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 30 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. Jeffrey Lee, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371801943279
  2. John Lee, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902101982685327
  3. John Lee, MDHemet, CA 925441568637361
  4. Joseph Lee, MDBuena Park, CA 906211558458364
  5. Jun Hui Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900891225620511
  6. Kevin Lee, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021407890973
  7. Lillian Lee, MDPoway, CA 920641598878027
  8. Myron Lee, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051215023395
  9. Nancy Lee, M.D.Irvine, CA 926971649592668
  10. On-Tat Lee, M.D.Stockton, CA 952071194084517
  11. Patrick LeeFontana, CA 923351629455167
  12. Paul Lee, MDLos Angeles, CA 900101619171428
  13. Paul Lee, MDGarden Grove, CA 928441003838012
  14. Richard Lee, MDOakland, CA 946091023129095
  15. Sally Lee, MD, DOLa Mesa, CA 919421457468514
  16. Samuel Lee, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958151306173893
  17. Sandy Lee, M.D.Encino, CA 914361831188341
  18. Scott Lee, M.D.Pinole, CA 945641699720946
  19. Soon Lee, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091952394553
  20. Stacey Lee, MDSan Diego, CA 921201770110504
  21. Steve Lee, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101750762340
  22. Sun Young Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331649613647
  23. Sung Lee, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231720280787
  24. Thomas Lee, MDVentura, CA 930031275620353
  25. Waiming Lee-Walline, MDPanorama City, CA 914021952459935
  26. Erica Lehman, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111558671750
  27. Jeffrey Lehmer, M.D.Union City, CA 945871164500914
  28. Edward Lehrman, MDFontana, CA 923351316014228
  29. Peng Lei, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061205148277
  30. Marcus Lemley, MDMonrovia, CA 910161558304147
  31. Jack Lemon, MDArcadia, CA 910071003378019
  32. Daniel Lemor, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900231275950115
  33. Marcos Lemor, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900231538130380
  34. Henry Lenartz, M.D.Foster City, CA 944041942494349
  35. Brian Lenser, MDModesto, CA 953551275504524
  36. Daniel Lensink, MDRedding, CA 960011235124835
  37. Wayne Leong, MDSan Jose, CA 951191104902618
  38. Hilary Lerner, MDPittsburg, CA 945651538190749
  39. Leonid Lerner, M.D., PH.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601396798484
  40. Donald Lesser, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241801821632
  41. Eric Leung, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920931083886857
  42. Lai-Sung Leung, MDSan Francisco, CA 941081316958440
  43. Richard Leung, MDSan Diego, CA 921231689845083
  44. Jeremy Levenson, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041659304590
  45. Leah Levi, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371043262314
  46. Marc Levin, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011811123441
  47. Eric Levine, M.D., PH.D.Simi Valley, CA 930651962525667
  48. Daniel Levinsohn, M.D.Stockton, CA 952071114176674
  49. Ralph Levinson, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951437160025
  50. Howard Levy, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671215085154

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.