Dr. William Frederick Sims III, MD

  • Post Falls, ID
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1720191554PAC ID9638234362
Medicare services, 2024
1,235
Medicare patients, 2024
279
Part D claims, 2024
410
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854
Practice phone
Call (208) 262-2300
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Primary practice

Northwest Specialty Hospital

Hospital · Post Falls, Idaho

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Dr. William Frederick Sims III is an orthopedic surgeon in Post Falls, Idaho

Dr. Sims practices at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, part of Northwest Specialty Hospital.

Dr. Sims' NPI, 1720191554, was assigned on August 16, 2006. Dr. Sims graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Sims holds Idaho license M8463.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9638234362
NPI enumeration date
August 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(208) 262-2300
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. William Frederick Sims III practices at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho

Dr. Sims' primary practice is Northwest Specialty Hospital, at 1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854 in Kootenai County. The practice phone is (208) 262-2300.

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Dr. William Frederick Sims III is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sims' primary practice is Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, part of Northwest Specialty Hospital. Dr. Sims is also affiliated with Kootenai Health. The medical group on file is Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine (OSSM). Dmand AI also links Dr. Sims to 3 more hospitals, 1 clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William Frederick Sims III's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sims practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwest Specialty HospitalAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. William Frederick Sims III is one of 164 orthopedic surgeons in Idaho

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Sims' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Sims is licensed in Idaho.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, IdahoPrimaryLicense M8463 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Sims

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Dr. William Frederick Sims III billed Medicare for 1,235 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,235 Medicare services from Dr. Sims across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 279 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,296 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,235
Medicare patients279
Paid by Medicare$68,296
Procedure codes12

Dr. Sims' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4252024: 4424%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4222024: 36813%
Imaging
2023: 2992024: 3073%
Surgery
2023: 1292024: 1189%

Where Dr. Sims' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,20898%
  • In a facility272%

Dr. Sims compared with the Idaho median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Sims
  • Idaho median
Medicare services
1,235vs 4382.8 times
Medicare patients
279vs 16965% above
Part D claims
362vs 1063.4 times

Medians across 162 orthopedic surgeons in Idaho 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. William Frederick Sims III treated 279 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 279 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sims in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 163 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.76, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sims' median patient age at 67, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024279
Average age73
Average risk score0.76

Dr. Sims' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Sims' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women14251%
  • Men13749%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sims' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. High cholesterol69%
  4. Diabetes17%
  5. Anxiety16%
  6. Depression16%
  7. Mood disorders16%
  8. Cancer15%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sims' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William Frederick Sims III wrote 410 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sims wrote 410 Medicare Part D claims for 163 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 362 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,497 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 321 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024410
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$2,497
Part D patients163

Dr. Sims' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic406 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other4 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

  • Opioids32%131 of 410 claims
  • Antibiotics13%53 of 410 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: 3212024: 36213%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 8 in 2023.

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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. William Frederick Sims III scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 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. CMS counts 13 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Sims, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Sims' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 84.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Sims ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
45th percentile15 procedures
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
85th percentile13 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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. William Frederick Sims III received $453 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Sims from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Heron Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $150.

General payments to Dr. Sims by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Sims the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. William Frederick Sims III graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine

Dr. Sims graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Washington School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. William Frederick Sims III's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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 paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. William Frederick Sims III's NPI number?

Dr. William Frederick Sims III's NPI number is 1720191554. It was assigned on August 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. William Frederick Sims III?

Dr. William Frederick Sims III is an orthopedic surgeon in Post Falls, Idaho. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. William Frederick Sims III practice?

Dr. Sims practices at 1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854. Dr. Sims' primary practice is Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, part of Northwest Specialty Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sims to 3 hospitals, 1 clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. William Frederick Sims III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sims is (208) 262-2300.

What is Dr. William Frederick Sims III's medical license number?

Dr. Sims holds Idaho license M8463.

Which hospitals is Dr. William Frederick Sims III affiliated with?

Dr. Sims practices at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho. Dr. Sims is also affiliated with Kootenai Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Sims to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. William Frederick Sims III part of?

Dr. Sims is linked to Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine (OSSM).

Does Dr. William Frederick Sims III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sims billed Medicare for 1,235 services in 2024, and Dr. Sims accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. William Frederick Sims III's MIPS score?

Dr. Sims' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. William Frederick Sims III see?

CMS counts 279 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sims in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. William Frederick Sims III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sims' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), diagnostic imaging (73562) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. William Frederick Sims III go to medical school?

Dr. Sims graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. William Frederick Sims III prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sims' most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Ondansetron ODT and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. William Frederick Sims III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $453 in general payments to Dr. Sims from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Heron Therapeutics, Inc.

How long has Dr. William Frederick Sims III been practicing?

Dr. Sims graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

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