NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hospitalist Physician in California

3,099 NPPES records list hospitalist physician with a practice address in California, 8 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 31 of 62.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208M00000X · 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, 229

  1. Los Angeles229
  2. San Diego173
  3. San Francisco161
  4. Sacramento155
  5. Palo Alto112

Hospitalist Physician records in California

  1. Bassem Lashin, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731952833170
  2. Kenneth Latt, MDFresno, CA 937201043382864
  3. Albert Lau, MDSan Jose, CA 951191104904689
  4. Ernest Lau, MDRedwood City, CA 940631255419842
  5. George Lau, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401508922857
  6. Nancy LauSan Jose, CA 951161255364055
  7. Philip Laughlin, MDWoodland, CA 956951386680379
  8. Jean Laumeyer, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511679645428
  9. Bianca LavelleLos Angeles, CA 900951477009330
  10. Osayi Lawani, MDMonterey, CA 939401164983342
  11. Deborah Lawson, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031548332349
  12. Michael Lawson, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401760579684
  13. Michael Lazarus, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951689693582
  14. Billy Le, D.O.Fountain Valley, CA 927081255656963
  15. Hien Le, MDStockton, CA 952101730268483
  16. Hien Le, MDModesto, CA 953551366408460
  17. Hong Diem Le, DOSan Jose, CA 951281225533839
  18. Huong Le, MDSacramento, CA 958251992883607
  19. Kevin Le, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911356594675
  20. Mai Le, MDStockton, CA 952191497878607
  21. Phuong LeLos Angeles, CA 900331659875680
  22. Phuonganh Le, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631265061626
  23. Steven Le, DOAnaheim, CA 928041093209025
  24. William LeMountain View, CA 940401134489594
  25. Michelle Le RouxLa Jolla, CA 920371144808353
  26. Khanh-Van T Le-Bucklin, MDOrange, CA 928681750461893
  27. Andrew Lee, MDSacramento, CA 958231649349846
  28. Cary Lee, MDOakland, CA 946111871671644
  29. Chloe Lee, DOAnaheim, CA 928061649632308
  30. Christina Lee, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011427286418
  31. Daniel Lee, M.D.Gardena, CA 902471841724846
  32. David Lee, D.O.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921770994659
  33. Ding Ding Lee, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021053468058
  34. Edward Lee, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900331528350261
  35. Edward Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951376784447
  36. Elaine LeeSalinas, CA 939011104448224
  37. Eric Lee, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051679688683
  38. Grace Lee, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631861141152
  39. Heather Lee, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051417248758
  40. Hong Seok Lee, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051750767273
  41. Jae Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481073614079
  42. Jean Lee, MDSacramento, CA 958161740676014
  43. Jin Sol Lee, MD, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900331568967776
  44. Jiyun Lee, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951972207991
  45. John Lee, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731477870186
  46. John Lee, MDVictorville, CA 923951750879755
  47. John Lee, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801184798407
  48. Justin Lee, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091912219650
  49. Mai Lee, MDSacramento, CA 958191710276456
  50. Michele Lee, MDBurlingame, CA 940101871849471

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208M00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Utah8.3
  2. Ohio8.3
  3. Florida8.0
  4. California8.0
  5. Massachusetts7.5
  6. Nevada7.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.8.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208M00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

89.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 90.5% 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. California89.7%
  2. United States90.5%

Hospitalist Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file2,779 of 3,099 · 89.7% here, 90.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2,509 · 81.0% here, 83.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,522 · 49.1% here, 39.1% nationally
  • Median graduation year2010 · the 2,505 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208M00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

3,099 NPPES records list hospitalist physician (208M00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 8 per 100,000 residents against 8.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 229 of them (7%).

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 York2,067
  2. Florida1,817
  3. Texas1,587
  4. Illinois1,535

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Guam7.8
  2. Ohio8.3
  3. Utah8.3
  4. Massachusetts7.5

The largest states

  1. New York2,067
  2. Florida1,817
  3. Texas1,587
  4. Illinois1,535
  5. Pennsylvania1,424

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.