NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Kwasman, D.C.

Chiropractor · Tehachapi, CA

Howard Kwasman, D.C. is a chiropractor with a practice address in Tehachapi, California, and NPI 1649399015, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (California DC 18489, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649399015
Name
Howard Kwasman
Credential
D.C.
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
DC 18489 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20825 South St, Tehachapi, CA 93561
Phone
(661) 823-8888
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160107002551); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Cleveland Chiropractic College - Los Angeles, 1986
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 20825 South St

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

  1. Russell Anderson, D.C.Independent Medical Examiner Chiropractor1619175288

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ronald J. Ostrom, P.C. CorporationBakersfield, CA

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

7 chiropractor records list a practice address in Tehachapi

They are 7 of the 365 NPPES records with a practice address in Tehachapi, and 11,498 chiropractor records in California.

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  4. Thao AaronCorona, CA1821553926
  5. Marianne Abate-Beavers, DCRocklin, CA1124139431
  6. Dilojan Abayaratna, D.C.Los Angeles, CA1659312957
  7. Jordan Abbass, DCLong Beach, CA1275106528
  8. David Abblett, DCNapa, CA1275529398
  9. Bridget Abbott, DCDanville, CA1790508547
  10. Nicholas Abboud, DCMoreno Valley, CA1851134365

Common questions

What is Howard Kwasman, D.C.'s NPI number?

Howard Kwasman, D.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649399015, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Kwasman, D.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20825 South St, Tehachapi, CA, 93561. Phone: (661) 823-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Kwasman, D.C.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number DC 18489, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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.