Michael Richard Sims, D D S
Dentist · Lake Charles, LA
Michael Richard Sims, D D S is a dentist with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1386865939, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 4378, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Richard Sims
- Credential
- D D S
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 4378 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2805 Aster St., Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 480-0848
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 478-3510
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Richard Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 4378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin72 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl13 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.
Michael Richard Sims among 898 dentist records in Louisiana
Michael Richard Sims, D D S is one of 898 dentist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 dentist records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 31 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 898 dentist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kaderus Bailey, DDSLake Charles, LA 706011780433995
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- David Daughenbaugh, DDSLake Charles, LA 706011265527147
- Andrew Doucet, D.D.S.Lake Charles, LA 706011932512191
- Philip Kramer, DDSLake Charles, LA 706011639281660
- Cecilia Oubre, DDSLake Charles, LA 706011437483054
- Robert Selders, DDSLake Charles, LA 706011346358884
- Robert Vaughan, DDSLake Charles, LA 706011295807881
Common questions
What is Michael Richard Sims, D D S's NPI number?
Michael Richard Sims, D D S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386865939, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Richard Sims, D D S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2805 Aster St., Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 480-0848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Richard Sims, D D S's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 4378, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Richard Sims, D D S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Richard Sims, D D S had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.