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San Diego Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Inc.

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • San Diego, CA
National Provider Identifier
1790766038
Registry record updated Oct 20, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X
License
B2003016851 Issued in CA
Legal business name
SAN DIEGO CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGEONS, INC.
Practice address
8008 Frost St Ste 300
San Diego, CA 92123-4230
Phone
(858) 939-7471
Fax
(858) 939-7472
NPI assigned
Nov 11, 2005
Last updated
Oct 20, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Oct 20, 2026

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

Authorized official

Name
Dr. Karl K Limmer, M.D.NPI 1871757294
Title
President
Phone
(858) 939-7471

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 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X B2003016851 CA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

8008 Frost St Ste 300
San Diego, CA 92123-4230

Mailing address

8008 Frost St Ste 300
San Diego, CA 92123-4230
Phone (858) 939-7471

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20040130000788 CA Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 2264335702 Receives reassigned benefits from 20 practitioners
Practice locations: San Diego, CA

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

7910 Frost St
Ste 330
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone (858) 300-4747

8008 Frost St
Ste 104
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone (858) 292-9902

8010 Frost St
Ste 408
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone (858) 541-4800

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 21

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

View all 21

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "created_epoch": "1131667200000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1792454400000",
    "number": "1790766038",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "8008 FROST ST STE 300",
            "city": "SAN DIEGO",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "921234230",
            "telephone_number": "858-939-7471",
            "fax_number": "858-939-7472"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "8008 FROST ST STE 300",
            "city": "SAN DIEGO",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "921234230",
            "telephone_number": "858-939-7471",
            "fax_number": "858-939-7472"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "SAN DIEGO CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGEONS, INC.",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-11-11",
        "last_updated": "2026-10-20",
        "certification_date": "2026-10-20",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "LIMMER",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "KARL",
        "authorized_official_middle_name": "K",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "PRESIDENT",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "858-939-7471",
        "authorized_official_name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "authorized_official_credential": "M.D."
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "208G00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "B2003016851",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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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 Oct 20, 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.

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