JOHN SIMS, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Otolaryngology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 8901 CARTI WAY STE 201, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72205, with a listed phone of (501) 906-3000. NPI 1437590080 was issued on 07/11/2013. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SIMS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 350 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 142 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $8K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 25.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 84.8514/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 86.4143, Cost 59.5446), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Otolaryngology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 10,895 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 509 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.