
Common questions
What is Branden D. Sims, CRNP's NPI number?
Branden D. Sims, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972265973, issued on Oct 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Branden D. Sims, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Medical St, Snead, AL, 35952. Phone: (205) 386-4341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Branden D. Sims, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-162257, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Branden D. Sims, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Branden D. Sims, CRNP had 975 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Branden D. Sims, CRNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.