Dr. Stephanie Michelle Sims, MD

Dr. Sims practices at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia, part of Sentara Health.

Dr. Sims' NPI, 1396906244, was assigned on June 24, 2008. Dr. Sims graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2008. Dr. Sims holds Virginia license 0101263400.

Dr. Sims' primary practice is Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, at 1060 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 in Virginia Beach City. The practice phone is (757) 395-8000.

Dr. Sims' primary practice is Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dr. Sims is also affiliated with Sentara Princess Anne Hospital. The medical group on file is Bayview Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sims to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sims practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Sims' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sims' licenses on file in 3 states: Virginia, Arizona and North Carolina.

CMS data shows 422 Medicare services from Dr. Sims across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 170 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,492 for them.

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sims in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sims' median patient age at 53, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sims wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 43 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $263 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 20 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Sims accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 62 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Sims, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Sims, published from 2017 to 2018. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Colectomy and Herniorrhaphy. Dr. Sims has published most often in Am J Surg. Dr. Sims' most frequent co-authors are Brant Todd Heniford, MD, Kathleen M. Coakley, DO and Vedra Abdomerovic Augenstein, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 107 general payments to Dr. Sims from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,808.

Dr. Sims graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2008.