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 21 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. Leif Hertzog, MDLong Beach, CA 908151528139367
  2. Ralph Hester, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601215904974
  3. Jonathan HestonLos Angeles, CA 900951083016836
  4. Robert Hetland, M.D.San Carlos, CA 940701174558985
  5. Jun-Min Heur, M.D., PH.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331275703019
  6. Eva Hewes, MDSan Jose, CA 951281376584722
  7. George Hewes, MDSan Jose, CA 951281477583565
  8. Robert Higginbotham, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011609878834
  9. Clair Hilchie-Schmidt, D.O.Fresno, CA 937201831387950
  10. Richard Hill, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051255482055
  11. John Hills, MDSacramento, CA 958111316025141
  12. James Hine, MDSacramento, CA 958251407934102
  13. Mujahid Hines, MDRoseville, CA 956611083806541
  14. Donna Hinman-Seabrooks, M.D.Fairfield, CA 945341285722181
  15. Samuel Hinton, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201952492621
  16. Dean Hirabayashi, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021598709313
  17. Kyle Hirabayashi, MDOakland, CA 946111376162511
  18. Sitara Hirji, MDStanford, CA 943051750919189
  19. Ben Ho, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941211154407575
  20. Hong Ho, MDArtesia, CA 907011245483445
  21. Viet Ho, MDConcord, CA 945201417969650
  22. Nickisa Hodgson, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101821431842
  23. Cory Hoeferlin, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111831692631
  24. Jonathan Hoenig, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121245395060
  25. John Hofbauer, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101891770111
  26. Kenneth Hoffer, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041609968601
  27. George Hoffman, MDWestlake Village, CA 913611689869356
  28. Elizabeth Hofmeister, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291225008733
  29. Richard Hoft, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021548224736
  30. Harry Holcomb, M.D.San Diego, CA 921091679598288
  31. Gary Holland, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951932123965
  32. Paul Holland, MDDaly City, CA 940141447462726
  33. David Hollander, ODLos Angeles, CA 900951912921792
  34. Victor Holmes, M.D.Ridgecrest, CA 935551568466381
  35. Huck Holz, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511821069394
  36. Melanie Hom, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091508944562
  37. Jeffrey Hong, MDPasadena, CA 911051922049055
  38. Kendra HongSan Diego, CA 921031467034207
  39. Richard Hope, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926481316095193
  40. Janet Hopkins, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171952356438
  41. Lawrence HoppBeverly Hills, CA 902111962525279
  42. Erich Horn, MDOakland, CA 946091932205275
  43. Ann Hornby, MDSan Diego, CA 921201518015395
  44. Jonathan Horton, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431992757363
  45. Hamid HosseiniLos Angeles, CA 900951811390883
  46. Lawrence Hou, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161437294469
  47. Heidi Houlihan, MDChico, CA 959731811937683
  48. Haroutun Hovanesian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912031154341626
  49. John Hovanesian, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531033175484
  50. Gayle Howard, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101306872411

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.