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 11 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. Howard Cohen, MDSan Diego, CA 921201881719326
  2. Mark Cohen, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461194845271
  3. Robyn Cohen, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371093816423
  4. Stephen Cohen, M.D.Goleta, CA 931171326114166
  5. Steven Cohen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941181306947643
  6. Stuart Cohen, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111720123110
  7. James Cohn, MDFremont, CA 945381043304173
  8. Kenneth Cohn, M.D.South Gate, CA 902801578581187
  9. Ronald Cole, MDSacramento, CA 958161518977693
  10. Stuart Cole, MDRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751538273461
  11. Alyssa ColemanSan Francisco, CA 941101720642440
  12. Anne Coleman, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951861416950
  13. Lisa Collea, MDIrvine, CA 926171023174182
  14. Robert Collier, M.D.Yorba Linda, CA 928861790175651
  15. Sean Collon, MDStanford, CA 943051033679840
  16. Manuel ColonSan Francisco, CA 941581982353652
  17. Howard Conn, MDIrvine, CA 926181245282540
  18. Susan Connolly, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011861501900
  19. Claudio Contreras, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161184663387
  20. Marshall Contreras, M.D.Turlock, CA 953821760453096
  21. Emily Cook, D.O.Pasadena, CA 911051770748758
  22. Glenn Cook, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421013078427
  23. Charles Cooper, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941141730303082
  24. H Cooper, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161518057108
  25. Kim Cooper, MDBurlingame, CA 940101558381905
  26. Lawrence Cooper, MDSan Diego, CA 921031518939297
  27. Saumya Copparam, MDSacramento, CA 958151912466285
  28. Peter Cornell, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902101548370794
  29. Joel Corwin, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031518901651
  30. Steven Corwin, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913611720089964
  31. Mary Cote, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471114985892
  32. Stephanie Cote, MD, MPH, FRCSCLos Angeles, CA 900271386360501
  33. John Cotter, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541124021746
  34. Michael Couris, MDSan Diego, CA 921031063638682
  35. Kerry Cox, MDLos Angeles, CA 900591164697884
  36. Geert Craenen, MDStockton, CA 952101780762690
  37. Kevin Craig, MDModesto, CA 953501912089061
  38. Charles Crapotta, MDFairfield, CA 945331932108362
  39. Blake Crawford, M.D.Culver City, CA 902321831381888
  40. Joseph Crawford, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431831141712
  41. Charlene Crockett, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031720379316
  42. Michelle Crosby, M.D., PH.D.Encinitas, CA 920241558549303
  43. Charles Crosson, M.D.Fairfield, CA 945341659384410
  44. John Crowder, MDFreedom, CA 950191215021480
  45. Melissa Crowley, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401477572394
  46. Jonathan Crowston, M.D./PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031518992247
  47. Marc Cruciger, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021225121791
  48. Bryan Crum, MDRedding, CA 960021902891385
  49. Franklin Crystal, MDEl Cajon, CA 920201770591521
  50. Andrew Cu-Unjieng, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031164421400

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.