What is Walter Sims's specialty?

Walter Sims (NPI 1235103490) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Nashville, TN.

Where does Walter Sims practice?

Walter Sims practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1235103490.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Sims?

Walter Sims (NPI 1235103490) received approximately $57K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 355 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1235103490

Walter SimsPA-C

PRACTICENASHVILLE SKIN AND CANCER, PLCSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

976

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,560

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$52K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,238 Physician Assistant providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 336).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

603

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$156K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole165 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide123 claims

Clobetasol Propionate75 claims

Fluorouracil50 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate49 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.5

Quality

80.6

Cost

67.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

97.0

Payment adjustment

0.36%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$4K

Payment records

176

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Sims's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ucsf Dermatopathology Service Clinical Laboratory · San Francisco, CA	58	80
Julie Pena Dermatology · Franklin, TN	22	23
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	14	22
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	11	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ucsf Dermatopathology Service Clinical Laboratory · San Francisco, CA	88	143
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL	28	46
Julie Pena Dermatology · Franklin, TN	19	27
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	18	24
WILLIAMSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	12	20
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	11	18

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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