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Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO

(Dr. Jennifer Moreen Kostrinsky, D.O)

(223 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Professional interests include: weight management, smoking cessation, depression, and more.

5525 Grossmont Center Drive Floor 4
La Mesa, CA 91942

(858) 499-2711

Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO is a family medicine practitioner in La Mesa, CA specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare.

Office Locations

Sharp HealthCare

5525 Grossmont Center Drive Floor 4
La Mesa, CA 91942

(858) 499-2711

(619) 644-6899

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Sharp HealthCare

8701 Cuyamaca Street Floor 2
Santee, CA 92071

(858) 499-2715

(619) 568-8080

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Some issues Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO can help you with:

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
Unusual sleep or eating habits
Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical aches and pains
Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2013

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	134

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2015

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in La Mesa, CA during 2016 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	140
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2016

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2017

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	136

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2018

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in La Mesa, CA during 2019 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	151
preventive care	50
vaccines	50

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	96

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in La Mesa, CA were preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit	127
preventive care	31
vaccines	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	61
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	2
65 to 74	40

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. She completed residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. She is certified by the Family medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Residency: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Board Certification: Family medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp HealthCare

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Cigna, Aetna, Self-Pay/Uninsured, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Sharp Health Plan, Beech Street, Health Net, Medicare, HealthSmart, Humana and Whole Foods Market.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

Cigna

Aetna

Self-Pay/Uninsured

Blue Shield of California

UnitedHealthcare

Anthem

Sharp Health Plan

Beech Street

Health Net

Medicare

HealthSmart

Humana

Whole Foods Market

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 223 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in La Mesa, CA.

4.9

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jennifer Simkin Kostrinsky, MD, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$136 $136
VIVUS Inc	$113 QSYMIA $113
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$112 Contrave $112

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$352
Education	$10

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Kostrinsky specializes in family medicine and practices in La Mesa, CA and Santee, CA. These areas are among her clinical interests: diabetes, hospice (end-of-life care), and depression. Patients rated Dr. Kostrinsky highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). She seems to honor several insurance carriers, including Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California. She obtained her medical school training at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and performed her residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish. Dr. Kostrinsky is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare.