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Dr. William Sims Buice, MD
NPI1982658837PAC ID3678532611
- Medicare services, 2024
- 309
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 233
- Part D claims, 2024
- 152
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 95
- Practice address
- 800 N Fant St, Anderson, SC 29621
- Practice phone
- Call (864) 512-2830
- 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 Sims Buice is a general surgeon in Anderson, South Carolina
Dr. Buice practices at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina, part of AnMed.
Dr. Buice's NPI, 1982658837, was assigned on May 22, 2006. Dr. Buice graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1984. Dr. Buice holds South Carolina license 14305.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1982658837NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678532611
- NPI enumeration date
- May 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (864) 512-2830
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. William Sims Buice practices at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina
Dr. Buice's primary practice is AnMed Medical Center, at 800 N Fant St, Anderson, SC 29621 in Anderson County. The practice phone is (864) 512-2830.
- AnMed Medical Center800 N Fant St, Anderson, SC 29621 · Anderson CountyPhone(864) 512-2830
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. William Sims Buice is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Buice's primary practice is AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina, part of AnMed. Dr. Buice is also affiliated with Regency Hospital - Upstate. The medical group on file is AnMed.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William Sims Buice's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buice practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| AnMed Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. William Sims Buice is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Buice's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Buice is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Buice's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
- Georgia license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, cancerous skin growth removal, colonoscopy, lung resection, mastectomy, thyroid surgery and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Buice treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Buice
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
506general surgeons in South Carolina12general surgeons in Anderson12general surgeons at AnMed Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. William Sims Buice billed Medicare for 309 services in 2024
CMS data shows 309 Medicare services from Dr. Buice across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 233 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,147 for them.
Medicare services, 2024309
Medicare patients233
Paid by Medicare$38,147
Procedure codes13
Dr. Buice's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits192
- Surgery87
- Imaging16
- Other services14
Where Dr. Buice's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office19262%
- In a facility11738%
Dr. Buice compared with the South Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Buice
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 309vs 26517% above
- Medicare patients
- 233vs 17831% above
- Part D claims
- 113vs 542.1 times
Medians across 500 general surgeons in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Buice's 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 Sims Buice treated 233 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 233 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buice in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 108 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buice's median patient age at 69, with 92% women.
Medicare patients, 2024233
Average age75
Average risk score1.21
Also on Medicaid5%
Dr. Buice's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Buice's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18680%
- Men4720%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Buice's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Cancer61%
- Arthritis41%
- Anxiety32%
- Diabetes31%
- Mood disorders27%
- Depression24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Buice's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women92%
- Men8%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. William Sims Buice wrote 152 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Buice wrote 152 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 113 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $240 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 2024152
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$240
Part D patients112
Dr. Buice's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic151 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Buice's 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. Buice's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids70%106 of 152 claims
- Antibiotics11%16 of 152 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
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 Sims Buice scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Buice for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Buice accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 41 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Buice, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Buice's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 95of 100Final score
- 89.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Buice ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 92nd percentile41 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 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 Sims Buice has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Buice.
Papers3
Recent publications by Dr. Buice
J S C Med Assoc
Breast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
Ampulla of VaterBiopsyCarcinoma
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. William Sims Buice received $1,472 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 66 general payments to Dr. Buice from 40 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $159.
General payments to Dr. Buice by program year, 2024 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Buice the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. William Sims Buice has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Buice.
Awards and honors for Dr. Buice
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. William Sims Buice graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Dr. Buice graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1984. Dr. Buice is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. William Sims Buice accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Buice is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Elevance
- Molina
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Buice accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- HMO9
- Medicare6
- EPO4
- POS3
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. William Sims Buice'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. William Sims Buice's NPI number?
Dr. William Sims Buice's NPI number is 1982658837. It was assigned on May 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. William Sims Buice?
Dr. William Sims Buice is a general surgeon in Anderson, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. William Sims Buice practice?
Dr. Buice practices at 800 N Fant St, Anderson, SC 29621. Dr. Buice's primary practice is AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina, part of AnMed.
What is Dr. William Sims Buice's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Buice is (864) 512-2830.
What is Dr. William Sims Buice's medical license number?
Dr. Buice holds South Carolina license 14305, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. William Sims Buice been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Buice in South Carolina (1989 to 2027) and Georgia (2016 to 2019).
Which hospitals is Dr. William Sims Buice affiliated with?
Dr. Buice practices at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina. Dr. Buice is also affiliated with Regency Hospital - Upstate.
What medical group is Dr. William Sims Buice part of?
Dr. Buice is linked to AnMed.
Does Dr. William Sims Buice accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buice billed Medicare for 309 services in 2024, and Dr. Buice accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. William Sims Buice's MIPS score?
Dr. Buice's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. William Sims Buice see?
CMS counts 233 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buice in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. William Sims Buice board certified?
Yes. Dr. Buice is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. William Sims Buice bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Buice's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: blood and lymph system (38525).
Where did Dr. William Sims Buice go to medical school?
Dr. Buice graduated from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. William Sims Buice prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Buice's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl and Doxycycline Hyclate.
Has Dr. William Sims Buice received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,472 in general payments to Dr. Buice from 40 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.
How long has Dr. William Sims Buice been practicing?
Dr. Buice graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Does Dr. William Sims Buice do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Buice.
What insurance does Dr. William Sims Buice accept?
Dr. Buice is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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