Dr. John B Sims , MD
Specialist • Amarillo, TX
1100 S Coulter St
Amarillo, TX 791061836
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on June 12, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,087 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 97110 — Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility: 355 service units.
- 99212 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 142 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 85 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 18 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 98 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tramadol Hcl — 42 prescription fills, including refills.
- Acetaminophen-Codeine (Acetaminophen With Codeine) — 29 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 27 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,062. Middle half: 330 to 2,605.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 619 in 2020 to 1,087 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1100 S Coulter St
Amarillo, TX 791061836
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Amarillo Bone And Joint Clinic Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine
1989
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
240 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $67,070 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $49,378 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
98 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$746 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $162.56 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $162.56 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- EBR SYSTEMS, INC.: $153.04 across 1 record.
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.: $9.52 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
37 years (graduated 1989)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1989 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Sims has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Sims as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Amarillo and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,062. Middle half: 330 to 2,605.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Amarillo have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $94,246. Middle half: $29,082 to $195,266.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Amarillo have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $70,066. Middle half: $20,634 to $143,082.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Amarillo have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 367 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 458. Middle half: 89 to 1,434.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Amarillo have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 367 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,718. Middle half: $1,229 to $181,992.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Amarillo have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
18 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Amarillo, TX (1,729 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Amarillo
0% of these 18 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
22.2% of these 18 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 76% from 619 in 2020 to 1,087 in 2024.
- 2020: 619
- 2021: 915
- 2022: 1,313
- 2023: 1,160
- 2024: 1,087
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 15% from $78,834 in 2020 to $67,070 in 2024.
- 2020: $78,834
- 2021: $91,130
- 2022: $132,265
- 2023: $97,244
- 2024: $67,070
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 16% from $58,961 in 2020 to $49,378 in 2024.
- 2020: $58,961
- 2021: $69,216
- 2022: $98,904
- 2023: $73,111
- 2024: $49,378
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 34% from 149 in 2020 to 98 in 2024.
- 2020: 149
- 2021: 135
- 2022: 138
- 2023: 126
- 2024: 98
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 34% from 149 in 2020 to 98 in 2024.
- 2020: 149
- 2021: 135
- 2022: 138
- 2023: 126
- 2024: 98
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $940 in 2020 to $746 in 2024.
- 2020: $940
- 2021: $990
- 2022: $993
- 2023: $1,154
- 2024: $746
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 98% from $6,681.75 in 2021 to $162.56 in 2025.
- 2021: $6,681.75
- 2022: $29.00
- 2023: $8,424.54
- 2024: $5,680.83
- 2025: $162.56
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $162.56.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| EBR SYSTEMS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $153.04 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Physio-Stim | General | $9.52 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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97110
Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
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355 | 23 | $62.00 | $22.54 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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142 | 102 | $161.68 | $51.88 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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85 | 72 | $258.95 | $83.44 |
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J0702
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
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82 | 53 | $27.00 | $6.98 |
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73140
X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views
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54 | 45 | $106.74 | $34.86 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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54 | 52 | $365.65 | $116.49 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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44 | 44 | $208.36 | $66.79 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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38 | 38 | $320.95 | $104.11 |
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20550
Injection into tendon or ligament
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35 | 23 | $200.14 | $51.29 |
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73110
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
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27 | 26 | $116.44 | $37.55 |
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73100
X-ray of wrist, 2 views
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26 | 19 | $100.00 | $30.84 |
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29075
Application of elbow to finger cast
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23 | 23 | $220.00 | $81.66 |
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73130
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
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23 | 19 | $103.70 | $33.85 |
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Q4010
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
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23 | 23 | $133.00 | $23.36 |
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25020
Incision of tissue of forearm and/or wrist muscle compartment on one side of the forearm to relieve pressure, without removal of tissue
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21 | 18 | $2119.62 | $680.00 |
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29848
Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope
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20 | 17 | $1493.30 | $239.48 |
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20606
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance
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18 | 14 | $258.11 | $83.54 |
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97165
Evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 30 minutes
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17 | 17 | $291.53 | $93.59 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 42 | 212 | $140.29 | 38 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | Acetaminophen With Codeine | 29 | 162 | $291.12 | 26 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | 166 | $315.07 | 27 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20090717000105
TX
1658423942
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Amarillo Bone And Joint Clinic Pllc
1100 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 791061836
Phone: 8064689700
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 12, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Amarillo
- Dr. John David, MD
- Dr. Lawrence Zarian, MD
- Dr. Keith Bjork, MD
- Dr. Kyle Kennedy, MD
- Dr. Jan Werner, MD
- Dr. Ammar Jarrous, MD
Mailing Address
1100 S Coulter St
Amarillo, TX 791061836
Phone: 8064689700