NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

General Practice Physician in California

1,956 NPPES records list general practice physician with a practice address in California, 5 per 100,000 residents, the 7th highest rate of 51. San Diego and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 6 of 40.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208D00000X · method

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

San Diego has the most, 260

  1. San Diego260
  2. Los Angeles169
  3. San Francisco42
  4. Camp Pendleton38
  5. San Jose34

General Practice Physician records in California

  1. Dorina Castelo, MDLakewood, CA 907121295910701
  2. Reynaldo Castillo, M.DHuntington Park, CA 902551376665729
  3. Pablo Castro, M.D.Lodi, CA 952421538422316
  4. Miguel Castuera, PA-CMontclair, CA 917631679769897
  5. Kalvin Caunan, DOOceanside, CA 920551790306769
  6. Dewayne Caviness, MDChico, CA 959261912938887
  7. Randall Caviness, M.D.Chico, CA 959261235140278
  8. Karel-Bart CelieLos Angeles, CA 900331235698432
  9. Monica Cepin, MDChula Vista, CA 919101083795124
  10. Lizmar Cerezo Perez, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621528683380
  11. Michael Cerni, D.O.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771154652659
  12. Erick Cervantes, NDSan Diego, CA 921111942037767
  13. Ricardo Chambi, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551518905181
  14. Duraiswamy Chandrasekar, MDDaly City, CA 940151326230145
  15. Eric Chang, MDSan Diego, CA 921341376202648
  16. Robert Charlap, MDCarlsbad, CA 920081699875559
  17. Olivia ChaseSan Diego, CA 921341013773464
  18. Neil Chatterjee, MDEncino, CA 914361265554695
  19. Eric Chau, D.O.Happy Camp, CA 960391285970418
  20. Raheel Chaudhry, MDPomona, CA 917671790277507
  21. Leena Chaudhury, M.D.Modesto, CA 953551548605686
  22. Meera Cheerharan, MDCamp Pendleton, CA 920551932442035
  23. Chia-Chen Chen, MDFresno, CA 937011740263870
  24. Connie Chen, MDDaly City, CA 940151275197899
  25. David Chen, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011023016896
  26. Hung Chen, MDSanta Ana, CA 927011972681948
  27. John Chen, MDCamp Pendleton, CA 920551861953713
  28. Koung Chen, M.D.Paramount, CA 907231679575336
  29. Lingling Chen, MDRichmond, CA 948041225673304
  30. Su Chen, M.D., PH.D.Los Angeles, CA 900321720162167
  31. Jeffrey Cheng, D.O.Garden Grove, CA 928411770690901
  32. Mohammadreza Cheraghzadehsomehsaraei, MDSan Jose, CA 951231336016369
  33. Douglas Cheshire, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900891275745069
  34. Kenneth Chew, M.D.Fairfield, CA 945341497761993
  35. Hor Chhay, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131497842256
  36. Rosannara ChhunLong Beach, CA 908131619460557
  37. Patrick ChinLos Angeles, CA 900951528708773
  38. Soyeon Chin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900101841480076
  39. Anthony Chin Loy, M.D.Orange, CA 928681528389301
  40. Rafael Chiquillo Sosa, MDBakersfield, CA 933061245543065
  41. Han Chiu, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371679857361
  42. Hoyune Cho, M.D.Buena Park, CA 906211033504311
  43. Kalsang Chodon, MDMartinez, CA 945531366129942
  44. Wonsick ChoeWalnut, CA 917891689070690
  45. Rebecca Chohlas-Wood, MDDowney, CA 902411700267465
  46. Andrew Chong, M.D.Downey, CA 902421114451598
  47. Joginder Chopra, M.DSherman Oaks, CA 914031740435247
  48. Taylor Chou, DOSan Diego, CA 921341952168031
  49. Stephen ChristensenSan Diego, CA 921341275340788
  50. Beau Chung, D.O.Diamond Bar, CA 917651841746799

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208D00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 7 of 51 per resident

  1. Maryland6.2
  2. Alaska6.1
  3. Colorado5.1
  4. California5.0
  5. Washington5.0
  6. New Mexico4.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.3.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208D00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

48.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 56.3% 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. California48.0%
  2. United States56.3%

General Practice Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file939 of 1,956 · 48.0% here, 56.3% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file520 · 26.6% here, 28.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,182 · 60.4% here, 54.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year1994 · the 520 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208D00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,956 NPPES records list general practice physician (208D00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 5 per 100,000 residents against 3.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Diego has 260 of them (13%).

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. Florida2,282
  2. Texas1,062
  3. New York681
  4. Virginia400

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Washington5.0
  2. Colorado5.1
  3. New Mexico4.9
  4. Delaware4.7

The largest states

  1. Puerto Rico4,170
  2. Florida2,282
  3. Texas1,062
  4. New York681
  5. Virginia400

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.