Board-certified pediatrician Simone Pastore, DO, FAAP practices primary care pediatrics with clinical appointments at UC San Diego Health and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, carrying NPI 1528588134. Developmental and early-intervention referrals for NICU graduates and infants with motor delays, feeding difficulties, or speech concerns route to Developmental Therapy Center for dedicated pediatric therapy workup. As a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Pastore completed training that combines osteopathic manipulative medicine with standard pediatric residency. The Scripps side of the practice covers newborn hospital rounds at 4077 Fifth Avenue, including Level II NICU graduates transitioning to outpatient developmental follow-up. High-risk prenatal patients delivering through UC San Diego Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Hillcrest can line up outpatient pediatric primary care continuity before hospital discharge. The highest-complexity cases in this panel are late-preterm and early-term infants with feeding difficulties, phototherapy follow-up for neonatal jaundice, and weight-check cadences set by the AAP's Bright Futures guidelines.