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Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD

Accepting New Patients

(79 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (2001)

703 S Fleishel Avenue Suite 5000
Tyler, TX 75701

(903) 606-7525

Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic and CHRISTUS Health.

Office Locations

703 S Fleishel Avenue Suite 5000
Tyler, TX 75701

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CHRISTUS Health

2001 W. Ferguson Road Suite 3000
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

(903) 606-7525

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703 S. Fleishel Avenue Suite 5000
Tyler, TX 75702

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In The News

“CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic has been serving patients in the Mount Pleasant area in interventional cardiology with Dr. Kyle Smith, and the team of Drs. Stan Weiner and John Sims in electrophysiology.”—"CHRISTUS Health Announces Expansion to Mount Pleasant with New HealthPark Campus", The Gilmer Mirror, January 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ablation

cardiac catheter ablation

cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

electrophysiological study and catheter ablation

inpatient hospital care

minimally invasive procedures

pulmonary vein isolation

In 2023, Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD performed more ablation, cardiac catheter ablation, cardioversion, elective external cardioversion, electrophysiological study and catheter ablation, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), minimally invasive procedures, and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac device implantation

In 2023, Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD performed more cardiac device implantation procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

echocardiogram

ICD system replacement

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

transvenous ICD implantation

In 2012, Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD performed more cardiac procedures, echocardiogram (echo), ICD system replacement, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement, and transvenous ICD implantation 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. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	188
ambulatory monitoring	26
cardiac procedures	624
cardioversion	114
catheterization	94
diagnostic procedures	107
doctor visit	717
hospital care	765
implant surgery	134
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	34
inpatient care	752
lab tests	71
minimally invasive procedures	534
outpatient care	13
tilt table test	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	263

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	192
cardiac procedures	514
cardioversion	102
catheterization	96
diagnostic procedures	103
doctor visit	692
hospital care	979
implant surgery	152
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	61
inpatient care	875
minimally invasive procedures	528
outpatient care	104
tilt table test	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	236

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1434
Female	1659

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2654
Black	334
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1155
From 75 to 84	980
85 and over	518
Less than 65	440

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	216
cardiac procedures	534
cardioversion	93
catheterization	108
diagnostic procedures	121
doctor visit	813
hospital care	1247
implant surgery	139
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	49
inpatient care	1133
minimally invasive procedures	541
outpatient care	114
ultrasound (sonogram)	262

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1462
Female	1576

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2622
Black	313
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1092
From 75 to 84	1061
85 and over	529
Less than 65	356

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	226
cardiac procedures	606
cardioversion	119
catheterization	113
diagnostic procedures	129
doctor visit	905
hospital care	1249
implant surgery	129
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	35
inpatient care	1094
minimally invasive procedures	615
outpatient care	155
ultrasound (sonogram)	348
vascular procedures	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2874
Female	3108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5242
Black	548
Hispanic	148
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2088
From 75 to 84	2096
85 and over	1104
Less than 65	694

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	202
cardiac procedures	548
cardioversion	120
catheterization	114
diagnostic procedures	117
doctor visit	782
hospital care	1055
implant surgery	120
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	33
inpatient care	967
minimally invasive procedures	584
outpatient care	88
ultrasound (sonogram)	311
vascular procedures	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1284
Female	1358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2344
Black	229
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	954
From 75 to 84	967
85 and over	480
Less than 65	241

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	274
cardiac procedures	536
cardioversion	87
catheterization	137
diagnostic procedures	124
doctor visit	1246
hospital care	973
implant surgery	104
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	47
inpatient care	922
minimally invasive procedures	657
outpatient care	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	295
vascular procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1213
Female	1205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2149
Black	198
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	869
From 75 to 84	899
85 and over	459
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	220
blood draw	73
cardiac procedures	448
cardioversion	88
catheterization	110
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	724
hospital care	859
implant surgery	74
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	23
inpatient care	838
minimally invasive procedures	558
outpatient care	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	264
vascular procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1050
Female	1037

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1897
Black	137
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	728
From 75 to 84	788
85 and over	420
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	206
cardiac procedures	433
cardioversion	64
catheterization	103
diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	715
hospital care	838
implant surgery	79
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	32
inpatient care	795
minimally invasive procedures	536
outpatient care	43
tilt table test	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	251
vascular procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1202
Female	1122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2080
Black	177
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	807
From 75 to 84	897
85 and over	451
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	57
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	196
blood draw	11
cardiac procedures	433
cardioversion	65
catheterization	98
diagnostic procedures	98
doctor visit	634
hospital care	794
implant surgery	88
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	47
inpatient care	772
minimally invasive procedures	519
outpatient care	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	247

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1230
Female	1163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2192
Black	136
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	798
From 75 to 84	989
85 and over	468
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	57
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	238
cardiac procedures	503
cardioversion	96
catheterization	119
diagnostic procedures	119
doctor visit	677
hospital care	637
implant surgery	76
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	23
inpatient care	624
minimally invasive procedures	601
outpatient care	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	308
vascular procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1289
Female	1232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2315
Black	136
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	859
From 75 to 84	1025
85 and over	518
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	54
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	332
cardiac procedures	566
cardioversion	113
catheterization	166
diagnostic procedures	166
doctor visit	661
hospital care	577
implant surgery	69
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	29
inpatient care	577
minimally invasive procedures	707
stress testing	12
tilt table test	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	319
vascular procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1152
Female	1071

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2044
Black	112
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	747
From 75 to 84	939
85 and over	459
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	72
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Tyler, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

ablation	226
ambulatory monitoring	26
blood draw	42
cardiac procedures	522
cardioversion	96
catheterization	114
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	778
hospital care	906
implant surgery	105
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	37
inpatient care	849
lab tests	71
minimally invasive procedures	580
outpatient care	62
stress testing	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	282
vascular procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1290
Female	1321

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	210
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	2321
Hispanic	54
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	967
85 and over	491
Less than 65	234
65 to 74	917

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	45
Cancer	11
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic

CHRISTUS Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Texas True Choice, Rockport Healthcare Group, Humana ChoiceCare Network, HealthSpring, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart, USA Managed Care Organization, TriWest, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Railroad Medicare, Blue California, Superior Health Plan, United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), Blue Choice, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Procare Advantage, LLC, Texas Childrens Health Plan, Brookshire Bros, Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP) and CHRISTUS Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Texas True Choice

Rockport Healthcare Group

Humana ChoiceCare Network

HealthSpring

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

HealthSmart

USA Managed Care Organization

TriWest

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Railroad Medicare

Blue California

Superior Health Plan

United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice)

Blue Choice

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Procare Advantage, LLC

Texas Childrens Health Plan

Brookshire Bros

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

CHRISTUS Health Plan

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 79 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tyler, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$165,992 RHYTHMIA MAPPING SYSTEM $42,586	RHYTHMIA $33,635	EMBLEM $24,253	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $11,770	EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM $7,500	Other $46,248
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$10,675 XARELTO $10,675
Biosense Webster, Inc.	$2,787 Other # NA $2,250	Ablation CathetersAccessories $270	Carto Smarttouch $54	Confidense $44	Carto 3 $36	Other $132
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$777 InSync $144	Advisa $135	Visia AF $109	Micra $89	Amplia MRI $89	Other $212
Abbott Laboratories	$334 AVEIR $117	EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System $101	TactiCath Quartz CFA Catheter $92	VANTAGEVIEW $23
Other	$2,081 ELIQUIS $394	MULTAQ $180	Micra $180	EIKON LT ADAPT $130	ENTRESTO $118	Other $1,078

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$151,460
Consulting Fee	$22,550
Food and Beverage	$7,497
Travel and Lodging	$1,028
Entertainment	$104
Other	$7

Research Payments

Dr. John Bryan Sims, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $3,199.

Biography

Dr. John Sims' areas of specialization are adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm); he sees patients in Tyler, TX and Mount Pleasant, TX. Dr. Sims is affiliated with CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. He graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Sims has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He most likely takes Amerigroup, Blue California, and HealthSmart, as well as other insurance carriers. He has an open panel in Tyler, TX according to Doctor.com.