NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Freedom, CA

Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Freedom, California, and NPI 1487670352, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (California A43836, 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
1487670352
Name
Josefa Fay Simkin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A43836 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
266 Green Valley RD, Freedom, CA 95019
Phone
(831) 761-1141
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2022
Fax
(831) 722-7826
Medicaid ID
00A438360 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100825000844); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Josefa Fay Simkin 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Josefa Simkin53
  2. Specialty average3,544

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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncScotts Valley, CA

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

Josefa Fay Simkin among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Freedom

They are 3 of the 90 NPPES records with a practice address in Freedom, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Gallagher, M.D.Freedom, CA 950191427163930
  2. Julius Angelo Ramirez, MDFreedom, CA 950191548520638
  3. Joseph Barbara, M.D.Gilroy, CA 950201831119486
  4. Henry Chua, MDGilroy, CA 950201164457370
  5. Richard Dohn, M.DGilroy, CA 950201558384446
  6. Lawrence Gamboa, M.D.Gilroy, CA 950201407872187
  7. Roy Johnson, MDGilroy, CA 950201275619793
  8. Smitha Kumar, MDGilroy, CA 950201619965688

Common questions

What is Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487670352, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 266 Green Valley RD, Freedom, CA, 95019. Phone: (831) 761-1141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A43836, 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 Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Josefa Fay Simkin, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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