NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen Walsh, NMW

Midwife · Escondido, CA

Kathleen Walsh, NMW is a midwife with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1396828687, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (California 1574, 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
1396828687
Name
Kathleen Walsh
Credential
NMW
Primary taxonomy
Midwife 176B00000X
License number
1574 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 737-2020
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 741-9380
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 401 E Valley Pkwy

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

  1. Linda Laverdiere, NPNurse Practitioner1649291758
  2. Suesan Pedersen, MDPsychiatry Physician1558603837

Verify Kathleen Walsh 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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Industry payments in 2024: $139.08

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 497 providers of this specialty with any payment received $177.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathleen Walsh$139.08
  2. Specialty average$177.07

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

Kathleen Walsh among 762 midwife records in California

Kathleen Walsh, NMW is one of 762 midwife records with a practice address in California. 11% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 176B00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Midwife providers in California

There are 762 midwife records in California.

The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sherry Kari Baum, CNMEscondido, CA 920251235101163
  2. Brianna Adams, LMEncinitas, CA 920241851152185
  3. Arianna Escobar Marin, LMEscondido, CA 920261609539071
  4. Kelly Jensen, LM, CPMEscondido, CA 920261831706795
  5. Michele Kazmier, CNM, MS, ARNPEncinitas, CA 920241316149784
  6. Olivia Knowles, LMEscondido, CA 920261992517924
  7. Andrea Meyer, L.M., C.P.M.Encinitas, CA 920241093738866
  8. La Shel Montgomery, CNMEncinitas, CA 920241396763686

Common questions

What is Kathleen Walsh, NMW's NPI number?

Kathleen Walsh, NMW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396828687, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen Walsh, NMW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 737-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen Walsh, NMW's license?

NPPES lists California license number 1574, 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.

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.