NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Hubert Sims, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albemarle, NC

Stephen Hubert Sims, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albemarle, North Carolina, and NPI 1144245853, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 33749, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144245853
Name
Stephen Hubert Sims
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
33749 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone
(980) 323-5425
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070130000482); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1983
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 105 Yadkin St

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

  1. Christina Adams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1114120169
  2. Jason Arru, MDSurgery Physician1336277607
  3. Lamonica BarnumPediatrics Physician1114118353
  4. Michael Brandner, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1649231788
  5. Elaine Coats, MDPediatrics Physician1477534543
  6. Dennis Devereux, M.D.Surgery Physician1770563355

Verify Stephen Hubert Sims in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $5,550.81

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Synthes GmbH. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Sims$5,551
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Carolinas Physicians Network IncAlbemarle, NC
  2. Cutting Edge Physical Therapy Limited PartnershipRichmond, IN

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

Stephen Hubert Sims among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Stephen Hubert Sims, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Albemarle

They are 6 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Albemarle, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Gajewski, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011962517581
  2. Surendrapal Mac, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011629040027
  3. William RamseyAlbemarle, NC 280011265537252
  4. Scott Sherrill, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011447294137
  5. Joseph Zucker, MDAlbemarle, NC 280011992786537
  6. Erik Johnson, MDBelmont, NC 280121538134341
  7. Parag Phadke, MDBelmont, NC 280121184797219
  8. Justin Rennard, MDBelmont, NC 280121780180125

Common questions

What is Stephen Hubert Sims, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Hubert Sims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144245853, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Hubert Sims, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC, 28001. Phone: (980) 323-5425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Hubert Sims, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 33749, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Stephen Hubert Sims, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.