Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $260.75 | 11 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $65.74 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Sawtooth Surgical Solutions Inc | $44.95 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $42.49 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $37.13 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $25.60 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $19.21 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $14.23 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $11.40 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44.95 | 1 | Sawtooth Surgical Solutions Inc ($44.95) |
| 2023 | $65.74 | 1 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($65.74) |
| 2022 | $19.21 | 1 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($19.21) |
| 2021 | $14.23 | 1 | Horizon Therapeutics plc ($14.23) |
| 2018 | $53.89 | 4 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($42.49) |
| 2017 | $62.73 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($37.13) |
All Payment Transactions
11 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/2024 | Sawtooth Surgical Solutions Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.95 | General |
| 01/10/2023 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $65.74 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 01/27/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| 06/28/2021 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.23 | General |
| Category: KRYSTEXXA | ||||||
| 12/11/2018 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.86 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 12/10/2018 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.40 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 10/30/2018 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 07/26/2018 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.30 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/23/2017 | Stryker Corporation | Anato (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.13 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 07/27/2017 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.02 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 04/13/2017 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 834 | 1,275 | $312,853 | $62,305 |
| 2022 | 14 | 973 | 1,509 | $335,503 | $70,084 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1,008 | 1,720 | $342,352 | $75,023 |
| 2020 | 10 | 886 | 1,506 | $369,142 | $78,239 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
45 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $143,927 | $22,954 | 15.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 114 | 139 | $31,125 | $8,172 | 26.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 88 | 94 | $29,824 | $8,053 | 27.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $22,378 | $5,304 | 23.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 90 | 104 | $21,980 | $4,284 | 19.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 83 | 95 | $13,103 | $3,491 | 26.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $13,321 | $2,874 | 21.6% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 98 | 115 | $15,130 | $2,824 | 18.7% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 80 | 111 | $12,356 | $2,539 | 20.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 53 | 59 | $6,605 | $1,272 | 19.3% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 93 | 422 | $2,102 | $319.84 | 15.2% |
| 73020 | X-ray of shoulder, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,002 | $218.54 | 21.8% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 29 | $141,221 | $26,692 | 18.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 175 | 213 | $45,887 | $11,551 | 25.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 113 | 113 | $34,691 | $7,126 | 20.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 62 | 67 | $20,904 | $6,150 | 29.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 106 | 122 | $26,840 | $4,772 | 17.8% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 124 | 147 | $19,992 | $3,585 | 17.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $9,912 | $2,368 | 23.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 55 | 58 | $7,482 | $2,294 | 30.7% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 64 | 96 | $11,136 | $2,051 | 18.4% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 70 | 77 | $8,855 | $1,823 | 20.6% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,808 | $687.70 | 24.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 112 | 520 | $2,600 | $415.07 | 16.0% |
| 73080 | X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $1,750 | $290.46 | 16.6% |
About Dr. William Sims, MD
Dr. William Sims, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Coeur D Alene, Idaho. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720191554.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Sims, MD has received a total of $260.75 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $44.95 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 11 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($260.75).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sims has provided services to 3,701 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,010 services with total Medicare billing of $285,651. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 45 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Coeur D Alene, ID
- Active Since 08/16/2006
- Last Updated 03/11/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1720191554
Products in Payments
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $65.74
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $42.49
- Anato (Device) $37.13
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $25.60
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $14.23
- Zilretta (Drug) $11.40
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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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