NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa L. Sims, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Harrodsburg, KY

Melissa L. Sims, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and NPI 1881964179, issued on Jan 4, 2012. Check the license (Kentucky 3007274, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881964179
Name
Melissa L. Sims
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
3007274 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
466 Linden Ave, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone
(859) 734-5173
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120208000722); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 466 Linden Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nick Dedman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801888201
  2. Sandra Geile, MDInternal Medicine Physician1174543722
  3. Steven Hall, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1609868033
  4. William Loggins, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710921242
  5. Lorrie Thompson, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083928196

Verify Melissa L. Sims in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  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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9.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

12,209 Medicare Part D claims for 755 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Sims12,209
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium653 claims
  2. Lisinopril606 claims
  3. Omeprazole477 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate474 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium466 claims
  6. Simvastatin361 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: $159.93

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Sims$159.93
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical Center IncorporatedDanville, KY
  2. The James B Haggin Memorial Hospital IncHarrodsburg, KY

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

Melissa L. Sims among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Melissa L. Sims, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2012, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 20% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Harrodsburg

They are 19 of the 162 NPPES records with a practice address in Harrodsburg, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Adams-Leighner, APRNHarrodsburg, KY 403301285223941
  2. Lynnelle Cain, NPHarrodsburg, KY 403301487746004
  3. Amanda Dean, NP-CHarrodsburg, KY 403301982943783
  4. Megan Dehart, APRN FNP-CHarrodsburg, KY 403301427712264
  5. Lindsey Dockemeyer, NP-CHarrodsburg, KY 403301881154649
  6. Mary Fuller, APRNHarrodsburg, KY 403301245775428
  7. Tim Gooch, APRNHarrodsburg, KY 403301740635010
  8. Lauren Hays, APRNHarrodsburg, KY 403301851972921

Common questions

What is Melissa L. Sims, APRN's NPI number?

Melissa L. Sims, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881964179, issued on Jan 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa L. Sims, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 466 Linden Ave, Harrodsburg, KY, 40330. Phone: (859) 734-5173. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa L. Sims, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3007274, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa L. Sims, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa L. Sims, APRN had 12,209 Medicare Part D claims for 755 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.