NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen A. Montalbano, D.C.

Chiropractor · San Francisco, CA

Karen A. Montalbano, D.C. is a chiropractor with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1780654707, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (California 18545, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780654707
Name
Karen A. Montalbano
Credential
D.C.
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
18545 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Phone
(415) 661-7370
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 661-7371
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120125000594); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Life Chiropractic College - West, 1987
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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  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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Karen A. Montalbano among 11,498 chiropractor records in California

Karen A. Montalbano, D.C. is one of 11,498 chiropractor records with a practice address in California. 7% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 2,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Chiropractor providers in California

There are 11,498 chiropractor records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristie Fong, DCSan Francisco, CA 941221952499766
  2. Calvin Gong, DCSan Francisco, CA 941221255436952
  3. Gary Lau, DCSan Francisco, CA 941221770688442
  4. Francis Lau, DCSan Francisco, CA 941221770688459
  5. Andrew Lau, DCSan Francisco, CA 941221790880482
  6. Mike Tien Le, D.C.San Francisco, CA 941221386729853
  7. Michael Lock, D.C.San Francisco, CA 941221992872261
  8. Thanh Luu, D.C.San Francisco, CA 941221649309022

Common questions

What is Karen A. Montalbano, D.C.'s NPI number?

Karen A. Montalbano, D.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780654707, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen A. Montalbano, D.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Irving St, San Francisco, CA, 94122. Phone: (415) 661-7370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen A. Montalbano, D.C.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 18545, 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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