Efe Ghanney Simons
Urology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Efe Ghanney Simons is a urology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1770014599, issued on Mar 23, 2017. Check the license (California A160942, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Efe Ghanney Simons
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A160942 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Phone
- (203) 435-3126
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251029003607); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Efe Ghanney Simons in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A160942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Myrbetriq33 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
- Mirabegron Er15 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Efe Ghanney Simons among 1,524 urology physician records in California
Efe Ghanney Simons is one of 1,524 urology physician records with a practice address in California. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in California
There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.
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- Soroush Bazargani, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933061053859041
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- Agustinus Rushanaedy, MDBakersfield, CA 933091679683742
- Alan Aikens, MDBakersfield, CA 933011396996245
- Shahab Hillyer, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111841529757
- David Horovitz, MDBakersfield, CA 933011013309947
- Danny Huynh, MDBakersfield, CA 933011356637698
Common questions
What is Efe Ghanney Simons's NPI number?
Efe Ghanney Simons's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770014599, issued on Mar 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Efe Ghanney Simons located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (203) 435-3126. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Efe Ghanney Simons's license?
NPPES lists California license number A160942, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Efe Ghanney Simons prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Efe Ghanney Simons had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.