Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Baltimore, MD
Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1982896106, issued on Aug 11, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0065831, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- D0065831 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Phone
- (410) 955-5490
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080929000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 600 N Wolfe St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0065831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,491 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost233 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone106 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate94 claims
- Restasis94 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate74 claims
- Timolol Maleate63 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $339.78
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Richard Carlin MD PCSnellville, GA
- The Southeast Permanente Medical GroupDuluth, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland.
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- Omar Ahmad, MDWaldorf, MD1093715310
- Zaaira Ahmad, MDSalisbury, MD1154591964
- Ishrat Ahmed, MDBaltimore, MD1659828432
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Common questions
What is Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982896106, issued on Aug 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-5490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0065831, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D. had 1,491 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Ann Bennett-Sims, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.