NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in California

2,899 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in California, 7.4 per 100,000 residents, the 14th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 10 of 58.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · 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, 308

  1. Los Angeles308
  2. San Francisco167
  3. San Diego147
  4. Sacramento95
  5. San Jose59

Ophthalmology Physician records in California

  1. Hyong Choe, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011174500391
  2. Sung Choe, M.D.Union City, CA 945871689752446
  3. Daniel Choi, MDWest Hills, CA 913071679078216
  4. Daniel Choi, M.D.Stockton, CA 952071801164827
  5. Eun Young Choi, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511396204210
  6. Ho Sun Choi, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281053579169
  7. Jin Choi, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091346942810
  8. Michael Choi, M.D.Buena Park, CA 906211871912279
  9. Thomas Choi, M.D.Downey, CA 902411477555985
  10. Brian Chon, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981679990626
  11. Lawrence Chong, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471265594048
  12. Alexander Chop, PH.D. M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601952368920
  13. Neil Choplin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031144205642
  14. Vikas Chopra, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071518027424
  15. Eva Chou, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341376717041
  16. Jenny Chou, MDCarmichael, CA 956081497879449
  17. Jonathan Chou, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031043621055
  18. Liyung Chou, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511942864418
  19. Mazen Choulakian, MD, FRCSCSacramento, CA 958171871909515
  20. Audrey Chow, MDFremont, CA 945381386106441
  21. Clement Chow, M.D.Campbell, CA 950081265606461
  22. Andrew Choy, MD.Long Beach, CA 908071871513168
  23. Kevin Choy, M.D.Alhambra, CA 918011174731285
  24. Martin Choy, M.D.Los Altos, CA 940221881148336
  25. David Chu, MDSacramento, CA 958171427190578
  26. Milton Chu, M.D.Camarillo, CA 930121417917386
  27. Thomas Chu, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171760482806
  28. Yilin Chu, M.D.Woodland, CA 956951659394179
  29. Katherine Chuang, MDIrvine, CA 926171356831929
  30. Dennis Chuck, MDPomona, CA 917681033183413
  31. Adam Chun, MDPanorama City, CA 914021801025309
  32. Lindsay Chun, MDMontebello, CA 906401063972370
  33. Melissa Chun, O.DLos Angeles, CA 900951861415432
  34. Juliet Chung, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031780842245
  35. Natalie Chung, MDSalinas, CA 939011336636828
  36. W Cies, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601922041904
  37. J. David Claiborne, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031801970884
  38. Andrew Clark, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900331447745336
  39. Jack Clark, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201265571608
  40. Robert Clark, M.DLong Beach, CA 908071043232325
  41. Emma Clay, M.D.Lakewood, CA 908051053387365
  42. William Clegg, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541790717403
  43. Denis Cline, MDFontana, CA 923351174690069
  44. Gary Clorfeine, MDSan Diego, CA 921201528127131
  45. Marco Coassin, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431871733386
  46. Joanne Cochrane, M.D.Oroville, CA 959661487650560
  47. Richard Cochrane, M.D.Oroville, CA 959661093711079
  48. Glenn Cockerham, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041932118478
  49. Daniel Coden, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371942317508
  50. Cathryn Cohen, M.D.Auburn, CA 956031700944022

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 14 of 51 per resident

  1. Oregon7.6
  2. Minnesota7.6
  3. Wisconsin7.5
  4. California7.4
  5. Illinois7.2
  6. New Hampshire7.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% 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. California78.5%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file2,277 of 2,899 · 78.5% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,909 · 65.9% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,945 · 67.1% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 1,907 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,899 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 7.4 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 308 of them (11%).

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. New York1,822
  2. Florida1,581
  3. Texas1,514
  4. Pennsylvania1,088

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wisconsin7.5
  2. Minnesota7.6
  3. Oregon7.6
  4. Illinois7.2

The largest states

  1. New York1,822
  2. Florida1,581
  3. Texas1,514
  4. Pennsylvania1,088
  5. Illinois898

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.