Laura Sims, MD
Nephrology Physician · Cary, NC
Laura Sims, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1609301035, issued on Apr 24, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-01866, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Sims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2024-01866 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 790 SE Cary Pkwy Ste 101, Cary, NC 27511
- Phone
- (919) 235-0644
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2024
- Fax
- (919) 380-8285
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240930003993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 403 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 790 SE Cary Pkwy Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ankita Ashoka, MDNephrology Physician1063075133
- Pankaj Jawa, MDNephrology Physician1457504664
- Romita Mukerjee, M.D.Nephrology Physician1861669681
- Sejan Patel, MDNephrology Physician1417149717
- Jacqueline Sebastian, NPNurse Practitioner1386752228
- Adam Stern, M.D.Nephrology Physician1376769893
Verify Laura Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-01866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Farxiga13 claims
- Lisinopril13 claims
- Carvedilol12 claims
- Furosemide11 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: $158.19
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- North Carolina Nephrology PACary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Sims among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Laura Sims, MD is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cary → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ankita Ashoka, MDCary, NC 275111063075133
- Jason Eckel, M.D.Cary, NC 275111801079884
- James Godwin, M.D.Cary, NC 275111497783856
- Pankaj Jawa, MDCary, NC 275111457504664
- Kevin Lee, M.D.Cary, NC 275111669407706
- Romita Mukerjee, M.D.Cary, NC 275111861669681
- Sejan Patel, MDCary, NC 275111417149717
- Adam Stern, M.D.Cary, NC 275111376769893
Common questions
What is Laura Sims, MD's NPI number?
Laura Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609301035, issued on Apr 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Sims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 790 SE Cary Pkwy Ste 101, Cary, NC, 27511. Phone: (919) 235-0644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Sims, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-01866, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Sims, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Sims, MD had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.