Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 239
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 100
- Part D claims, 2024
- 153
- Industry payments
- $393
- Affiliated sites
- 3
- Practice address
- 600 Barrett Ln, Asheville, NC 28803
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 271-6946
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
MAHEC Givens Clinic
FQHC - Main Site · Asheville, North Carolina
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Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims is a nephrologist in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Word-Sims practices at MAHEC Givens Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina.
Dr. Word-Sims' NPI, 1093710493, was assigned on June 14, 2005. Dr. Word-Sims graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1985. Dr. Word-Sims holds North Carolina license 30959.
- NPI
- 1093710493NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7214910108
- NPI enumeration date
- June 14, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 271-6946
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims practices at 2 locations in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Word-Sims' primary practice is MAHEC Givens Clinic, at 600 Barrett Ln, Asheville, NC 28803. The practice phone is (828) 271-6946. Dr. Word-Sims also practices at Mahec Internal Medicine, 119 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803.
- MAHEC Givens ClinicPrimary600 Barrett Ln, Asheville, NC 28803Phone(828) 271-6946
- Mahec Internal Medicine119 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803 · Buncombe CountyPhone(828) 771-3500
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Word-Sims' primary practice is MAHEC Givens Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina. The medical group on file is UNC Faculty Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Word-Sims to 2 more medical groups, 1 community health center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Word-Sims' employer is on file too: a community health center (fqhc).
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Word-Sims practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MAHEC Givens Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims is one of 348 nephrologists in North Carolina
Nephrology is Dr. Word-Sims' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Word-Sims is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, North CarolinaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Word-Sims
Counts of nephrologists 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. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims billed Medicare for 239 services in 2024
CMS data shows 239 Medicare services from Dr. Word-Sims across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,683 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Word-Sims' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1092024: 13726%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2182024: 10253%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1432024: 0100%
Dr. Word-Sims compared with the North Carolina median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Word-Sims
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 239vs 1,04677% below
- Medicare patients
- 100vs 29766% below
- Part D claims
- 70vs 73290% below
Medians across 346 nephrologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Word-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. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims treated 100 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65
CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Word-Sims in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 43 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Word-Sims' median patient age at 70, with 63% women.
Dr. Word-Sims' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Word-Sims' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4848%
- Men5252%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Word-Sims' Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol70%
- Heart failure64%
- Diabetes59%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Anxiety50%
- Arthritis48%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Word-Sims' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims wrote 153 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Word-Sims wrote 153 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 70 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $339 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 903 claims across 27 drugs.
Dr. Word-Sims' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic149 claims97%
- Brand-name and other4 claims3%
Dr. Word-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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 9032024: 7092%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 27 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
How Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims takes part in Medicare
Dr. Word-Sims accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims received $393 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Word-Sims from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $113.
General payments to Dr. Word-Sims by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Word-Sims by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Food and beverage$31279%
- Education$8121%
Companies that paid Dr. Word-Sims the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Dr. Word-Sims graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1985.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice 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) |
| 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. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims' NPI number?
Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims' NPI number is 1093710493. It was assigned on June 14, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims?
Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims is a nephrologist in Asheville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims practice?
Dr. Word-Sims practices at 600 Barrett Ln, Asheville, NC 28803. Dr. Word-Sims also practices at 119 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803. Dr. Word-Sims' primary practice is MAHEC Givens Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Word-Sims to 2 medical groups, 1 community health center and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Word-Sims is (828) 271-6946.
What is Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims' medical license number?
Dr. Word-Sims holds North Carolina license 30959.
What medical group is Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims part of?
Dr. Word-Sims is linked to UNC Faculty Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Word-Sims to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Word-Sims billed Medicare for 239 services in 2024, and Dr. Word-Sims accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims see?
CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Word-Sims in 2024, with an average age of 65.
What services does Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Word-Sims' most billed Medicare services were dialysis (90935), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims go to medical school?
Dr. Word-Sims graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 1985.
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What drugs does Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Word-Sims' most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Hydrochlorothiazide and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $393 in general payments to Dr. Word-Sims from 7 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Winfield Strickland Word-Sims been practicing?
Dr. Word-Sims graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
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