Kern Valley Healthcare District
A critical access hospital in Lake Isabella, California, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 3 of 5 overall. 17 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.
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Facility details
- CMS Certification Number051314
- LocationLake Isabella, California
- TypeCritical Access Hospitals
- OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
- Emergency servicesYes
- Affiliated clinicians17 in 12 specialties
This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.
Emergency Medicine Physician is the largest affiliated group
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.
Clinicians affiliated with Kern Valley Healthcare District
- Farzin Pedouim, M.D.Neurology PhysicianMIPS 85
- Holly Spohn-Gross, DPMPodiatristMIPS 73
- Cody Bulgarelli, PA-CPhysician Assistant
- Byron Carcelen, MDEmergency Medicine Physician
- Gregory Davis, P.A.-C.Medical Physician Assistant
- Miranda Everett, PA-CPhysician Assistant
- Jagdeep Garewal, M.D.Psychiatry Physician
- Michael Green, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician
- Robert Gross, DOInternal Medicine Physician
- Kris Hall, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician
- Megan Kajiwara, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner
- Samantha Mongar, DOCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- Mindy Mueller, PSYDClinical Psychologist
- Negoita Neagos, MPA-CMedical Physician Assistant
- Peter Newell, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician
- Veronica Raniwala, MSWClinical Social Worker
- Lisa Wyly, LCSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor
Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.
Other hospitals in California
- Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA5 of 5
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego, CA5 of 5
- Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA5 of 5
- Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA5 of 5
- Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA5 of 5
- Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA5 of 5
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA5 of 5
- St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA5 of 5
What this data shows
The profile above reads Kern Valley Healthcare District entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating shown here as 3 of 5 stars is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 17 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.
Data sources
- CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
- CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
- CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
- CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)
A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.