NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emily Skarda, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA

Emily Skarda, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1710548300, issued on Jun 24, 2019. Check the license (California A195816, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710548300
Name
Emily Skarda
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
A195816 CA
BP10068224 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone
(858) 657-7000
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251202002434); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9400 Campus Point Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Conner Ahlgren, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1740805365
  2. David BakalPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1023513983
  3. Yi Cai, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1497142293
  4. Michael Chung, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1275094120
  5. Alejandro Cortes, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972066785
  6. Christopher Dijanic, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1295396281

Verify Emily Skarda in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $2,451.40

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Emily Skarda$2,451.40
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Bci OrthopaedicsLaguna Hills, CA
  2. David Friedberg MD IncLynwood, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Emily Skarda among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California

Emily Skarda, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 93% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 214 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Reid Abrams, MDSan Diego, CA 921031548202245
  2. Gregory Balourdas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031194856427
  3. Eric Hentzen, M.D. PH.D.San Diego, CA 921031245411180
  4. Matthew Meunier, MDSan Diego, CA 921031265470553
  5. Scott Tanaka, MDSan Diego, CA 921031881843050
  6. Andrew Ghatan, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781700041217
  7. Samantha Piper, MDSan Diego, CA 921111912235482
  8. Matthew Shillito, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201538318548

Common questions

What is Emily Skarda, MD's NPI number?

Emily Skarda, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710548300, issued on Jun 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emily Skarda, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (858) 657-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emily Skarda, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A195816, 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.

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.