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 3 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. Andrew Brunswick, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331578823407
  2. Vivek Buch, MDStanford, CA 943051821352337
  3. Niall Buckley, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431215433750
  4. Adam Burdick, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371801973474
  5. Bruce Burke, M.D.Chico, CA 959261871546291
  6. John Burke, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431235519935
  7. Sarah BurkeColton, CA 923241467031260
  8. Nicholas Butowski, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431184681009
  9. David Bybee, M.D.Modesto, CA 953561548238108
  10. Marc Cabanne, DOFolsom, CA 956301578848347
  11. Gilbert Cadena, MDOrange, CA 928681760649255
  12. Tene Cage, MDStanford, CA 943051063651446
  13. Leslie Cahan, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913601063583979
  14. Iahn Cajigas, M.D, PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941431053730036
  15. Travis Calvin, MDEl Centro, CA 922431437217049
  16. Jessica Campos, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331841732294
  17. John Capua, D.O.Modesto, CA 953551811159254
  18. Bassir Caravan, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481598384729
  19. Tyler Carson, DOPalmdale, CA 935511508123167
  20. Kawanaa Carter, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171639157894
  21. Christopher Carver, MDSalinas, CA 939011023025996
  22. John Casamiquela, MDAnaheim, CA 928071477601268
  23. Federico Castro-Moure, M.D.Redding, CA 960011184766503
  24. Barry Ceverha, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081972576486
  25. Indro Chakrabarti, MDSacramento, CA 958251558449058
  26. Alvin Chan, MDIrvine, CA 926181356833271
  27. James Chan, M.D.Westlake Village, CA 913611972531135
  28. Michael Chan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161447406509
  29. Cecil ChangPalo Alto, CA 943011558425108
  30. Daniel Chang, MDOakland, CA 946021427547702
  31. Edward Chang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431841329646
  32. Jin Yop Chang, MD, PHDSacramento, CA 958161760182281
  33. Steven Chang, MDStanford, CA 943051437214046
  34. Susan Chang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431346299518
  35. Kevin Chao, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051659551471
  36. Edward Chappell, MDLa Mirada, CA 906381972683068
  37. Navjot Chaudhary, MDStanford, CA 943051790110914
  38. Vamsidhar Chavakula, MDSan Diego, CA 921111508124918
  39. Bahram Chehrazi, M.D., F.A.C.S.Roseville, CA 956611346226685
  40. Han Chen, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601558655811
  41. Jefferson Chen, MD PHDOrange, CA 928681992789747
  42. Joseph Chen, MDVisalia, CA 932911841362183
  43. Mike Chen, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071932111986
  44. Terence Chen, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981720180946
  45. Thomas Chen, M.D., PHDLos Angeles, CA 900331225071509
  46. Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPHSacramento, CA 958191114284478
  47. Jason Cheng, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981912229881
  48. Yu Cheng, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421336226471
  49. Rosemary Chequer, M.D.Patton, CA 923691821068784
  50. Samuel Cheshier, M.D., PH.D.Stanford, CA 943051790942043

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.