John B. Sims, M.D.
Specialist · Amarillo, TX
John B. Sims, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1609818855, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8406, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John B. Sims
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- H8406 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 468-9700
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 468-9771
- Medicaid ID
- 089905602 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090717000105); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 S Coulter St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John B. Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license H8406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl42 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 45.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,680.83
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Amarillo Bone And Joint Clinic PLLCAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John B. Sims among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
John B. Sims, M.D. is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
There are 1,716 specialist records in Texas.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Keith Bjork, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061679510135
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- Lon Davis, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061457360091
- Lavonna Fortin, LMSWAmarillo, TX 791061518995117
- Dvette HunkapillerAmarillo, TX 791061295229953
- Kyle Kennedy, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061114953353
- Randal Posey, MDAmarillo, TX 791061790788032
- Margaret Thurmond-Anderle, MDAmarillo, TX 791061578515623
Common questions
What is John B. Sims, M.D.'s NPI number?
John B. Sims, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609818855, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John B. Sims, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 468-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John B. Sims, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8406, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John B. Sims, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John B. Sims, M.D. had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John B. Sims, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 45.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.