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 2 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. Baber Ali, MDBaldwin Park, CA 917061528183035
  2. Tayyeba Ali, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940871891947925
  3. Terry Alkana, MDTorrance, CA 905031770666307
  4. John Allavie, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061740242627
  5. Arthur Allen, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151255332334
  6. Calliope Allen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201366415440
  7. Rachael Allen, D.OSan Diego, CA 921211801275391
  8. Dante Almendral, M.DRowland Heights, CA 917481407808637
  9. Arwa Alsamarae, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031487072534
  10. Yosur AlsulaimanIrvine, CA 926171457204661
  11. Richard Alvarado, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031154400299
  12. Emilee Amacker, MDTravis Afb, CA 945351710484001
  13. Nader Ameli, DOHarbor City, CA 907101922175892
  14. Hossein Ameri, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331245467687
  15. Eric Amesbury, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041891768644
  16. Pranav Amin, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911609801422
  17. Ahmad Amir, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541851393086
  18. Noor Amra, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041639336365
  19. Malvin Anders, M.D.Duarte, CA 910101891841938
  20. Steven Andersen, M.D.Fremont, CA 945361598781403
  21. Anthony Anderson, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601528116449
  22. Robert Anderson, MDGreenbrae, CA 949041760487227
  23. Robert Anderson, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954041801874144
  24. Joana Andoh, MD, MPHStanford, CA 943051376276139
  25. Tony Andrews, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321750316709
  26. Michael Ang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031578907085
  27. Matthew Anger, MDSacramento, CA 958231871850073
  28. Julia Angkadjaja, M.D.Redlands, CA 923741386176519
  29. Suri Appa, MDAnaheim, CA 928071225186273
  30. David Applebaum, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900771891086104
  31. Duva ApplemanMather, CA 956551063497568
  32. Rupali Apte, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101669508313
  33. Nathan Arboleda, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101124604806
  34. Paul Archambeau, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954011376539296
  35. Gerard Ardron, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701689709982
  36. Eric Areiter, MDOntario, CA 917641427496264
  37. Kenneth Arenson, MDWest Hills, CA 913071639189434
  38. Safa Arfeen, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541154944437
  39. Diego AriasLos Angeles, CA 900951346998093
  40. Reginald Ariyasu, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951285654939
  41. Parnian Arjmand, MDChula Vista, CA 919111083387633
  42. Lantz Arnell, MDCoronado, CA 921181891388021
  43. Anthony Arnold, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951629098314
  44. Barbara Arnold, MDSacramento, CA 958231487701850
  45. Colin Arnold, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231316949779
  46. Pablo Arregui, MDChico, CA 959261043253347
  47. Masumi Asahi, DOOrange, CA 928681962963769
  48. Mohammad Ashrafzadeh, MDMather, CA 956551326010182
  49. Kerry Assil, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101962436311
  50. William Astle, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951700808276

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.