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 49 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. Aaron Skelton, M.D.Carmichael, CA 956081538543475
  2. John Skerry, MDDaly City, CA 940151043398654
  3. Anthony SkinnerOceanside, CA 920551568733681
  4. Bonnie Sklar, MDBurbank, CA 915051730748252
  5. Geraldine SleanUnion City, CA 945871598185662
  6. Elisabeth Sledz, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011477180743
  7. Matthew Sloan, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061154387108
  8. Kent Small, MDGlendale, CA 912031861470783
  9. Barry Smith, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771548200488
  10. Dwight Smith, M.D.Inglewood, CA 903011346384864
  11. Gordon SmithSan Ramon, CA 945831851484554
  12. Jeanne Smith, MDAnaheim, CA 928071851468664
  13. Jodi Smith, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571700982923
  14. Loreley Smith, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431619328481
  15. Ronald Smith, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031649272436
  16. Ryan Smith, MDUpland, CA 917861164809851
  17. Thomas Smith, M.D.Altadena, CA 910011053475285
  18. William Smith, MDTemecula, CA 925901497709349
  19. Wyatt Smith, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951922691294
  20. Robert Smyth-Medina, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451073565560
  21. Elizabeth Snedden, M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940851215013925
  22. Craig Snider, MDSacramento, CA 958231538247267
  23. Barry Snyder, MDOakland, CA 946111013095884
  24. Blake Snyder, MDStanford, CA 943051699302927
  25. Kiersten Snyder, MDSacramento, CA 958151972122067
  26. Scott So, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151942229984
  27. Avneet Sodhi-Gaur, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341982929105
  28. Brian Soetikno, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951316338080
  29. Joel Solano, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601952380834
  30. Alfred Solish, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051538144829
  31. Alice Song, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061992720023
  32. Brian Song, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331457513715
  33. James Song, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381245341700
  34. Jonathan Song, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331508957564
  35. Julia Song, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061982629010
  36. Nualhathai Songsanand, MDVictorville, CA 923951497752778
  37. Nishant Soni, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331861741381
  38. Shefali Sood, MDStanford, CA 943051558003558
  39. Mark SoontornvachrinVista, CA 920831609987585
  40. James Soorani, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900661720284607
  41. Andrew Sorenson, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051326139981
  42. Robert Sorenson, M.D., PH.D.Hemet, CA 925451366422917
  43. Robert Sorenson, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051235220799
  44. Abraham Soroudi, MD, MSBeverly Hills, CA 902111326092529
  45. Holly Spanggord, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531346234465
  46. Kenneth Sparks, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111598790263
  47. Christopher Spellman, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920091265484018
  48. David Spence, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271407923410
  49. Doran Spencer, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371053670810
  50. Gregory Spencer, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361821127770

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.