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 27 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. Jieun Kim, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231720305584
  2. John Kim, M.D.Colton, CA 923241508050220
  3. Jonathan Kim, MDLa Palma, CA 906231689682908
  4. Joseph Kim, M.D.Redlands, CA 923741508027640
  5. Juliet Kim, MDLancaster, CA 935341679916886
  6. Kwang Kim, MDSacramento, CA 958251841326212
  7. Matthew Kim, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351770514465
  8. Richard Kim, MD, MBALoma Linda, CA 923541265096788
  9. Richard Kim, MDSalinas, CA 939011770580243
  10. Rubin Kim, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511033296967
  11. Stanley Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900201003837840
  12. Stevens Kim, MDStockton, CA 952071437258183
  13. Tae Kim, M.D.Cerritos, CA 907031366578049
  14. Yeji KimPleasanton, CA 945661699303198
  15. Yun Kim, MDBuena Park, CA 906211255431300
  16. Jocelyn Kim-Dunlavey, MDSacramento, CA 958251023403003
  17. Benyam Kinde, MD,PHDStanford, CA 943051326541129
  18. Nadine Kindy-Baillot, MDConcord, CA 945201689650772
  19. Daniel King, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801841226073
  20. Julie King, M.D.Upland, CA 917861518980069
  21. Rose Kiprov, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945781881784544
  22. David Kira, MDDavis, CA 956161689696411
  23. John Kircher, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091427312883
  24. Matthew Kirk, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371598803066
  25. Matthew Kirkman, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911457545774
  26. Bruce Kirschner, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101972699015
  27. Lori Kirshner, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601134121692
  28. Mark Kislinger, M.D.Glendora, CA 917411477733772
  29. Henry Kistler, M.D., PH.D.Stanford, CA 943051508992108
  30. Ken Kitayama, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951285297317
  31. Virginia Klair, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621881644003
  32. Louis Klieger, MDRancho Cordova, CA 956701841378569
  33. Gilbert Kliman, M.D.Menlo Park, CA 940251578771671
  34. Daniel Kline, M.D.Irvine, CA 926061861561276
  35. Richard Klotz, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481750457719
  36. Frederick Knapp, D.O.Oceanside, CA 920541972605939
  37. Alexander Knezevic, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481841671153
  38. O'Rese Knight, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431093956013
  39. Merrill Knopf, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131841294733
  40. James Knorr, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911306199773
  41. Catherine Knox, M.D.Union City, CA 945871013095652
  42. William Ko, M.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761548268873
  43. Alan Koerner, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271942369699
  44. Kaitlin KogachiHarbor City, CA 907101053870832
  45. Kathy Koh, MDLincoln, CA 956481609954288
  46. Eunice Kohara, D.O.Culver City, CA 902321386899631
  47. Frank KohlEl Cajon, CA 920191649692914
  48. Nicholas Kokoris, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021063599397
  49. Amir Kolahdouz Isfahani, MDSan Diego, CA 921201720136518
  50. Robert Kolarczyk, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011922035559

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.