Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Covington, LA
Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1023430725, issued on Jan 14, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana AP07622, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josephine Elizabeth Sims
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP07622 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 Highland Park Plz, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 871-8681
- Enumerated
- Jan 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 205 Highland Park Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Josephine Elizabeth Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP07622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium93 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Alprazolam66 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate64 claims
- Temazepam55 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium48 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: $2,228.73
120 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
Josephine Elizabeth Sims among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2014, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 28% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 46% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
136 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Covington
They are 136 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C's NPI number?
Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023430725, issued on Jan 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 Highland Park Plz, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 871-8681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP07622, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josephine Elizabeth Sims, FNP-C had 1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 307 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.