Dr. William Frederick Sims III, MD
- 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
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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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
- 1720191554NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638234362
- NPI enumeration date
- August 16, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (208) 262-2300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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.
- Northwest Specialty Hospital1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854 · Kootenai CountyPhone(208) 262-2300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
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.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwest Specialty Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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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, IdahoPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
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.
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.
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
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure69%
- High cholesterol69%
- Diabetes17%
- Anxiety16%
- Depression16%
- Mood disorders16%
- Cancer15%
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. William Frederick Sims III'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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand 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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