Dr. Paul M. Simic, MD

Dr. Simic practices at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Vannuys, California, part of Valley Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Simic's NPI, 1205867488, was assigned on July 5, 2006. Dr. Simic graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1998. Dr. Simic holds California license A86693.

Dr. Simic's primary practice is Valley Presbyterian Hospital, at 15107 Vanowen St, Vannuys, CA 91405 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 782-6600.

Dr. Simic's primary practice is Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Vannuys, California, part of Valley Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Simic is also affiliated with Los Robles Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Simic to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Simic practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Simic's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Simic is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Simic's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Missouri, New York and Vermont.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Simic treats.

CMS data shows 5,843 Medicare services from Dr. Simic across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,067 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $375,890 for them.

CMS counts 1,067 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Simic in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 587 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Simic's median patient age at 62, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Simic wrote 30 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $154 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 22 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Simic for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Simic accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Simic as offering telehealth. CMS counts 53 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Simic, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Simic. The most frequent topics are Radiography, Fracture Fixation and Fracture Fixation, Internal. Dr. Simic's most frequent co-authors are Martin I. Boyer, MD and Virak Tan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Simic from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $363.

Dr. Simic graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 1998.

Dr. Simic is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.