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 17 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. Ron Gallemore, MDTorrance, CA 905031912968496
  2. Jane Galustian, MDStockton, CA 952101972681872
  3. James Gammon, MDModesto, CA 953551598800062
  4. Nandini Gandhi, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171578761755
  5. Irina Ganelis, MDEncino, CA 914361649414400
  6. Shashi Ganti, MDPorterville, CA 932571023037215
  7. Antoine GarabetGlendora, CA 917411871977645
  8. Lisa Garbutt, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601083755060
  9. Eddie Garcia, M.D.El Monte, CA 917311164447678
  10. George Garcia, M.D.Orange, CA 928681437175262
  11. Valerie Garden, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051487785101
  12. Philip Gardner, M.D.Alameda, CA 945011235282252
  13. Raymond Gardner, MDOakland, CA 946111104904994
  14. Kevin GarffSan Diego, CA 921031609258920
  15. Elisha Garg, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511770960866
  16. Yogender Garg, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361508870700
  17. Ray Gariano, MDSan Jose, CA 951281336220433
  18. John Garwood, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041427057959
  19. Julie Gasperini, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071104022045
  20. Ronald Gaster, MDLong Beach, CA 908221306940325
  21. Michael Gaynon, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041023127974
  22. Gregg Gayre, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031689758682
  23. Nengjie Ge, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181871569335
  24. William Gealy, M.D.Templeton, CA 934651013922467
  25. Lawrence Geisse, MDLos Alamitos, CA 907201912979022
  26. Solomon Gelbart, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021558476978
  27. Herbert Gershen, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041982792826
  28. Douglas Gerstein, M.D.San Rafael, CA 949011376595207
  29. Seyed Reza Ghaffari Dehkharghani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951790359586
  30. M Mehdi Ghajarnia, MDFresno, CA 937201417077983
  31. Zahra Ghiasi, MDIrvine, CA 926181669520490
  32. Tanya Ghosh, MDSunnyvale, CA 940851417045600
  33. Faris Ghosheh, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911922035781
  34. Ribhi Ghosheh, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911659474112
  35. Jo Ann Giaconi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951639182223
  36. Gregory Gibb, MDEureka, CA 955031467410829
  37. Aubrey Gilbert, MD, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941171982963427
  38. Benjamin Gilbert, MDChico, CA 959731811930118
  39. David Gilbert, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981033297536
  40. Aditya Gill, MDOakland, CA 946111700370442
  41. Deborah Gill, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511346353406
  42. Ekjyot Gill, MDBakersfield, CA 933091912433202
  43. Harmeet Gill, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151609180959
  44. John Gilman, MDBerkeley, CA 947071215279567
  45. Howard Gimbel, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541578591921
  46. Joseph Gindi, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671669483111
  47. Joseph Giovannini, M.D.Travis Afb, CA 945351083679542
  48. Christopher Girkin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031891730073
  49. Daniel Glantz, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881851323273
  50. Ray Glendrange, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061164484507

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.