Katherine Hemela, MD

Primary specialty

Psychiatry PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084P0800X

License

A42074 Issued in CA

Practice address

520 E Tulare Ave
Visalia, CA 93292-3629

Phone

(805) 553-9356

Fax

(805) 517-1231

NPI assigned

Apr 25, 2008

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Psychiatry

Education

Other, 1968

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

County of TulareGroup PAC ID 1456264555, 32 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

Flagged The directory lists this NPI on an HHS exclusion list. The OIG exclusions file (LEIE) holds no record for this NPI, and the directory does not say which list the flag comes from. How exclusions are shown Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• County of Tulare

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1407304678
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Department of State Hospitals

  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Coalinga, CA
  • NPI 1124078704
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Eastern Plumas Health Care District

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Portola, CA
  • NPI 1245236850
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Department of State Hospitals

  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Atascadero, CA
  • NPI 1174573802
  NPD
• Eastern Plumas Health Care Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • Portola, CA
  • NPI 1043216849
  NPD
• Jerry Yasuda,O.D. Inc.

  • Optometrist
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1780940981
  NPD (past)

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1784851200000",
    "number": "1730354119",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 5000",
            "city": "COALINGA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "93210",
            "telephone_number": "559-934-8306",
            "fax_number": "805-553-9356"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "520 E TULARE AVE",
            "city": "VISALIA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "932923629",
            "telephone_number": "805-553-9356",
            "fax_number": "805-517-1231"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "HEMELA",
        "first_name": "KATHERINE",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2008-04-25",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-24",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-24",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "2084P0800X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "A42074",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Matthew Heinsen, PHARMD
• Travis Helm
• Helmer Dialysis, LLC
• Bonnie Helmick-O'Brien, LMFT
• Carolyn Diane Helt
• Gretchen Hemmerich
• Heather Kay Henderson, RN
• Lindsey Nicole Henderson, REGISTERED NURSE
• Tanner Hendrick, DPT
• Mason Daniel Hendrix, CASE MANAGER

• Psychiatry Physician in Visalia, CA
• Providers in Visalia, CA by specialty
• Psychiatry Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 24, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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