Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1,613 | 2 | 75.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $526.67 | 18 | 24.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TG Therapeutics, Inc. | $1,613 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $293.41 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan Inc. | $56.80 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | $35.74 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $35.51 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $30.29 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | $24.52 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $21.94 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $15.46 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $13.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,372 | 4 | TG Therapeutics, Inc. ($1,200) |
| 2023 | $436.92 | 2 | TG Therapeutics, Inc. ($413.00) |
| 2021 | $133.90 | 2 | Alcon Vision LLC ($119.08) |
| 2019 | $42.79 | 3 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($15.46) |
| 2018 | $59.01 | 3 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($21.18) |
| 2017 | $94.70 | 6 | Allergan Inc. ($56.80) |
All Payment Transactions
20 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2024 | TG Therapeutics, Inc. | BRIUMVI (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,200.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | VYZULTA (Drug), MIEBO, LOTEMAX SM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.94 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Centurion (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.53 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Rocklatan (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.88 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/28/2023 | TG Therapeutics, Inc. | BRIUMVI (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $413.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | Simbrinza (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.92 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 12/15/2021 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | Cequa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.82 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/11/2021 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof IQ PanOptix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.08 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 11/12/2019 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | ENVISTA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.33 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/02/2019 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | IOLMaster 500 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.46 | General |
| Category: Optical Biometer | ||||||
| 06/03/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | DUREZOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.00 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/17/2018 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | BromSite (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.075% (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.92 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/20/2018 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | VYZULTA (Drug), ZYLET, BESIVANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.18 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/07/2018 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | AcrySof (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.91 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/25/2017 | Alcon Laboratories Inc | AcrySof (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.38 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/01/2017 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | Tecnis 1-piece IOL (Device), Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs, Tecnis Toric 1-piece IOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.52 | General |
| Category: Optics | ||||||
| 08/15/2017 | Allergan Inc. | AVYCAZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.96 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 07/18/2017 | Allergan Inc. | DALVANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.63 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 06/06/2017 | Allergan Inc. | TEFLARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.31 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 05/16/2017 | Allergan Inc. | TEFLARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.90 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 1,440 | 1,745 | $348,296 | $241,574 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1,451 | 1,772 | $372,312 | $244,851 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1,450 | 1,749 | $338,215 | $238,785 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1,159 | 1,398 | $284,488 | $197,595 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
48 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2023 | 144 | 254 | $146,296 | $109,090 | 74.6% |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 689 | 703 | $94,455 | $62,784 | 66.5% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 40 | $14,309 | $10,495 | 73.3% |
| 66982 | Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 18 | $14,199 | $10,491 | 73.9% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Office | 2023 | 34 | 42 | $16,495 | $10,412 | 63.1% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2023 | 142 | 266 | $15,473 | $7,947 | 51.4% |
| 92004 | New patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $11,141 | $7,492 | 67.2% |
| 68761 | Closure of tear duct opening using plug | Office | 2023 | 18 | 38 | $11,561 | $6,397 | 55.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 98 | $9,526 | $6,226 | 65.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $5,368 | $3,622 | 67.5% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2023 | 65 | 67 | $4,524 | $3,219 | 71.1% |
| 92134 | Imaging of retina | Office | 2023 | 61 | 61 | $2,655 | $1,842 | 69.4% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2023 | 58 | 58 | $2,294 | $1,557 | 67.9% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2022 | 160 | 281 | $177,490 | $120,977 | 68.2% |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2022 | 728 | 746 | $100,343 | $65,298 | 65.1% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 48 | $17,171 | $12,704 | 74.0% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Office | 2022 | 36 | 45 | $16,833 | $10,927 | 64.9% |
| 92004 | New patient complete exam of visual system | Office | 2022 | 100 | 100 | $16,037 | $8,995 | 56.1% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2022 | 150 | 276 | $16,407 | $8,456 | 51.5% |
| 68761 | Closure of tear duct opening using plug | Office | 2022 | 21 | 47 | $13,648 | $7,385 | 54.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 57 | 59 | $5,735 | $3,854 | 67.2% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2022 | 59 | 62 | $4,186 | $3,048 | 72.8% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2022 | 58 | 60 | $2,373 | $1,608 | 67.8% |
| 92134 | Imaging of retina | Office | 2022 | 48 | 48 | $2,089 | $1,598 | 76.5% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of lens, simple | Facility | 2021 | 151 | 255 | $149,479 | $114,869 | 76.8% |
About Dr. Michelle Sims, MD
Dr. Michelle Sims, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Wheaton, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/14/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720077530.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michelle Sims, MD has received a total of $2,140 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,372 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 20 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($1,613).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sims has provided services to 5,500 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,664 services with total Medicare billing of $922,806. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 48 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Location Wheaton, IL
- Active Since 10/14/2005
- Last Updated 08/27/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1720077530
Products in Payments
- BRIUMVI (Drug) $1,613
- Centurion (Device) $125.53
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix (Device) $119.08
- VYZULTA (Drug) $43.12
- AcrySof (Device) $30.29
- TEFLARO (Drug) $27.21
- Rocklatan (Drug) $24.88
- Tecnis 1-piece IOL (Device) $24.52
- Simbrinza (Drug) $23.92
- BromSite (bromfenac ophthalmic solution) 0.075% (Drug) $20.92
- DALVANCE (Drug) $16.63
- IOLMaster 500 (Device) $15.46
- Cequa (Drug) $14.82
- ENVISTA (Device) $14.33
- DUREZOL (Drug) $13.00
- AVYCAZ (Drug) $12.96
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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