NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist in California

11 NPPES records list ophthalmic technician/technologist with a practice address in California, 0 per 100,000 residents, the 23rd highest rate of 36. San Francisco and Anaheim 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 156FX1100X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

San Francisco has the most, 3

  1. San Francisco3
  2. Anaheim1
  3. Los Angeles1
  4. North Hills1
  5. Stockton1

Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist records in California

  1. Maria Christina BaradiNorth Hills, CA 913431518819077
  2. Mark Ihrig, ABOSuisun City, CA 945851063206852
  3. Michael NaraharaSan Francisco, CA 941211588999197
  4. Hoang NguyenWestminster, CA 926831679609234
  5. Anita SilvaSan Francisco, CA 941151760073514
  6. J. Dennis Steen, M.D.Susanville, CA 961301144248881
  7. Margaret Taw, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928041013083518
  8. Denis Thompson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171174650048
  9. David Thorburn, M.D.Turlock, CA 953821831294651
  10. Artansia WashingtonStockton, CA 952031245718691
  11. William WhittenSan Francisco, CA 941211891022257

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 23 of 36 per resident

  1. Nevada0.0
  2. Pennsylvania0.0
  3. Utah0.0
  4. California0.0
  5. North Carolina0.0
  6. Connecticut0.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

11 NPPES records list ophthalmic technician/technologist (156FX1100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0 per 100,000 residents against 0.1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Francisco has 3 of them (27%).

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. Florida12
  2. Georgia14
  3. Minnesota14
  4. Colorado15

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New York0.2

The largest states

  1. New York33
  2. Colorado15
  3. Georgia14
  4. Minnesota14
  5. Florida12

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.