Derrick Eugene Sims, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Winder, GA
Derrick Eugene Sims, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Winder, Georgia, and NPI 1285887745, issued on Oct 28, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 074782, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derrick Eugene Sims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 074782 GA
25MA08663500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 316 N Broad St, Winder, GA 30680
- Phone
- (770) 307-5400
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160422001862); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derrick Eugene Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 074782Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Southeast Permanente Medical GroupAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derrick Eugene Sims among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Derrick Eugene Sims, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Winder
They are 4 of the 372 NPPES records with a practice address in Winder, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Derrick Eugene Sims, MD's NPI number?
Derrick Eugene Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285887745, issued on Oct 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derrick Eugene Sims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 316 N Broad St, Winder, GA, 30680. Phone: (770) 307-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derrick Eugene Sims, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 074782, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derrick Eugene Sims, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derrick Eugene Sims, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.