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Trusted & Compassionate Care in Imperial Beach

In the News

Local News: Dr. K Named Top Primary Care Physician in the SCMG Coronado Region

Two local newspapers covered Dr. K's Sharp Community Medical Group Award of Excellence, serving the Imperial Beach and Coronado communities.

The Coronado Times · September 23, 2026

Dr. Vijay Kuppurajan of VN Healthy Living Medical Group is recognized as the top primary care physician in the Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG) Coronado region, based on Q2 2026 Patient Experience scores.

Eagle & Times, September 17, 2026: Dr. Vijay Kuppurajan of VN Healthy Living Medical Group named Top Coronado Region Physician, with photos of Dr. K and the Sharp award

Eagle & Times · September 17, 2026 issue

Local coverage of Dr. K's Award of Excellence as Top Primary Care Physician in the SCMG Coronado region, which includes Imperial Beach and Coronado, based on independently validated Press Ganey patient experience surveys.

Our Guiding Purpose

Vision & Mission Statements

🔭 The Vision

"Empowering healthier lives through trusted clinical care and practical lifestyle education."

Long-Term Health · Trusted Guidance

🎯 The Mission

"To guide your wellness journey by combining expert medical insight with everyday lifestyle guidance, delivering compassionate, evidence-based care you can trust."

Evidence-Based Care · Compassionate Support

Core Foundations

Core Principles

Equal Balance

Integrating rigorous clinical practice with approachable lifestyle education.

Rigor & Accessibility

Radical Trust

Providing transparent, honest, and reliable guidance at every step.

Transparency & Reliability

💙 Deep Compassion

Meeting you where you are with genuine care and zero judgment.

Zero Judgment · Genuine Care

💡 Actionable Wisdom

Turning complex health science into simple, everyday habits.

Simple Habits · Science-Backed

Our Unified Ethos

Culture & Practice

🌟 Unified Partnership Ethos

"We cultivate a culture of ego-free partnership—where high-touch clinical expertise meets low-barrier, everyday lifestyle guidance. We walk alongside every individual with radical humility and deep respect, treating medical care and daily wellness as one seamless, compassionate journey toward lifelong health."

Ego-Free Partnership · Lifelong Health

Approachable Expertise

We discard the distance of traditional medicine, ensuring our clinical knowledge is always accessible, warm, and free of judgment.

Accessible Care · Warm & Open

Unified Healing

Prescription and prevention, clinic and community, carry equal weight—working together to meet people exactly where they are.

Prescription & Prevention · Community Focus

Find Us

Welcome to Our Practice

Serving Imperial Beach, Coronado, and South San Diego communities. We proudly accept most private insurance, Original Medicare (with or without a supplement), and Sharp-SCMG's Medicare Advantage plan. Call VNHL at (619) 429-7700 to clarify your specific plan.

Address & Parking

707 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA 91932

Next to Hampton Inn & Suites (Corner of Palm Ave & 7th)
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Phone, Hours & Transit

619-429-7700

Mon-Thu: 8am-5pm | Fri: 8am-12pm (Noon)
MTS Bus Routes 933 / 934

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VN Healthy Living MEDICAL GROUP · 707 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach · Corner of Palm Ave & 7th St (Next to Hampton Inn)

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