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 4 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. Dilys Bart, MDSan Francisco, CA 941181598843963
  2. Gary Barth, M.D.Healdsburg, CA 954481992783237
  3. Joel Barthelow, M.D.Chico, CA 959281013974625
  4. John Bartlett, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951144242611
  5. William Bartlett, MDBakersfield, CA 933011962579979
  6. William Bartlett, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954011881680171
  7. Ryan Basham, MDLos Gatos, CA 950321083876098
  8. Frank Basich, M.D.Templeton, CA 934651811902257
  9. Mark Baskin, MDEncino, CA 914361447200498
  10. Laila Basta, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941031316308257
  11. Vineet Batra, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945781457432379
  12. Sally Baxter, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031912325184
  13. Sheila Bazzaz, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041831140953
  14. Kevin Beadles, M.D.Martinez, CA 945531881663714
  15. Ronald Beams, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531710050406
  16. Bradley Beard, M.D.Hanford, CA 932301821077165
  17. Bradley Beatson, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331427648245
  18. John Beauclair, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071144248477
  19. Bruce Becker, M.D.Encino, CA 913161376584433
  20. Eleanor Becker, MDDaly City, CA 940151720166317
  21. Matthew BedellGreenbrae, CA 949041508159344
  22. Douglas Beernink, MDCameron Park, CA 956821992883656
  23. Daniel Beers, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401578625810
  24. Rulon Beesley, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341902892441
  25. Charles Beeson, MDSan Diego, CA 921201851450423
  26. Jerold Beeve, MDGlendale, CA 912081306929393
  27. Scott Beeve, MDGlendale, CA 912081821176769
  28. Ling Bei, MDPasadena, CA 911051164740460
  29. Pamela Bekendam, M.D.Upland, CA 917861225135288
  30. Peter Bekendam, MDUpland, CA 917861740468263
  31. Vladislav Bekerman, MDVentura, CA 930031285138362
  32. Shaleen Belani, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900341083652481
  33. Bill Bell, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111194913988
  34. Robert Bellinoff, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161255348660
  35. James Belville, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601477524239
  36. Christine Benador-Shen, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511710370424
  37. Arthur Benjamin, M. D.West Hollywood, CA 900691487682423
  38. Hasan Benler, M.D.Poway, CA 920641124012331
  39. Nicholas Bennett, M.D.South Lake Tahoe, CA 961561619293727
  40. J Berbos, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351467596114
  41. Alan Berg, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051992798920
  42. Katherine Bergwerk, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951952323941
  43. Carla BerkowitzSan Diego, CA 921031578928669
  44. Michael Berlin, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481528048584
  45. Bruce Bern, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011700954278
  46. Jesse Berry, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271649447491
  47. Benjamin Bert, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081518129964
  48. Melvyn Bert, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941021336236165
  49. Bobetta Berthelsen, MDBurney, CA 960131396753315
  50. George BertolucciFresno, CA 937201447267505

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.