NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nephrology Physician in California

1,468 NPPES records list nephrology physician with a practice address in California, 3.8 per 100,000 residents, the 22nd 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 15 of 30.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RN0300X · 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, 151

  1. Los Angeles151
  2. San Diego75
  3. San Francisco70
  4. Sacramento57
  5. Stanford39

Nephrology Physician records in California

  1. Howard Lee, DORiverside, CA 925051932276144
  2. Jennet Lee, MDFontana, CA 923351861569683
  3. Jenny Lee, M.D.San Carlos, CA 940701629274238
  4. Jessica Lee, MDSan Diego, CA 921341710067616
  5. Joseph Lee, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051477599579
  6. Luani Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900151073747135
  7. Mark Lee, MDWhittier, CA 906061558322479
  8. Peter Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900201932237013
  9. Peter Lee, MDPleasanton, CA 945881982857462
  10. Richard Lee, MDParamount, CA 907231780761353
  11. Roland Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331568664399
  12. Sarah Lee, M.D., PH.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631700923042
  13. Seolhyun Lee, MDStanford, CA 943051588087142
  14. Sora Lee, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561891939237
  15. Tae Lee, MDLong Beach, CA 908051821014879
  16. Sean Lei, MDBurbank, CA 915051154958478
  17. Daniel Leininger, D.O.La Mesa, CA 919421164956264
  18. Colin Lenihan, MDStanford, CA 943051154616373
  19. Sheldon LeongSacramento, CA 958251467764654
  20. Richard Lessman, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913601073513263
  21. Barton Levine, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900731508976903
  22. Michael Levine, M.D.,Los Angeles, CA 900481740252048
  23. Steven Levy, MDFresno, CA 937201487623427
  24. Amnon Licht, M.DCulver City, CA 902321669475273
  25. Jonathan Lieberman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151174601728
  26. Burton Liebross, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561659350718
  27. Flordeliza Lilagan, M.D.Vacaville, CA 956881144540931
  28. John Lilley, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251346205127
  29. Arturo Lim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900261285657809
  30. Andrew Lin, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945961558484857
  31. Cynthia Lin, MDMountain View, CA 940401134106388
  32. Eugene Lin, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331568755429
  33. Grace Lin, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021114167178
  34. Sithu Lin, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081023417649
  35. Peter Linde, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101134238637
  36. Kok-Tong Ling, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941081164400263
  37. Michael Linsey, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051841215217
  38. Wesley Lisker, M.D.Hayward, CA 945451619055472
  39. Yiming Lit, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041366544082
  40. Andrew Liu, MDOceanside, CA 920561710481866
  41. Kenneth Liu, MDModesto, CA 953501326042391
  42. Samuel Liu, MDDowney, CA 902411912935628
  43. Tane Liu, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361588738991
  44. Robin Lo, MDStanford, CA 943051316408479
  45. Gabriel Loeb, M.D., PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941431649651647
  46. Eduardo Lopez, M.D.Panorama City, CA 914021922201854
  47. Siddhesh Lotlikar, MDBerkeley, CA 947051124243431
  48. David LovettSan Francisco, CA 941211245261544
  49. Elizabeth Lozada-Pastorio, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101730160425
  50. Chao-Ming Lu, M.D.Hacienda Heights, CA 917451871515163

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 22 of 51 per resident

  1. Texas3.8
  2. Virginia3.8
  3. Georgia3.8
  4. California3.8
  5. South Carolina3.8
  6. Michigan3.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

88.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% 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. California88.2%
  2. United States85.8%

Nephrology Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,295 of 1,468 · 88.2% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,128 · 76.8% here, 76.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more909 · 61.9% here, 54.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 1,128 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RN0300X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,468 NPPES records list nephrology physician (207RN0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 3.8 per 100,000 residents against 4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 151 of them (10%).

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. Texas1,159
  2. New York1,049
  3. Florida840
  4. Pennsylvania651

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Carolina3.8
  2. Georgia3.8
  3. Virginia3.8
  4. Michigan3.7

The largest states

  1. Texas1,159
  2. New York1,049
  3. Florida840
  4. Pennsylvania651
  5. Illinois572

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.