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Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD

(11 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pain Medicine

133 Medical Park Lane Suite B
Huntsville, TX 77340

(936) 730-8833

Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX specializing in pain medicine.

Office Locations

1020 Riverwood Court Suite 200
Conroe, TX 77304

(936) 756-3444

(936) 756-3452

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133 Medical Park Lane Suite B
Huntsville, TX 77340

(936) 730-8833

(936) 730-8866

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17189 I 45 S Suite 265
Shenandoah, TX 77385

(936) 647-1469

(936) 242-1274

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

nerve block

nerve procedures

pain management

In 2023, Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD performed more major joint aspiration, nerve block, nerve procedures, and pain management procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

lumbar spine surgery

percutaneous procedures

sacroiliac joint injection

selective nerve root block

spinal procedures

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2012, Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, lumbar spine surgery, percutaneous procedures, sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal procedures, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2012 were lab tests, pain management, injections and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
doctor visit	1116
hospital care	46
injections	436
inpatient care	46
lab tests	570
minimally invasive procedures	96
nerve block	289
nerve procedures	96
pain management	442
spinal procedures	346

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	135
doctor visit	986
hospital care	49
injections	539
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	143
nerve block	283
nerve procedures	143
pain management	547
spinal procedures	352

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	44
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2014 were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	144
doctor visit	851
hospital care	15
injections	517
inpatient care	15
lab tests	5599
minimally invasive procedures	111
nerve block	289
nerve procedures	111
pain management	484
spinal procedures	347

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	41
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2015 were lab tests, pain management, injections and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	110
doctor visit	1000
injections	512
lab tests	19154
minimally invasive procedures	183
nerve block	308
nerve procedures	161
neurostimulator lead placement	22
pain management	563
spinal procedures	370

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	614

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	936
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	76
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2016 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	141
doctor visit	1124
injections	545
minimally invasive procedures	187
nerve block	290
nerve procedures	187
pain management	591
spinal procedures	338

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	44
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	213
doctor visit	1292
implant surgery	25
injections	482
minimally invasive procedures	289
nerve block	155
nerve procedures	190
neurostimulator lead placement	99
neurostimulator replacement	25
pain management	459
spinal procedures	342

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	64
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	387
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	70
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2018 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	214
doctor visit	1252
implant surgery	25
injections	487
minimally invasive procedures	294
nerve block	162
nerve procedures	187
neurostimulator lead placement	107
neurostimulator replacement	25
pain management	460
spinal procedures	357

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	457

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	688
Black	44
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	41
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	190
doctor visit	1090
implant surgery	16
injections	415
minimally invasive procedures	133
nerve block	101
nerve procedures	85
neurostimulator lead placement	48
neurostimulator replacement	16
pain management	310
spinal procedures	243

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	36
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	39
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2020 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	208
doctor visit	1017
injections	415
minimally invasive procedures	96
nerve block	109
nerve procedures	96
pain management	303
spinal procedures	169

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	39
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	261
doctor visit	1322
implant surgery	12
injections	569
minimally invasive procedures	122
nerve block	159
nerve procedures	80
neurostimulator lead placement	42
neurostimulator replacement	12
pain management	388
spinal procedures	320

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	65
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	244
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	1451
injections	552
minimally invasive procedures	148
nerve block	145
nerve procedures	148
pain management	425
spinal procedures	280

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	27
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	60
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX during 2023 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	173
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	1339
injections	464
minimally invasive procedures	147
nerve block	148
nerve procedures	111
neurostimulator lead placement	36
pain management	375
spinal procedures	293

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	23
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	65
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Conroe, TX were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	176
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	1153
hospital care	36
implant surgery	19
injections	494
inpatient care	36
lab tests	8441
minimally invasive procedures	162
nerve block	203
nerve procedures	132
neurostimulator lead placement	59
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	445
spinal procedures	313

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Female	348
Male	248

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	534
Hispanic	9
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	48
75 to 84	179
Less than 65	120
65 to 74	247

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.27 out of 5 stars based on 11 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Conroe, TX.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$10,764 PROCLAIM $4,729	Axium Sheath Braided DRG $1,915	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $1,415	Proclaim IPG $948	DRG IPGs $751	Other $1,005
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$4,997 Neuro-Chronic Pain $2,955	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $657	Neuromodulation-Research only $399	Axium INS Implantable Neuro Stimulator $357	S-Series $203	Other $426
MML US, Inc.	$1,851 ReActiv8 $1,851
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,517 Superion $798	PAIN MANAGEMENT $364	Superion Indirect Decompression System $242	Spectra IPG $114
AbbVie Inc.	$1,016 UBRELVY $528	QULIPTA $379	BOTOX $109
Other	$8,312 SIfix $666	LYRICA $643	Relistor $622	Zilretta $606	Intracept $543	Other $5,231

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$22,698
Consulting Fee	$4,188
Travel and Lodging	$1,553
Entertainment	$13
Education	$5

Research Payments

Dr. Stephen Michael Sims, MD has received 40 research payments totaling $2,750.

Biography

Dr. Stephen Sims practices anesthesiology and pain medicine in Huntsville, TX, Conroe, TX, and Shenandoah, TX. He is professionally affiliated with Houston Methodist. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. Dr. Sims seems to honor Cigna insurance. According to Houston Methodist, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Conroe, TX.

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