Marion Henry Sims, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Marion Henry Sims, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1942216817, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 10038, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marion Henry Sims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 10038 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2152 Old Springville Road, Birmingham, AL 35215
- Phone
- (205) 838-6000
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 838-6078
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110125000062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2152 Old Springville Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Marion Henry Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,335 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium156 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
- Gabapentin109 claims
- Lisinopril81 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa59 claims
- Metformin Hcl57 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Christ Health Center IncCenter Point, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Marion Henry Sims among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Marion Henry Sims, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
181 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 181 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Marion Henry Sims, MD's NPI number?
Marion Henry Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942216817, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marion Henry Sims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2152 Old Springville Road, Birmingham, AL, 35215. Phone: (205) 838-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marion Henry Sims, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 10038, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Marion Henry Sims, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marion Henry Sims, MD had 2,335 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.