John Paul Sims, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Melrose Park, IL
John Paul Sims, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Melrose Park, Illinois, and NPI 1306850771, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 36096503, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Paul Sims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 36096503 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Phone
- (708) 681-3202
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 36096503 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040127000122); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 701 W North Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Julie BartoskiOccupational Therapist1114581741
- Nicolette Bernhardt, PSYDClinical Psychologist1134350366
- Jonathan BickmannCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164061594
- Patricia BodenSpeech-Language Pathologist1851625644
- Case Brewer, CRNARegistered Nurse1932931102
- Andrew Christ, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487123832
Verify John Paul Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 36096503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $126.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Gottlieb Midwest Anesthesiologists, LLCMelrose Park, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Paul Sims among 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois
John Paul Sims, MD is one of 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois.
All 203 in Illinois → Every provider in Melrose Park → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rebecca Aureus, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601356421192
- Seshagiri Vavilikolanu, MDNorthlake, IL 601641033478847
- Troy Buck, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531083884308
- Joseph Holtman, MDMaywood, IL 601531811089600
- Nikhil Nadler, MDMaywood, IL 601531770110728
- Wajde Dabah, M.D.Hoffman Estates, IL 601691194024984
- Eugene Lipov, M.D.Hoffman Estates, IL 601691285631374
- Joseph Belmonte, D.O.Lombard, IL 601481235395823
Common questions
What is John Paul Sims, MD's NPI number?
John Paul Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306850771, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Paul Sims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL, 60160. Phone: (708) 681-3202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Paul Sims, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36096503, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.