Active NPI
Gomez Kozar McElreath Smith
Doing business as Western Surgical Group
- Surgery Physician
- Reno, NV
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Surgery Physician
- License
- 1002282691
- Legal business name
- GOMEZ KOZAR MCELREATH SMITH
- Doing business as
- Western Surgical Group
- Practice address
- 18653 Wedge Parkway
Reno, NV 89511-3005 - Phone
- (775) 323-7500
- Fax
- (775) 789-9208
- NPI assigned
- Jul 16, 2006
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- Organization subpart
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Authorized official
- Name
- Dr. Frieda M Hulka, MD
- Title
- President
- Phone
- (775) 323-7500
Authorized official NPPES reports the official by name only. The link goes to the one practitioner connected to this organization with that name.
Specialties & licenses 8
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Physician | 208600000X | 1002282691 | NV | Primary |
| Surgical Critical Care Physician | 2086S0102X | NV | ||
| Pediatric Surgery Physician | 2086S0120X | NV | ||
| Trauma Surgery Physician | 2086S0127X | NV | ||
| Vascular Surgery Physician | 2086S0129X | NV | ||
| Surgical Oncology Physician | 2086X0206X | NV | ||
| Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician | 208C00000X | NV | ||
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician | 208G00000X | NV |
Addresses
Primary practice location
18653 Wedge Parkway
Reno, NV 89511-3005
Mailing address
18653 Wedge Parkway
Reno, NV 89511-3005
Phone (775) 323-7500
Other names 1
- Western Surgical Group
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in NV
Enrollment records 1
National Provider Directory
National Provider DirectoryLocations
1155 Mill St
Reno, NV 89502
Phone (775) 982-7878
6554 S McCarran Blvd
Ste B
Reno, NV 89509
Phone (702) 324-0288
75 Pringle Way
Ste 804
Reno, NV 89502
Phone (775) 784-7700
118 E Haskell St
Ste D
Winnemucca, NV 89445
Phone (775) 621-5699
Practitioners & affiliated clinicians
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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": "1153008000000",
"enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
"last_updated_epoch": "1777939200000",
"number": "1760409783",
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{
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_purpose": "MAILING",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "18653 WEDGE PARKWAY",
"city": "RENO",
"state": "NV",
"postal_code": "895113005",
"telephone_number": "775-323-7500",
"fax_number": "775-789-9208"
},
{
"country_code": "US",
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"address_type": "DOM",
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"city": "RENO",
"state": "NV",
"postal_code": "895113005",
"telephone_number": "775-323-7500",
"fax_number": "775-789-9208"
}
],
"practiceLocations": [],
"basic": {
"organization_name": "GOMEZ KOZAR MCELREATH SMITH",
"organizational_subpart": "NO",
"enumeration_date": "2006-07-16",
"last_updated": "2026-05-05",
"certification_date": "2026-05-05",
"status": "A",
"authorized_official_last_name": "HULKA",
"authorized_official_first_name": "FRIEDA",
"authorized_official_middle_name": "M",
"authorized_official_title_or_position": "PRESIDENT",
"authorized_official_telephone_number": "775-323-7500",
"authorized_official_name_prefix": "Dr.",
"authorized_official_credential": "MD"
},
"taxonomies": [
{
"code": "208600000X",
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"desc": "Surgery",
"state": "NV",
"license": "1002282691",
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "2086S0102X",
"taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
"desc": "Surgery, Surgical Critical Care",
"state": "NV",
"license": null,
"primary": false
},
{
"code": "2086S0120X",
"taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
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"state": "NV",
"license": null,
"primary": false
},
{
"code": "2086S0127X",
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"desc": "Surgery, Trauma Surgery",
"state": "NV",
"license": null,
"primary": false
},
{
"code": "2086S0129X",
"taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
"desc": "Surgery, Vascular Surgery",
"state": "NV",
"license": null,
"primary": false
},
{
"code": "2086X0206X",
"taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
"desc": "Surgery, Surgical Oncology",
"state": "NV",
"license": null,
"primary": false
},
{
"code": "208C00000X",
"taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
"desc": "Colon & Rectal Surgery",
"state": "NV",
"license": null,
"primary": false
},
{
"code": "208G00000X",
"taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
"desc": "Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)",
"state": "NV",
"license": null,
"primary": false
}
],
"identifiers": [],
"endpoints": [],
"other_names": [
{
"organization_name": "Western Surgical Group",
"code": "3",
"type": "Doing Business As"
}
]
}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 5, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.