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Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD

(James Sim, MD)

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Specializes in: General Practice and Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

Medical College Of Georgia (2002)

5131 O'donovan Drive 1st Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 767-4893

Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD is a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA specializing in general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from Medical College Of Georgia in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health and Woman's Hospital .

Office Locations

10310 The Grove Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70836

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16777 Medical Center Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

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Woman's Hospital

5131 O'donovan Drive 1st Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 767-4893

(225) 767-5494

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

hemodialysis

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD performed more hemodialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2012 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	77
angioplasty	66
blood draw	163
device removal	16
dialysis	301
dialysis access procedures	102
doctor visit	758
hemofiltration	65
hospital care	1244
inpatient care	1244
lab tests	4524
minimally invasive procedures	27
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	77
vascular procedures	135
X-rays	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	77
blood draw	207
dialysis	366
doctor visit	669
hemofiltration	133
hospital care	1283
inpatient care	1283
lab tests	5359
ultrasound (sonogram)	77
vascular procedures	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	248
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	82
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	61
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	18
blood draw	139
dialysis	283
doctor visit	448
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	979
inpatient care	979
lab tests	1885
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	430
Black	534
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	90
Less than 65	340

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	64
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	133
doctor visit	236
hospital care	923
inpatient care	923
nursing home care	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	710
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	882
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	102
Less than 65	616

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	67
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	112
dialysis	247
doctor visit	322
hospital care	1141
inpatient care	1092
lab tests	482
nursing home care	14
outpatient care	49
preventive care	23
vaccines	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	475
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	544
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	307
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	67
Less than 65	356

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	68
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	212
dialysis	148
doctor visit	276
hospital care	829
inpatient care	829
lab tests	1010
preventive care	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	574
Hispanic	12
Asian	14
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	381
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	66
Less than 65	326

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	67
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	190
dialysis	169
doctor visit	254
hospital care	940
inpatient care	912
lab tests	949
outpatient care	28
preventive care	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	588
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	83
Less than 65	335

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	66
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	143
dialysis	214
doctor visit	280
hospital care	970
inpatient care	970
lab tests	698
preventive care	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	630
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	69
Less than 65	389

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	66
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	117
dialysis	159
doctor visit	240
hospital care	933
inpatient care	933
lab tests	670

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	528
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	52
Less than 65	311

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	66
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	154
doctor visit	275
hospital care	669
inpatient care	669

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	386
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	36
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	67
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	90
doctor visit	247
hospital care	554
inpatient care	554

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	284
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	33
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	62
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated as a general practitioner in Baton Rouge, LA were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

abdominal imaging	57
angioplasty	66
blood draw	160
device removal	16
dialysis	205
dialysis access procedures	102
doctor visit	364
hemofiltration	80
hospital care	951
inpatient care	944
lab tests	1947
minimally invasive procedures	27
nursing home care	20
outpatient care	38
preventive care	20
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	57
vaccines	11
vascular procedures	73
X-rays	75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	472
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	316
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	177
85 and over	61
Less than 65	294
65 to 74	284

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	59
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD graduated from Medical College Of Georgia in 2002. He completed residency at University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center. He is certified by the Nephrology: American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia (2002)

Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center (2005)

Board Certification: Nephrology: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Sungmin Sim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health

Woman's Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$535 JYNARQUE $386	SAMSCA $149
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$490 LOKELMA $391	FARXIGA $99
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$363 Rayaldee $261	Rayaldee (old) $103
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$358 Velphoro $321	KORSUVA $23	Dialyzers $14
Amgen Inc.	$339 Parsabiv $119	Sensipar $70	$150
Other	$3,007 ACTHAR $475	VELTASSA $259	AIA-PACK 25-OH Vitamin D Pretreatment Set $245	SOLIRIS $226	JYNARQUE $186	Other $1,616

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,672
Gift	$245
Education	$174

Biography

Dr. James Sim is a specialist in general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). Dr. Sim's hospital/clinic affiliations include Ochsner Medical Center and Woman's Hospital. He studied medicine at Medical College of Georgia. For his residency, Dr. Sim trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Alabama.