Heather C. Bruner, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · La Jolla, CA
Heather C. Bruner, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1467612622, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (California C55860, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather C. Bruner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- C55860 CA
0101243791 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3855 Health Sciences Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
- Phone
- (858) 534-7079
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130618000614); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3855 Health Sciences Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Archana Ajmera, RN, MSN, APRN-BCNurse Practitioner1063792240
- Rabia Atayee, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1770655771
- Jill Attia, C.R.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1275598591
- Johana Austria, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780963413
- Kasey Bamel, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487106886
- Rafael Bejar, M.D., PH.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1720051493
Verify Heather C. Bruner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C55860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather C. Bruner among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Heather C. Bruner, MD is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 37% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 260 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paula Mesarwi, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931073722021
- Rachel Cohn, M.DSan Diego, CA 921031649476284
- William Mitchell, MDSan Diego, CA 921031669634663
- Shannon Moore, MD, MPHSan Diego, CA 921031184715732
- Michelle Quan, MDSan Diego, CA 921031386272722
- Stephanie Schmitt, MDSan Diego, CA 921031992202170
- Elaine Yan, MDSan Diego, CA 921031316640493
- Holly Yang, MDSan Diego, CA 921031578642658
Common questions
What is Heather C. Bruner, MD's NPI number?
Heather C. Bruner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467612622, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather C. Bruner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3855 Health Sciences Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (858) 534-7079. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather C. Bruner, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C55860, 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.