NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neurological Surgery Physician in California

929 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician with a practice address in California, 2.4 per 100,000 residents, the 32nd highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and Stanford have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 2 of 19.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207T00000X · 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, 112

  1. Los Angeles112
  2. Stanford89
  3. San Francisco77
  4. San Diego61
  5. Sacramento53

Neurological Surgery Physician records in California

  1. Kurtis Auguste, MDOakland, CA 946091942463682
  2. James Ausman, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951902919160
  3. Tiffany Avila Powell, MDEureka, CA 955031528275864
  4. Tej Azad, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431447711205
  5. Robin Babadjouni, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481659990224
  6. Jesse Babbitz, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161740266758
  7. Behnam Badie, MDArcadia, CA 910071114026846
  8. Yaser Badr, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061275724320
  9. Jacob Bagley, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051447678172
  10. Dikran BairamianModesto, CA 953501043398001
  11. Benjamin Ball, MDPomona, CA 917671194183087
  12. Amit Banerjee, MDSacramento, CA 958251831278977
  13. David Barba, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031093730251
  14. Ausaf Bari, MD PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951437392776
  15. Garni Barkhoudarian, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041578707642
  16. Zachary BarnardBeverly Hills, CA 902101306216726
  17. Faith Barnett, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371528033222
  18. Eli Baron, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481922113869
  19. Ernest BarthelemySan Francisco, CA 941101467871442
  20. Ulrich Batzdorf, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951801811047
  21. Thomas Beaumont, M.D., PH.D.San Diego, CA 921031497067573
  22. Kathryn Becker, MD, PHDLa Jolla, CA 920931588341036
  23. Joel Beckett, M.D., M.H.S.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921962764480
  24. Sharona Ben-Haim, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031942469663
  25. Arnau Benet Cabero, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913601891225876
  26. Michael Benko, D.O.Travis Afb, CA 945351801274006
  27. Mitchel Berger, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431538117981
  28. Marvin Bergsneider, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951174502629
  29. Blake Berman, D.O.La Mirada, CA 906381023164365
  30. Mark Bigder, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041306347679
  31. Devin Binder, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081992804819
  32. Tamar BinyaminDanville, CA 945261285052704
  33. Kurtis BirchWest Hollywood, CA 900481659781565
  34. Keith Black, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481841284460
  35. Orin Bloch, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161710018551
  36. Larry Bodden, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958251518386168
  37. James Boggan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171548243421
  38. Warren Boling, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541912007790
  39. David Bonda, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481235525163
  40. Christine Boudreau, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171497949838
  41. Hansen Bow, MDOrange, CA 928681801233101
  42. Michael Brandel, MDStanford, CA 943051962962621
  43. David Brandman, MDSacramento, CA 958161952932766
  44. Adam Brant, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201811998248
  45. Robert Bray, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921154463776
  46. Sharyn Brekhus, M.D.Pomona, CA 917671003995093
  47. Robert BriggsLos Angeles, CA 900331093274862
  48. Ted Brindle, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611154632057
  49. Erik Brown, MD, PHDMadera, CA 936361396130100
  50. Melandee Brown, MDMadera, CA 936361871642272

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 32 of 51 per resident

  1. New Hampshire2.5
  2. Kentucky2.5
  3. Oklahoma2.4
  4. California2.4
  5. South Carolina2.4
  6. Idaho2.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207T00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

77.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.8% 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. California77.1%
  2. United States78.8%

Neurological Surgery Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file716 of 929 · 77.1% here, 78.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file613 · 66.0% here, 65.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more511 · 55.0% here, 52.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 612 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207T00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

929 NPPES records list neurological surgery physician (207T00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 2.4 per 100,000 residents against 2.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 112 of them (12%).

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. Texas669
  2. Florida644
  3. New York529
  4. Pennsylvania447

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Carolina2.4
  2. Idaho2.3
  3. Oklahoma2.4
  4. Kentucky2.5

The largest states

  1. Texas669
  2. Florida644
  3. New York529
  4. Pennsylvania447
  5. Illinois375

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.