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 5 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. Eduardo Besser, M.D.Culver City, CA 902321972561280
  2. Kathleen Beuttler, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031669416103
  3. David Beverly, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341376526491
  4. Sunil Bhandarkar, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041518977685
  5. Amitabh Bharadwaj, MDPinole, CA 945641477511806
  6. Siddharth Bhargava, MDUpland, CA 917861043849078
  7. Shagun Bhatia, MD, MSCRLa Jolla, CA 920931104237353
  8. Param Bhatter, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091992330021
  9. Rizwan Bhatti, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051588724108
  10. Sathy Bhavan, MDPasadena, CA 911071457321903
  11. Robert Bhisitkul, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431831138676
  12. Rahul Bhola, M.D.Orange, CA 928681609910033
  13. Maziar Bidar, MDFresno, CA 937201689693657
  14. Jesse Biebesheimer, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431316163454
  15. William Bigham, MDCoronado, CA 921181104893692
  16. Harvey Billig, M.D.Carmel, CA 939211518209246
  17. Natalia Binczyk, MD, FRCSCPalo Alto, CA 943031013748359
  18. Nicholas Binder, MDEscondido, CA 920261306076716
  19. Craig Bindi, MDSan Jose, CA 951291689794992
  20. Lawrence Birndorf, MDFreedom, CA 950191558450932
  21. Lori Birndorf, D.OValley Village, CA 916071881636496
  22. Nabil Bishai, MDRialto, CA 923761184741985
  23. Douglas Bishop, M.D.Placerville, CA 956671093721938
  24. Frank Bishop, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201538134796
  25. Craig Blackwell, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651326041195
  26. Kent Blade, M.D.San Diego, CA 921341003864802
  27. Christopher Blanton, MDColton, CA 923241336142892
  28. William Blase, M.D.Hemet, CA 925441215987086
  29. Robert Blau, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481225093198
  30. Nathaniel Blecher, MDPalo Alto, CA 943051487215380
  31. Betsy Blechman, M.D.Culver City, CA 902321134225147
  32. Lewis Bliss, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958411417908062
  33. Howard Bloom, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151124106729
  34. Michele Bloomer, M.D.Piedmont, CA 946111972600666
  35. Mark Blumenkranz, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051114085636
  36. Jessica Boeckmann, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051629210679
  37. Allen Boghossian, D.O.Danville, CA 945061205863529
  38. Edwin Boldrey, MDMountain View, CA 940401801880745
  39. Kyle BoloLos Angeles, CA 900331154984417
  40. Paul Bonds, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091346320645
  41. Laura Bonelli, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951861649345
  42. Clemence Bonnet, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900951861256547
  43. Michael Boone, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771467494203
  44. Willie Boone, M.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751942236542
  45. Mark Borchert, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271548200082
  46. Sid Borirak, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151841338845
  47. Jesus Borrillo, MDMountain View, CA 940401861487100
  48. Swaraj Bose, MDOrange, CA 928681285714360
  49. John Bosetti, M.D.Napa, CA 945581023082393
  50. Judith Boston, MDIrvine, CA 926061790414498

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.