Rebecca Joy Sims, OD
NPI 1396708376ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Tampa, FL
Optometrist (OD) in Tampa, Florida, trained at Southern California College of Optometry (class of 1998). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $19,948 for 91 claims, against $8,669 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $75.63 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1396708376 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 31, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 0PC3618 | FL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 76 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 183 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,669 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 91 · 123 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 29 |
| Total drug cost | $19,948 |
| Generic share | 53% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Southern California College of Optometry |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1998 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$75.63 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$97.74 · 5 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $40.48 | 2 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $18.55 | 1 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $16.60 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$75.63 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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