NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Simons, DPT, PT

Physical Therapist · Escondido, CA

Kara Simons, DPT, PT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1316823222, issued on Aug 14, 2025. Check the license (California 308628, 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
1316823222
Name
Kara Simons
Credential
DPT, PT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
308628 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
457 N Elm St, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 489-1969
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2025
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250831000362); 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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8 nearest physical therapist records → All 22,531 in California → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 457 N Elm St

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

  1. West Esterle, DPTPhysical Therapist1033821251
  2. Aaron GaluteraPhysical Therapist1831751247
  3. Skye Grayson, DPTPhysical Therapist1932176369
  4. Emily Gremett, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1124970967
  5. Thomas Hammond, CMTMassage Therapist1679089254
  6. Gregory Kenton, PT OCSPhysical Therapist1174590533

Verify Kara Simons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
    Search for license 308628    Check the board
  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North County And Escondido Physical Therapy IncEscondido, CA

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

Kara Simons among 22,531 physical therapist records in California

Kara Simons, DPT, PT is one of 22,531 physical therapist records with a practice address in California. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 92% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2017 among the 7,751 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

96 physical therapist records list a practice address in Escondido

They are 96 of the 3,509 NPPES records with a practice address in Escondido, and 22,531 physical therapist records in California.

All 22,531 in California → Every provider in Escondido → Physical Therapist nationwide →

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Whitney Burke, P.T.Escondido, CA 920251295763811
  2. Kara Casey, PTEscondido, CA 920251366475881
  3. Skye Grayson, DPTEscondido, CA 920251932176369
  4. Gerald Kaufman, MA, P.T.Escondido, CA 920251174542609
  5. Gregory Kenton, PT OCSEscondido, CA 920251174590533
  6. David Liu, PHYSICAL THERAPISTEscondido, CA 920251881602548
  7. Ronald Masterson, PTEscondido, CA 920251962479394
  8. Lisa McLeod, MPTEscondido, CA 920251720055189

Common questions

What is Kara Simons, DPT, PT's NPI number?

Kara Simons, DPT, PT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316823222, issued on Aug 14, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Simons, DPT, PT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 457 N Elm St, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 489-1969. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Simons, DPT, PT's license?

NPPES lists California license number 308628, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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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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.