Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Athens, GA
Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1780707166, issued on Apr 9, 2007. Check the license (Georgia RN145684, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crystal E. Sims
- Credential
- APRN-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- RN145684 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1086 A Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 353-0606
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2022
- Fax
- (706) 353-0798
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181010002796); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1086 A Baxter Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Crystal E. Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN145684Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
11,576 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium497 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium410 claims
- Donepezil Hcl380 claims
- Memantine Hcl376 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate371 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate322 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: $26.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. 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 3 group practices
- Ascend Medical Georgia II PCAtlanta, GA
- Ascend Medical Georgia PCDuluth, GA
- Regional Healthcare Group LLCWatkinsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Crystal E. Sims among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 7% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 41% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
128 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Athens
They are 128 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC's NPI number?
Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780707166, issued on Apr 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1086 A Baxter Street, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 353-0606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN145684, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Crystal E. Sims, APRN-BC had 11,576 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.