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 41 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. Chirag Patel, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771922269760
  2. Gitane Patel, MDSan Diego, CA 921151710171434
  3. Harshad Patel, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071861803157
  4. Heena Patel, M.D.Fontana, CA 923351578729851
  5. Jay Patel, MDPasadena, CA 911071194958959
  6. Sachin Patel, MDPalo Alto, CA 943051528647963
  7. Sarjan Patel, M.D.San Diego, CA 921151316199326
  8. Sayjal Patel, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111184664443
  9. Nimesh Pathak, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908041396904975
  10. Stuart Paul, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011063419539
  11. Michael Paveloff, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931091396756847
  12. Robert Peabody, MDSacramento, CA 958161801802095
  13. James Peairs, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919111609135623
  14. Kaitlyn Pearson, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571801259593
  15. Megan Pearson-Cody, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061720179591
  16. William Peloquin, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351932261336
  17. Robert Pendleton, MD PHDOceanside, CA 920561770556060
  18. Esther Penn, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031215009048
  19. Robert Penner, MDChula Vista, CA 919101982671541
  20. Philip Penrose, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401245288547
  21. David PeprahSylmar, CA 913421053051805
  22. Robert Peralta, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091588869143
  23. Samantha Perea, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541811185051
  24. Todd Perkins, MDSalinas, CA 939011356317879
  25. Gilbert Perlman, ODLos Angeles, CA 900951437172905
  26. Jonathan Perlman, MDWoodland, CA 956951972510477
  27. Arthur Perry, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371194832725
  28. Julie Perry, MDSaint Helena, CA 945741083688659
  29. Suzann Pershing, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051811177439
  30. Richard Pesavento, M.D.Riverside, CA 925031396721635
  31. Maria Pesheva, M.D.Monterey Park, CA 917541073557351
  32. Joseph Peters, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621568577567
  33. Elizabeth PetersonLoma Linda, CA 923501609524420
  34. Jonathan Peterson, MDSan Diego, CA 921031124641071
  35. Timothy Peterson, MDSan Diego, CA 921201336297126
  36. Animesh Petkar, M.D.Fresno, CA 937101417121054
  37. John Petrie, MDOrange, CA 928681457099376
  38. Catherine Pham, MDSan Jose, CA 951261760474159
  39. Khoa PhamWestminster, CA 926831972879427
  40. Leslie Pham, MDFullerton, CA 928351568500411
  41. Michael Pham, DORancho Cucamonga, CA 917301922462845
  42. Patrick Pham, M.D.City Of Industry, CA 917481184078149
  43. Tony Pham, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081700844370
  44. Huan PhanCupertino, CA 950141841208352
  45. Isabella Phan, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431598977415
  46. Ryan Phan, MDSan Diego, CA 921031588027213
  47. Tuyet-Mai Phan, M.D.Westminster, CA 926831710900477
  48. Barratt Phillips, M.D.Hemet, CA 925451780664326
  49. Stephen Phillips, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031871055277
  50. Kien Phung, D.O.Visalia, CA 932911881741668

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.