NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmic Assistant in California

12 NPPES records list ophthalmic assistant with a practice address in California, 0 per 100,000 residents, the 18th highest rate of 27. Los Angeles and Corona have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 156FX1101X · 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, 6

  1. Los Angeles6
  2. Corona1
  3. French Camp1
  4. Modesto1
  5. North Hills1

Ophthalmic Assistant records in California

  1. Nelcita AsejoLos Angeles, CA 900731033080304
  2. Anthony BentonLos Angeles, CA 900731437038213
  3. Laura ChavezLos Angeles, CA 900731659251155
  4. Kevin Conroy, COALos Angeles, CA 900731881562296
  5. Eugenia Cortez, COAModesto, CA 953561265392609
  6. Ann Dang, MAPalo Alto, CA 943041508944034
  7. Kellie Dietz, COAFrench Camp, CA 952311700611092
  8. Vivian Hall, TECHSanta Maria, CA 934541952272957
  9. Kevin KirschnerCorona, CA 928821629127436
  10. Faina KnopovLos Angeles, CA 900731356202915
  11. Gabriela Salas, COANorth Hills, CA 913431740160381
  12. Bok Ji Benji WangLos Angeles, CA 900731780562702

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1101X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 18 of 27 per resident

  1. Mississippi0.0
  2. Ohio0.0
  3. Missouri0.0
  4. California0.0
  5. Michigan0.0
  6. Connecticut0.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1101X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.0% 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. California0.0%
  2. United States0.0%

Ophthalmic Assistant records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 12 · 0.0% here, 0.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2 · 16.7% here, 34.0% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 156FX1101X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

12 NPPES records list ophthalmic assistant (156FX1101X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0 per 100,000 residents against 0 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 6 of them (50%).

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. Kansas10
  2. Minnesota10
  3. Georgia25
  4. Texas31

The largest states

  1. Texas31
  2. Georgia25
  3. Kansas10
  4. Minnesota10
  5. Virginia9

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.