NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in California

2,574 NPPES records list cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in California, 6.6 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 36 of 52.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RC0000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Los Angeles has the most, 242

  1. Los Angeles242
  2. San Francisco139
  3. Sacramento122
  4. San Diego118
  5. Stanford86

Cardiovascular Disease Physician records in California

  1. Vicharn Pimatukarnta, MDNorco, CA 928601932307626
  2. James Pinney, M.D., PH.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591124480124
  3. James PirruccelloSan Francisco, CA 941431396984126
  4. William Pitt, MDSan Diego, CA 921201861544850
  5. Jena Pizula, MDStanford, CA 943051326401621
  6. Michael Plainse, M.D.Carmel, CA 939211508919432
  7. Gilbert Plasencia, M.D.Corona, CA 928821043245822
  8. David Ploss, M.D.Eureka, CA 955011477638492
  9. Richard Podolin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171295876860
  10. Gerald Pohost, MDGlendale, CA 612061871534636
  11. Santo Polito, M.D.Glendale, CA 912081336411503
  12. Charles Pollick, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171982698759
  13. Matthew Pollman, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954091588490312
  14. George Ponce, M.D.Moreno Valley, CA 925531174554935
  15. Sonia Ponce, MDChula Vista, CA 919101164659033
  16. Thomas Pong, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801285712877
  17. Steven Pontius, M.D., F.A.C.C.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011750360350
  18. Tak Poon, MDBurlingame, CA 940101023070430
  19. Mohinder Poonia, MDFresno, CA 937201245388412
  20. Matei Popa-Radu, D.O.Riverside, CA 925061255561726
  21. Stephen Pope, MDBurlingame, CA 940101780645432
  22. Richard Popp, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943061780914325
  23. Robert Popper, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151528152527
  24. Jon Portnoff, M.D.Ukiah, CA 954821609874445
  25. Benjamin Potkin, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651740335090
  26. Kalyan Potu, M.D.Woodland, CA 956951861834897
  27. Leili PourafkariThousand Oaks, CA 913601285297580
  28. Ali Pourdjabbar, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371861875429
  29. Gholamreza Pourzia, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011487635546
  30. Jagbir Powar, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191437122991
  31. Anita Prakash, M.D.Los Altos, CA 940241578578050
  32. Ravi Prakash, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031215931761
  33. Aditya Prasad, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081154580074
  34. Rajesh Prasad, M.D.Morgan Hill, CA 950201558471540
  35. Widchanun Praserthdam, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171457333478
  36. Martha Preciado, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331144244211
  37. Marcella Press, M.D. PH.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951053427823
  38. Chileshe Price, MDLos Angeles, CA 900341376705517
  39. James Price, MDSonoma, CA 954761245244755
  40. Tiffany Priester, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571609855006
  41. Catherine Prince, D.O.Chico, CA 959261649539586
  42. Thomas Prohaska, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031861889644
  43. Leopoldo Puga, MDBakersfield, CA 933121659312536
  44. Matthew Pulaski, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101114487733
  45. Krishna Anurag Pulumati, MDPomona, CA 917671982044244
  46. Harendra Punatar, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031699773432
  47. Ernest Pund, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371336181858
  48. Rajiv Punjya, M.D.Tracy, CA 953761881632263
  49. Sujeeth Punnam, M.D.Stockton, CA 952101932294253
  50. Christopher Purmer, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913201124058169

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RC0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 23 of 51 per resident

  1. Vermont7.3
  2. Missouri7.2
  3. Louisiana7.1
  4. California6.6
  5. Georgia6.6
  6. Indiana6.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RC0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

82.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 83.3% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. California82.7%
  2. United States83.3%

Cardiovascular Disease Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file2,129 of 2,574 · 82.7% here, 83.3% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,743 · 67.7% here, 70.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,626 · 63.2% here, 58.2% nationally
  • Median graduation year1999 · the 1,742 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RC0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,574 NPPES records list cardiovascular disease physician (207RC0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 6.6 per 100,000 residents against 7.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 242 of them (9%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New York2,583
  2. Florida1,946
  3. Texas1,603
  4. Pennsylvania1,476

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia6.6
  2. Indiana6.6
  3. Arizona6.6
  4. Washington6.6

The largest states

  1. New York2,583
  2. Florida1,946
  3. Texas1,603
  4. Pennsylvania1,476
  5. New Jersey1,102

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.