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 3 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. Arthur Astorino, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631912051103
  2. Vivien Au, D.O.Pasadena, CA 911071649550872
  3. Lawrence August, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771609867506
  4. Andre Aung, MDEncinitas, CA 920241750802880
  5. Kristina Austin, M.D.Union City, CA 945871417007238
  6. Patricia Austin, MD, INC.Walnut Creek, CA 945961790888196
  7. Thomas Avallone, M.D.Coronado, CA 921181679865950
  8. Farzin Avaz, MDPanorama City, CA 914021770642399
  9. Mitra Ayazifar, MDRoseville, CA 956611972520641
  10. San Aye, MDMontebello, CA 906401356411771
  11. Daniel Azzam, MDOrange, CA 928681437737582
  12. Shimon Bababeygy, M.D.Redlands, CA 923741457582918
  13. Joshua Babad, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621902801939
  14. Colin Bacorn, MDChula Vista, CA 919111932640109
  15. Amy Badger-Asaravala, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381831389089
  16. Shelly Bagai Lapsi, MDCovina, CA 917231376555862
  17. Sahag Baghdassarian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041598849846
  18. Gavin Bahadur, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031174553994
  19. Alden BahrBurlingame, CA 940101104356120
  20. Sean Bahri, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601821273137
  21. Annie Baik, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171295913481
  22. Mark Bailey, MDSan Leandro, CA 945781417530270
  23. James Bainer, MDRiverside, CA 925051629137245
  24. Patricia Bainter, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371487737847
  25. Richard Baker, MDLos Angeles, CA 900591962535492
  26. Sean Baker, MDLincoln, CA 956481790863363
  27. Mathieu Bakhoum, M.D., PH.D.La Jolla, CA 920931114347085
  28. Pejman Bakhtiary, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951174938062
  29. Saranya Balasubramaniam, MDFontana, CA 923361528321767
  30. Larry Baldwin, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011205843786
  31. Meaghan Balli, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571720179310
  32. Mary Ann Banez, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151558323360
  33. Ali Banihashemi, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091891803326
  34. Michelle Banks, MDInglewood, CA 903011356365654
  35. Alok Bansal, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401568646776
  36. Preeti Bansal, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231871664631
  37. Sanjay Bansal, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031346275484
  38. Lydia Banuelos, MDAnaheim, CA 928051518939354
  39. Yicheng Bao, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331417549791
  40. Mark Barak, MDLa Verne, CA 917501467594838
  41. Joseph Barakeh, DO PHDWalnut Creek, CA 945961013990613
  42. Christian Bardan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951467088310
  43. Shirin Barez, MDHayward, CA 945411659338952
  44. Savannah Baril, MD, MSCCamarillo, CA 930101235372905
  45. Wyndolyn Barnes, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941171255541421
  46. George BarrCarmel, CA 939231609202274
  47. Michael Barricks, M.D.Piedmont, CA 946111013002484
  48. Arnold Barron, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271013084011
  49. Arpine BarsegianFountain Valley, CA 927081780070649
  50. Krikor Barsoumian, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241649296021

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.