Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS
Surgical Physician Assistant · Redding, CA
Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Redding, California, and NPI 1952919839, issued on Jul 16, 2020. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Michael Armbruster
- Credential
- RVT, RDMS
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- Practice location
- 2510 Airpark Dr Ste 301, Redding, CA 96001
- Phone
- (530) 242-3500
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2025
- Fax
- (530) 242-3546
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220216002093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Michael Armbruster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium44 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $298.63
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Orthalign Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationRedding, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Michael Armbruster among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Redding → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alice Brayshaw, PA-CRedding, CA 960011215007661
- Stephen Doll, PA-CRedding, CA 960011649345281
- Flora George, PARedding, CA 960011871058156
- David Hillebert, PA-CRedding, CA 960011336329499
- Steven Irey, PA-CRedding, CA 960011710005202
- Luther King, P.A.Redding, CA 960011245481985
- Craig Kulyn, PA-CRedding, CA 960011023123742
- Christopher Ludlow, PA-CRedding, CA 960011942372198
Common questions
What is Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS's NPI number?
Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952919839, issued on Jul 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2510 Airpark Dr Ste 301, Redding, CA, 96001. Phone: (530) 242-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Michael Armbruster, RVT, RDMS had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.