Total Payments
$81,759
2024 Payments
$5,551
Companies
12
Transactions
105
Medicare Patients
139
Medicare Billing
$13,581
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$50,477 (61.7%)
Travel$27,285 (33.4%)
Food & Beverage$3,996 (4.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $34,192 | 23 | 41.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $27,285 | 29 | 33.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $16,285 | 10 | 19.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,996 | 43 | 4.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synthes GmbH | $79,567 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $601.90 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $504.97 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. | $169.14 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $146.74 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Kerecis Limited | $145.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $141.42 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| ACUMED LLC | $134.23 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $116.56 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $111.95 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,551 | 13 | Synthes GmbH ($5,068) |
| 2023 | $12,726 | 26 | Synthes GmbH ($11,916) |
| 2022 | $7,953 | 14 | Synthes GmbH ($7,382) |
| 2021 | $3,843 | 5 | Synthes GmbH ($3,750) |
| 2020 | $11,898 | 14 | Synthes GmbH ($11,898) |
| 2019 | $20,625 | 16 | Synthes GmbH ($20,469) |
| 2018 | $8,380 | 7 | Synthes GmbH ($8,380) |
| 2017 | $10,784 | 10 | Synthes GmbH ($10,704) |
All Payment Transactions
105 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/13/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), NA, UNIUM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.70 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 06/08/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 06/08/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $683.34 | General |
| 06/08/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $158.46 | General |
| 06/08/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.48 | General |
| 05/04/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 05/04/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $514.62 | General |
| 05/04/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $466.69 | General |
| 05/04/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $111.60 | General |
| 03/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | UNIUM (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | UNIUM (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.03 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $145.00 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. | OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.14 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.56 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.78 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.52 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.78 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/05/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.08 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device), NA, NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.19 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 07/21/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | mymobility Platform (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.46 | General |
| Category: Connected Health | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.95 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.41 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 05/06/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| 05/06/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $834.48 | General |
| 05/06/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $680.31 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 49 | 61 | $17,955 | $3,565 |
| 2022 | 2 | 44 | 48 | $20,772 | $4,922 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $5,803 | $1,740 |
| 2020 | 2 | 35 | 36 | $11,491 | $3,354 |
Total Patients
139
Total Services
156
Medicare Billing
$13,581
Procedure Codes
8
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 33 | $7,260 | $1,486 | 20.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $4,960 | $1,136 | 22.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $5,735 | $944.26 | 16.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $15,612 | $3,716 | 23.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 24 | $5,160 | $1,206 | 23.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $5,803 | $1,740 | 30.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $8,511 | $2,572 | 30.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 20 | $2,980 | $781.60 | 26.2% |
About Dr. Stephen Sims, MD
Dr. Stephen Sims, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Albemarle, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1144245853.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Sims, MD has received a total of $81,759 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,551 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 105 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program" ($34,192).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sims has provided services to 139 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 156 services with total Medicare billing of $13,581. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Albemarle, NC
- Active Since 07/13/2006
- Last Updated 07/15/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1144245853
Products in Payments
- T2 (Device) $363.43
- NA (Device) $353.68
- OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST (Device) $169.14
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $145.00
- STRYKER NAV3I (Device) $135.37
- Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System (Device) $134.23
- STRATAFIX (Device) $116.56
- mymobility Platform (Device) $113.46
- Integra (Device) $111.95
- TANDEM (Device) $103.63
- HOFFMANN (Device) $103.10
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $85.51
- UNIUM (Device) $65.78
- ZPS (Device) $27.96
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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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