NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josepha Simi, PA-C

Physician Assistant · La Jolla, CA

Josepha Simi, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1861893729, issued on Sep 10, 2014. Check the license (California 51872, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861893729
Name
Josepha Simi
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
51872 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10666 N Torrey Pines RD # MS 313, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 554-8896
Enumerated
Sep 10, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 554-4555
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150729007205); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 10666 N Torrey Pines RD # MS 313

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

  1. Robert Claycomb, M.D.Neurology Physician1245529056
  2. Andrea Lee, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770098493

Verify Josepha Simi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,400 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Josepha Simi1,400
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Sumatriptan Succinate141 claims
  2. Amitriptyline Hcl120 claims
  3. Gabapentin92 claims
  4. Emgality Pen83 claims
  5. Qulipta71 claims
  6. Nurtec Odt65 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $4,341.36

195 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Josepha Simi$4,341.36
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

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

Josepha Simi among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Josepha Simi, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

136 physician assistant records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 136 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Bonaguidi, P.A.La Jolla, CA 920371669458691
  2. Abha Bosworth, PALa Jolla, CA 920371629067053
  3. Daniel Collins, P.A.La Jolla, CA 920371548247158
  4. Doris Elias, P.A.La Jolla, CA 920371457338089
  5. Karen Fetzer, P.A.-C.La Jolla, CA 920371063490761
  6. Susan Gilroy, P.A.-C.La Jolla, CA 920371992783575
  7. Madonna Guzman, P.A.-C.La Jolla, CA 920371871571455
  8. Christy Kerr, P.A.-C.La Jolla, CA 920371184602336

Common questions

What is Josepha Simi, PA-C's NPI number?

Josepha Simi, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861893729, issued on Sep 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josepha Simi, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD # MS 313, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-8896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Josepha Simi, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number 51872, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Josepha Simi, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Josepha Simi, PA-C had 1,400 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.