NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig R. Larson

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Diego, CA

Craig R. Larson is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1528183928, issued on Mar 21, 2007. Check the license (California 20A11358, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528183928
Name
Craig R. Larson
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
20A11358 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8010 Frost St Ste 408, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 939-7471
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 939-7472
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130909000386); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 2004
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8010 Frost St Ste 408

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kristen Baumbach, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1750245957
  2. Mohamed Hassanein, M.D. PH.D. M.P.H.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1326434655
  3. Karl Limmer, M.DThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1871757294

Verify Craig R. Larson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $4,820.54

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Larson$4,820.54
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. San Diego Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgeons IncSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Craig R. Larson among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Craig R. Larson is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Adamson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231043292584
  2. John Artrip, MDSan Diego, CA 921231831141084
  3. Joseph Chammas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231902888522
  4. Walter Dembitsky, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231891777421
  5. Eric Devaney, MDSan Diego, CA 921231790877173
  6. Tara Karamlou, MDSan Diego, CA 921231053512186
  7. Ara Klijian, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231831134162
  8. Karl Limmer, M.DSan Diego, CA 921231871757294

Common questions

What is Craig R. Larson's NPI number?

Craig R. Larson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528183928, issued on Mar 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig R. Larson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8010 Frost St Ste 408, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 939-7471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig R. Larson's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A11358, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.