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North County Health Project Inc

Doing business as TrueCare

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • San Marcos, CA
National Provider Identifier
1245246917
Registry record updated Aug 18, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)Taxonomy code 261QF0400X
Legal business name
NORTH COUNTY HEALTH PROJECT INC
Doing business as
TrueCare
Practice address
150 Valpreda Rd
San Marcos, CA 92069-2973
Phone
(760) 736-6700
Fax
(760) 736-6782
NPI assigned
Aug 1, 2006
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 18, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name
Cheryl Petersen
Title
Cfo
Phone
(760) 736-8699

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 261QF0400X Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

150 Valpreda Rd
San Marcos, CA 92069-2973

Mailing address

150 Valpreda Rd
San Marcos, CA 92069-2973
Phone (760) 736-6700

Other names 1

  • TrueCare Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA2 enrollments

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20021205000021 CA Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2769390939 Practice locations: San Marcos, CA
O20040122001126 CA Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 2769390939 Receives reassigned benefits from 147 practitioners
18 other NPIs on this enrollment
Practice locations: Encinitas, CA; San Marcos, CA; Ramona, CA; Perris, CA; Oceanside, CA; Carlsbad, CA

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1245246917. Details of each certification follow.

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 551923

Legal name
NORTH COUNTY HEALTH PROJECT, INC.
Doing business as
TRUECARE
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Jan 13, 2003
Last certification
Jan 13, 2003
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Mar 7, 1973 in CA
Enrollment address
150 Valpreda Rd
San Marcos, CA 92069-2973

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 15

NPIs whose Medicare enrollments share a PECOS associate control ID (the same enrolled entity).

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Other NPIs on the same Medicare enrollment 16

NPIs listed together on one Medicare enrollment, typically parts of the same organization.

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National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Part of
North County Health Project

Networks

  • BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPDPlans: Blue Shield 65 Plus (HMO) (H0504-015-000, H0504); Blue Shield 65 Plus (HMO) (H0504-039-000, H0504); Blue Shield 65 Plus Plan 2 (HMO) (H0504-021-000, H0504); Blue Shield Inspire (HMO) (H0504-041-000, H0504); Blue Shield 65 Plus (HMO) (H0504-038-000, H0504); Blue Shield Inspire (HMO) (H0504-047-000, H0504); Blue Shield 65 Plus (HMO) (H0504-026-000, H0504); Blue Shield Advantage (HMO) (H0504-050-000, H0504); Blue Shield AdvantageOptimum Plan (HMO) (H5928-004-000, H5928); Blue Shield Inspire (HMO) (H0504-043-000, H0504)…

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 16

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

NameRoleSinceShare
Patricia L Smith Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeProvider Enrollment Specialist Nov 6, 2017
Dulce Benetti Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Secretary Aug 1, 2019
Marie a Russell Individual Corporate OfficerCmo May 4, 2020
W-2 Managing EmployeeCmo May 4, 2020
Maria del Carmen Huerto Individual Corporate DirectorEx-Officio May 1, 2016
Craig R Jung Individual Corporate DirectorDirector Oct 1, 2014
Jeffensen Jay Timacdog Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Aug 1, 2022
Cheryl a Petersen Individual Corporate OfficerInterim Cfo Jan 16, 2024
Theophilos E Yphantides Individual Corporate DirectorDirector Nov 8, 2022
Desmond L Young Individual Corporate DirectorDirector Nov 8, 2022
Catherine D Ramos Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Mar 1, 2023
Walter C Steffen Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member May 1, 1971
Karen S Pearson Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Oct 11, 2016
Michelle Gonzalez Individual Corporate OfficerCeo Apr 1, 2020
W-2 Managing EmployeeCeo Apr 1, 2020
Adriana Patricia Andres-Paulson Individual Corporate DirectorInterim Treasurer Jun 1, 2000
Russell a Riehl Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Chair Dec 11, 2018
Andres Martin Individual Corporate DirectorVice Chair Feb 1, 2006

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 3

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

All facility ownership & control disclosures 12

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

FacilityTypeRoleSince
TruecareOceanside, CA, CCN 551932 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Jun 1, 1984
TruecareEncinitas, CA, CCN 551937 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Nov 19, 2009
TruecareOceanside, CA, CCN 551006 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Nov 7, 2009
TruecarePerris, CA, CCN 751912 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Mar 1, 2016
TruecareSan Marcos, CA, CCN A01111 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Sep 7, 2022
TruecareOceanside, CA, CCN A01110 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Mar 2, 2017
TruecareSan Marcos, CA, CCN 051961 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Oct 1, 2022
TruecareOceanside, CA, CCN A01859 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Jun 1, 1984
TruecareOceanside, CA, CCN A01870 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Jun 1, 1984
TruecareSan Marcos, CA, CCN A01951 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Jun 1, 1984
TruecareOceanside, CA, CCN A01987 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Jun 1, 1984
TruecareOceanside, CA, CCN A11010 Federally qualified health center Operational/Managerial Control (100%) Jun 1, 1984

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 12

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 151

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

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NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "created_epoch": "1154390400000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1787011200000",
    "number": "1245246917",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "150 VALPREDA RD",
            "city": "SAN MARCOS",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "920692973",
            "telephone_number": "760-736-6700",
            "fax_number": "760-736-6782"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "city": "SAN MARCOS",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "920692973",
            "telephone_number": "760-736-6700",
            "fax_number": "760-736-6782"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "NORTH COUNTY HEALTH PROJECT INC",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-08-01",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-18",
        "certification_date": "2026-08-18",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "PETERSEN",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "CHERYL",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "CFO",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "760-736-8699"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "261QF0400X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Clinic/Center, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)",
            "state": null,
            "license": null,
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "organization_name": "TrueCare",
            "code": "3",
            "type": "Doing Business As"
        },
        {
            "organization_name": "TrueCare",
            "code": "3",
            "type": "Doing Business As"
        }
    ]
}

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