Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD

Dr. Sims practices at North Pines Surgery Center in Conroe, Texas.

Dr. Sims' NPI, 1083623136, was assigned on August 7, 2006. Dr. Sims graduated from UTMB Health in 1993. Dr. Sims holds Texas license J7288.

Dr. Sims' primary practice is North Pines Surgery Center, at 4019 I-45 North, Suite 150, Conroe, TX 77304. The practice phone is (936) 641-8181.

Dr. Sims' primary practice is North Pines Surgery Center in Conroe, Texas. Dr. Sims is also affiliated with Aspire Hospital. The medical group on file is North Lakes Pain Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sims to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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.

Pain medicine is Dr. Sims' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0000X. The record also lists pain medicine. Dr. Sims is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Sims is licensed in Texas.

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.

CMS data shows 39,831 Medicare services from Dr. Sims across 41 procedure codes in 2024, for 529 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $514,710 for them.

CMS counts 529 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sims in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 213 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sims' median patient age at 71, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sims wrote 6,335 Medicare Part D claims for 785 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,217 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $244,797 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,444 claims across 38 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Sims for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sims accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 111 papers to Dr. Sims, published from 2001 to 2013. 2007 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Calcium, Osteoclasts and Cells, Cultured. Dr. Sims has published most often in Am J Physiol. Dr. Sims' most frequent co-authors are Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD, Ajay Bhargava, MD and Allen W. Burton, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 802 general payments to Dr. Sims from 64 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $12,038.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Sims, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Sims graduated from UTMB Health in 1993.

Dr. Sims is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.