NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kimble T. Cater, D.C.

Chiropractor · Salinas, CA

Kimble T. Cater, D.C. is a chiropractor with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1174686596, issued on Dec 18, 2006. Check the license (California 15161, 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
1174686596
Name
Kimble T. Cater
Credential
D.C.
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
15161 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1211 N Main St, Salinas, CA 93906
Phone
(831) 449-2225
Enumerated
Dec 18, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(831) 449-2377
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081211000402); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Los Angeles College Of Chiropractic, 1983
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 1211 N Main St

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

  1. Gemma Badanguio, D.C.Chiropractor1326101767
  2. Gregory Cater, D.C.Chiropractor1104989532

Verify Kimble T. Cater in five checks

  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. Cater Chiropractic, Inc.Salinas, CA

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

Kimble T. Cater among 11,498 chiropractor records in California

Kimble T. Cater, 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. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · 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.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alissa Avina, DCSalinas, CA 939061386320521
  2. Gemma Badanguio, D.C.Salinas, CA 939061326101767
  3. Gregory Cater, D.C.Salinas, CA 939061104989532
  4. Barbara Dillon, D.C.Salinas, CA 939061124112750
  5. Pamela Kirkwood, DCSalinas, CA 939061780750984
  6. Michael Russell, DCSalinas, CA 939061124242821
  7. Brian Smoot, D.C.Salinas, CA 939061932399755
  8. Carter Debrito, DCSalinas, CA 939071912213885

Common questions

What is Kimble T. Cater, D.C.'s NPI number?

Kimble T. Cater, D.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174686596, issued on Dec 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kimble T. Cater, D.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 N Main St, Salinas, CA, 93906. Phone: (831) 449-2225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kimble T. Cater, D.C.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 15161, 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.