Richard Andrew Sims, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Charleston, SC
Richard Andrew Sims, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1922531300, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina LL88120, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Andrew Sims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- LL88120 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Courtenay Dr, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1952
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25 Courtenay Dr
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- Christina Bannister, RDRegistered Dietitian1265207583
- Alison BelleauFamily Nurse Practitioner1932869153
- Megan Bolick, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1457904971
Verify Richard Andrew Sims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL88120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $3,298.93
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Richard Andrew Sims among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina
Richard Andrew Sims, MD is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 300 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Gaddy, MDCharleston, SC 294251235100504
- Richard Gentzler, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251215904842
- James Glenn, MDCharleston, SC 294251164530010
- Kenneth Hanger, M.D., FAACCharleston, SC 294251992798235
- Robert Leman, MDCharleston, SC 294251912015959
- Julie Massey, MDCharleston, SC 294251073716668
- Pamela Morris, MDCharleston, SC 294251427166479
- Kristen Nawabi, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251497702047
Common questions
What is Richard Andrew Sims, MD's NPI number?
Richard Andrew Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922531300, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Andrew Sims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Courtenay Dr, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Andrew Sims, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL88120, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Andrew Sims, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Andrew Sims, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.