Charles Colston Sims, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Charles Colston Sims, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1689010050, issued on May 13, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01181, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Colston Sims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2016-01181 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 147 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 258-1188
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160908001312); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Colston Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01181Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,378 Medicare Part D claims for 789 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 410 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate541 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium532 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium527 claims
- Lisinopril452 claims
- Omeprazole429 claims
- Losartan Potassium418 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: $1,384.28
83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- Biltmore Medical Associates PAAsheville, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncAsheville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Colston Sims among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Charles Colston Sims, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Charles Colston Sims, MD's NPI number?
Charles Colston Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689010050, issued on May 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Colston Sims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 Asheland Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-1188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Colston Sims, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01181, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Colston Sims, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Colston Sims, MD had 13,378 Medicare Part D claims for 789 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.