NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Thomas, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Simi Valley, CA

Walter Thomas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Simi Valley, California, and NPI 1952379463, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (California A34536, 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
1952379463
Name
Walter Thomas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A34536 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1980 Sequoia Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Phone
(805) 527-1804
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 527-5241
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101101001082); 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 1980 Sequoia Ave

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

  1. Beverley Kornder, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1477583110
  2. Paul Lefko, PTPhysical Therapist1952489668
  3. Brian Schnare, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1992747489
  4. Ingrid Sharpe, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144619784
  5. Margaret Soriano, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Medicine Physician1083471361

Verify Walter Thomas 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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,443 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Walter Thomas3,443
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone159 claims
  2. Gabapentin147 claims
  3. Buprenorphine Hcl130 claims
  4. Lisinopril122 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium117 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium115 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: $1,061.49

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Thomas$1,061.49
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Walter Thomas MD A Medical CorporationSimi Valley, CA

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

Walter Thomas among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Walter Thomas, MD 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
  • Graduated1973 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

60 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Simi Valley

They are 60 of the 1,397 NPPES records with a practice address in Simi Valley, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robyn Glezer, D.O.Simi Valley, CA 930631427340488
  2. Denise Hom, MDSimi Valley, CA 930631003809187
  3. Beverley Kornder, M.D.Simi Valley, CA 930631477583110
  4. Sukhmani Layal, M.D.Simi Valley, CA 930631194011734
  5. Mahfam Mohseni, MDSimi Valley, CA 930631548420771
  6. Madeline Sanchez, M.D.Simi Valley, CA 930631649619800
  7. Brian Schnare, M.D.Simi Valley, CA 930631992747489
  8. Margaret Soriano, NURSE PRACTITIONERSimi Valley, CA 930631083471361

Common questions

What is Walter Thomas, MD's NPI number?

Walter Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952379463, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Thomas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1980 Sequoia Ave, Simi Valley, CA, 93063. Phone: (805) 527-1804. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Thomas, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A34536, 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 Walter Thomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Thomas, MD had 3,443 Medicare Part D claims for 269 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.

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.