NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith S. Sims, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Columbia, SC

Keith S. Sims, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1962478396, issued on Feb 25, 2006. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962478396
Name
Keith S. Sims
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
ARNP2604032 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Medical Park #8, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 296-2548
Enumerated
Feb 25, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091119000038); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1979
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Beach Anesthesia, LLCColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Keith S. Sims among 1,868 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in South Carolina

Keith S. Sims, CRNA is one of 1,868 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2012 among the 1,415 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 367500000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

166 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 166 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,868 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in South Carolina.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharon Berrycarrion, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031972586105
  2. Robert BrittColumbia, SC 292031750348553
  3. Janie BrownColumbia, SC 292031841257649
  4. Margaret Edens, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031164481636
  5. Christie Ellis, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031821067885
  6. Williams HigginsColumbia, SC 292031548227242
  7. Karen HinesColumbia, SC 292031851357610
  8. Wendy Gee Kaczmarek, CRNAColumbia, SC 292031093798233

Common questions

What is Keith S. Sims, CRNA's NPI number?

Keith S. Sims, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962478396, issued on Feb 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith S. Sims, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Park #8, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 296-2548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith S. Sims, CRNA's license?

Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Keith S. Sims, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.

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