Kara Lynn Armbruster, FNP

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

95014775 Issued in CA

Practice address

1809 National Ave
San Diego, CA 92113-2113

Phone

(619) 515-2300

NPI assigned

Aug 3, 2018

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA, CA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Monica Perlman MD IncGroup PAC ID 8820035884, 357 clinicians

Family Health Centers of San Diego IncGroup PAC ID 3476446378, 299 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

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.

• Monica Perlman MD Inc.

  dba Perlman Clinic

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • La Jolla, CA
  • NPI 1134309305
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Family Health Centers of San Diego, Inc

  dba Logan Heights Family Health Center

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1447281936
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1619935004
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1285692699
  NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  dba Gleason Medical Associates UPMC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1851420020
  NPD
• Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest

  • Community Health Clinic/Center
  • San Diego, CA
  • NPI 1427081652
  NPD (past)
• UC San Diego Health - Rancho Family Medical Group

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Temecula, CA
  • NPI 1003385071
  NPD (past)
• Upmc Magee-Womens Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1952311508
  NPD (past)
• Upmc Presby Shadyside

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1518916766
  NPD (past)
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1821007881
  NPD (past)

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "823 GATEWAY CENTER WAY",
            "city": "SAN DIEGO",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "921024541",
            "telephone_number": "619-515-2300"
        },
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1809 NATIONAL AVE",
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            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "921132113",
            "telephone_number": "619-515-2300"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "ARMBRUSTER",
        "first_name": "KARA",
        "middle_name": "LYNN",
        "credential": "FNP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-08-03",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-27",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-27",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
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            "license": "95014775",
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            "code": "363LF0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
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            "license": "SP019054",
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• Shola Armando
• Ava Armani, M.D.
• Brenda Armas
• Frances Alessa Soriano Armas, RCP
• Frank Lloyd Soriano Armas
• Armed Services YMCA of the USA
• Armed Services YMCA of the USA San Diego Branch (San Diego Armed Services YMCA)
• Gary P Armeen Jr., PA-C
• Jalesa Renae Armen
• Arturo Armendariz Diaz, PA

• Family Nurse Practitioner in San Diego, CA
• Providers in San Diego, CA by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 27, 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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