2026 NPPES data Emergency Medicine Physician NPI 1548222961 M.D.
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CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician in BURBANK, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

Federal data — no proprietary rating. PlainDoctor publishes the actual CMS NPPES and Medicare records — NPI registration, specialty, practice location, and prescribing data — without a composite score or editorial opinion on top. Every field traces to a federal source.
Prescribing volume
116
Medicare Part D claims · 99 beneficiaries · Emergency Medicine Physician avg: 352
MIPS score
91.3781/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$23.71
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.3781/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 116 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

91.3781/100
MIPS score · +8 vs avg
116
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

91 Top 37% higher than 63% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Below this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/03/2006

NPI 1548222961

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine Physician

High-volume

64,398 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

116 67% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 352

MIPS final score

91.3781/100 8.27810000000001% pts

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Emergency Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers

Emergency Medicine Physician share within California

1. Emergency Medicine Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Emergency Medicine Physician share within California

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Emergency Medicine Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
91.3781/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Emergency Medicine Physician) — 91.3781/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%91.4%
MIPS final score (Emergency Medicine Physician) — 91.3781/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Emergency Medicine Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 501 S BUENA VISTA ST, BURBANK, CA, 91505, with a listed phone of (818) 843-5111. NPI 1548222961 was issued on 04/03/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BARBA - SIMIC most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 116 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 99 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 91.3781/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 78.0918), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Emergency Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 64,398 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 352 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

501 S BUENA VISTA ST
BURBANK, CA 91505

Provider Details

NPI 1548222961
Specialty Emergency Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 04/03/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.3781
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
78.0918
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

BURBANK EMERGENCY MEDICAL GROUP INC
BURBANK, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$24

Largest payer

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.. To verify CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

116
Total Claims
$1K
Total Drug Cost
99
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
118
Total Day Supply
1,157
Generic Drug Cost
$898
Antibiotic Claims
66

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.75
Gender Split
63% female / 37% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Cephalexin
37

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Emergency Medicine Physician Overview

How CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. fits within the Emergency Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

64,398
Emergency Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Emergency Medicine Physician
352
Avg Claims per Provider

CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s 116 claims are below the specialty average of 352.

Nearby Emergency Medicine Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BARBA - SIMIC.

Compare Emergency Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s specialty?
CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. specializes in Emergency Medicine Physician and practices in BURBANK, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1K in drug costs for 99 beneficiaries.
What is CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.3781/100 (Quality: 78.0918). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. located?
CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. is located at 501 S BUENA VISTA ST, BURBANK, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 843-5111.
What is CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s NPI number?
CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548222961, issued on 04/03/2006.
How many Emergency Medicine Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 64,398 Emergency Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Emergency Medicine Physician provider writes 352 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. accept Medicare?
CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 116 Part D claims and 99 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s credentials?
CELINA BARBA - SIMIC, M.D.'s NPI is 1548222961 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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