NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John A. Kruba, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA

John A. Kruba, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1922092923, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (California 20A6776, 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
1922092923
Name
John A. Kruba
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
20A6776 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
275 N EL Cielo RD, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone
(760) 320-8814
Enumerated
Sep 6, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 323-7204
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090926000013); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1994
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 275 N EL Cielo RD

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

  1. Almas Al Isso, PHARMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447986625
  2. Edgar Alvarado, RDNRegistered Dietitian1063293421
  3. Abanob AyoubPharmacist1922926724
  4. Bruce Barnhart, PACMedical Physician Assistant1245204361
  5. Tony Barto, LCSWSocial Worker1487028064
  6. Shawnee Bradley, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1154954915

Verify John A. Kruba 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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4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

14,078 Medicare Part D claims for 791 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 585 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Kruba14,078
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium473 claims
  2. Lisinopril384 claims
  3. Gabapentin331 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate317 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium314 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium313 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Desert Medical Group IncPalm Springs, CA

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

John A. Kruba among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

John A. Kruba, DO is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs

They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raymond Battie, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621295700060
  2. Vincent D'Auria, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621043204092
  3. Richard Henderson, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621063589943
  4. Dennis Iglar, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621578556809
  5. Gemma Kim, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621376554956
  6. Paul Levitan, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621417990557
  7. Anne Mishica, D.O.Palm Springs, CA 922621124031307
  8. Yvonne Morgan, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621255305678

Common questions

What is John A. Kruba, DO's NPI number?

John A. Kruba, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922092923, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John A. Kruba, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 N EL Cielo RD, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 320-8814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John A. Kruba, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A6776, 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.

How much does John A. Kruba, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John A. Kruba, DO had 14,078 Medicare Part D claims for 791 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.