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 35 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. Anne Mazer, MDRiverside, CA 925061518940436
  2. John McBeath, MDLong Beach, CA 908071124020888
  3. Charles McBride, MDModesto, CA 953551114940301
  4. Patrick McCaffery, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471164500633
  5. Laurie McCall, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031003877564
  6. Colin McCannel, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951275519233
  7. Tara McCannel, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951790707842
  8. William McClanahan, MDSacramento, CA 958251770661472
  9. Thaddeus McClatchey, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951710629811
  10. Amy McCluskey, MDDowney, CA 902421598813305
  11. Druann McCluskey, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926481295846285
  12. John McDermott, M.D.Claremont, CA 917111366533978
  13. Thomas McDonald, MDMartinez, CA 945531710948427
  14. Emma McDonnellChula Vista, CA 919111023357670
  15. Scott McFarland, MDSacramento, CA 958231316025802
  16. Douglas McGraw, D.O.Marysville, CA 959011033430293
  17. Joseph McGraw, M.DLa Mesa, CA 919421588624852
  18. David McGrew, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061053337956
  19. David McLaren, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341912978552
  20. Stephen McLeod, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431093767592
  21. Barry McNamara, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151922006071
  22. William McRee, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011215945126
  23. Mario MealletLos Angeles, CA 900331851510424
  24. Elana Meer, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581427707793
  25. Alin Megerdichian, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541205417417
  26. Ashish Mehta, MDAnaheim, CA 928071417028317
  27. Jay Mehta, M.D.Fremont, CA 945361417905456
  28. Rajvi MehtaSan Mateo, CA 944011942732995
  29. Mohit Mehtani, MDNapa, CA 945581770808339
  30. Frank Mei, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951316408974
  31. Richard Meister, M.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211972552321
  32. Samyuktha Melachuri, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581114663879
  33. Ronald Melles, MDRedwood City, CA 940631104904747
  34. Farnaz Memarzadeh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331093934200
  35. Clara Men, MDStanford, CA 943051013376540
  36. Richard Mendoza, MDFresno, CA 937201992724991
  37. Kimberly Menezes, MDOrange, CA 928681386384485
  38. Ravi Menghani, M.D., MBALong Beach, CA 908151518285360
  39. Josepha Mensah-Adubofour, MDStockton, CA 952101144308958
  40. Keith Mercer, M.D.Grass Valley, CA 959451568543049
  41. Bruce Merl, MDMartinez, CA 945531124106216
  42. Craig Merrill, M.D.Pismo Beach, CA 934491528060746
  43. Kevin Merrill, M.DSanta Clara, CA 950511952440661
  44. David MerriottOrange, CA 928681588242606
  45. Kenneth Meyer, M.D.Chester, CA 960201003185836
  46. Toni Meyers, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931011972579167
  47. Joyce Meza, M.D.Union City, CA 945871467708909
  48. Hany Michail, MDModesto, CA 953561275673709
  49. Franz Michel, M.D.Newbury Park, CA 913201124176417
  50. David Michelson, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371013063437

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.