Dr. Richard C. Sims, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 10,507
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 982
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,373
- MIPS score, 2024
- 87
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 1871 Lpga Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32117
- Practice phone
- Call (386) 366-8181
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
East Coast Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Daytona Beach, Florida
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Dr. Richard C. Sims is an interventional pain medicine physician in Daytona Beach, Florida
Dr. Sims practices at East Coast Surgery Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Dr. Sims' NPI, 1841618782, was assigned on March 28, 2014. Dr. Sims graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Sims holds Florida license ME136714.
- NPI
- 1841618782NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5092932947
- NPI enumeration date
- March 28, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (386) 366-8181
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard C. Sims practices at East Coast Surgery Center in Daytona Beach, Florida
Dr. Sims' primary practice is East Coast Surgery Center, at 1871 Lpga Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32117. The practice phone is (386) 366-8181.
- East Coast Surgery Center1871 Lpga Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32117Phone(386) 366-8181
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Richard C. Sims is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Sims' primary practice is East Coast Surgery Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dr. Sims is also affiliated with AdventHealth Daytona Beach. The medical group on file is Ability Rehabilitation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sims to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard C. Sims' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sims practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| East Coast Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard C. Sims is one of 260 interventional pain medicine physicians in Florida
Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Sims' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dr. Sims is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Sims is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional pain medicine, FloridaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists back pain injection, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Sims treats.
Interventional pain medicine physicians near Dr. Sims
Counts of interventional pain medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard C. Sims billed Medicare for 10,507 services in 2024
CMS data shows 10,507 Medicare services from Dr. Sims across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 982 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $401,000 for them.
Dr. Sims' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,2192024: 6,257413%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,8662024: 2,28522%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,3522024: 1,4245%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3852024: 3606%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 912024: 14964%
- Other services
- 2023: 182024: 3278%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 182024: 0100%
Where Dr. Sims' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office9,35289%
- In a facility1,15511%
Dr. Sims compared with the Florida median for interventional pain medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Sims
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 10,507vs 2,3494.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 982vs 2523.9 times
- Part D claims
- 3,326vs 1,76588% above
Medians across 255 interventional pain medicine physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sims' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard C. Sims treated 982 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 982 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sims in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 438 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sims' median patient age at 73, with 61% women.
Dr. Sims' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sims' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women57759%
- Men40541%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sims' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Anxiety31%
- Mood disorders29%
- Diabetes28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sims' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard C. Sims wrote 3,373 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sims wrote 3,373 Medicare Part D claims for 799 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,326 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $59,895 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,619 claims across 24 drugs.
Dr. Sims' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,346 claims99%
- Brand-name27 claims1%
Dr. Sims' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sims' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids52%1,770 of 3,373 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,6192024: 3,32627%
Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 24 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard C. Sims scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Sims for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sims accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sims' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 87of 100Final score
- 75.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard C. Sims received $7,457 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Sims from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $2,500.
General payments to Dr. Sims by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Sims by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,53461%
- Travel and lodging$2,92339%
Companies that paid Dr. Sims the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard C. Sims graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine
Dr. Sims graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine in 2014.
- Medical school
- Board certified in anesthesiology
- Board certified in pain medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Richard C. Sims accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Sims is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Sims accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO9
- Medicare7
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Richard C. Sims's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard C. Sims' NPI number?
Dr. Richard C. Sims' NPI number is 1841618782. It was assigned on March 28, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard C. Sims?
Dr. Richard C. Sims is an interventional pain medicine physician in Daytona Beach, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0014X).
Where does Dr. Richard C. Sims practice?
Dr. Sims practices at 1871 Lpga Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32117. Dr. Sims' primary practice is East Coast Surgery Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sims to 4 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Richard C. Sims' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sims is (386) 366-8181.
What is Dr. Richard C. Sims' medical license number?
Dr. Sims holds Florida license ME136714.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard C. Sims affiliated with?
Dr. Sims is affiliated with AdventHealth Daytona Beach. Dmand AI links Dr. Sims to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard C. Sims part of?
Dr. Sims is linked to Ability Rehabilitation. Dmand AI links Dr. Sims to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Richard C. Sims accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sims billed Medicare for 10,507 services in 2024, and Dr. Sims accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Richard C. Sims' MIPS score?
Dr. Sims' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard C. Sims see?
CMS counts 982 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sims in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Richard C. Sims board certified?
Yes. Dr. Sims is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.
What services does Dr. Richard C. Sims bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sims' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99214) and injected or infused drug (J1100).
Where did Dr. Richard C. Sims go to medical school?
Dr. Sims graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Richard C. Sims prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sims' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Richard C. Sims received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,457 in general payments to Dr. Sims from 16 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Richard C. Sims been practicing?
Dr. Sims graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Richard C. Sims accept?
Dr. Sims is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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