Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1760730279, issued on Aug 15, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 31409, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Ann Word-Sims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31409 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Far Horizons LN, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 771-2219
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 771-2634
- Medicaid ID
- 8985738 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret Ann Word-Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Margaret Ann Word-Sims among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD's NPI number?
Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760730279, issued on Aug 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Far Horizons LN, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 771-2219. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31409, 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 Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Ann Word-Sims, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.