{"schema":"gale.providerFacts/1","npi":"1538543475","url":"https://www.gale.care/providers/ca/carmichael/aaron-skelton-md-1538543475","factsUrl":"https://www.gale.care/npi/1538543475.json","markdownUrl":"https://www.gale.care/npi/1538543475.md","generatedAt":"2026-11-03T01:46:40.187Z","exportId":"elig-ca-20261023T221350Z","factsHash":"d10c5517d841d76d","factsChangedAt":"2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z","index":{"robots":"index","basis":"index-all"},"summary":"Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475) is listed in the NPPES registry with the specialty Ophthalmology Physician in Carmichael, CA, phone (916) 556-3200, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026.","identity":{"name":{"id":"name","value":"Aaron Skelton","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists Aaron Skelton under NPI 1538543475, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"credential":{"id":"credential","value":"MD","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists the credential MD for Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"specialty":{"id":"specialty","value":"Ophthalmology Physician","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475) under the specialty Ophthalmology Physician, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"registryStage":{"id":"registry-stage","value":"as-listed","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry does not list Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475) under a training program, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"npiIssued":{"id":"npi-issued","value":2015,"status":"confirmed","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry shows NPI 1538543475 (Aaron Skelton, MD) issued in 2015, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"practiceType":{"id":"practice-type","value":"not-sole-proprietor","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475) as not a sole proprietor, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."}},"location":{"city":{"id":"city","value":"Carmichael","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists a practice location in Carmichael for Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"state":{"id":"state","value":"CA","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists a practice location in CA for Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."}},"contact":{"phone":{"id":"phone","value":"(916) 556-3200","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists (916) 556-3200 as the practice phone for Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."}},"care":{"newPatients":{"id":"new-patients","value":true,"status":"confirmed","source":"cigna-fhir-directory","asOf":"2026-10-18","checkedAt":"2026-10-22T21:36:04Z","staleAfter":"2027-01-16","confidence":"high","gate":"G4","sentence":"Cigna's directory listed Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475) as taking new patients on Oct 18, 2026."},"video":{"id":"video","value":"both","status":"confirmed","source":"dhcs-mcp-274-listing","asOf":"2026-04-21","checkedAt":"2026-10-22T14:42:02Z","staleAfter":"2026-08-19","confidence":"medium","gate":"G5","sentence":"DHCS Medi-Cal plan network listing listed Aaron Skelton, MD (NPI 1538543475) for video and in-person visits on Apr 21, 2026. 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