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 50 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. Margaret Spencer, MDPanorama City, CA 914021104919539
  2. Terrence Spencer, M.D.Chico, CA 959281538124292
  3. Jennifer Spiegel, MDPasadena, CA 911051912136938
  4. Peter Spiegel, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601457353823
  5. Bruce Spivey, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941331376761494
  6. Sharon Spooner, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041942326616
  7. Balachandran Srinivasan, Md, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531124134200
  8. Ryan St.clair, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621922234129
  9. John Stabel, M.D.Chico, CA 959281073576328
  10. Gregory Stainer, MD FACSLa Jolla, CA 920371295729465
  11. Robert Stamper, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431861443129
  12. Mark Stanton, MDSan Diego, CA 921311932175098
  13. David Stark, MD, PHDVisalia, CA 932911528491990
  14. Robert Starr, MD, INCHuntington Beach, CA 926471508049321
  15. Tara Starr, MDBerkeley, CA 947051124150065
  16. Rena Stathacopoulos, M.D.Templeton, CA 934651881609238
  17. Mervyn Stein, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031902932734
  18. Kenneth Steinsapir, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251700079142
  19. Sadiqa Stelzner, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041679596951
  20. Benjamin Stephens, M.D.Vista, CA 920831043624448
  21. Earl Stern, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941321740617273
  22. Lewis Stern, MDSan Diego, CA 921201992864656
  23. Eric Stevens, MD/PHDOroville, CA 959661972761815
  24. Angus Stewart, M.D.Eureka, CA 955031497084933
  25. Jay Stewart, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431134183189
  26. William Stewart, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151215941109
  27. Steven Stiles, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561770515587
  28. William Stivelman, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913611114963824
  29. Steven Stockslager, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231669609905
  30. Stuart Stoll, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902101912017161
  31. Robert Stone, MDChico, CA 959261306959499
  32. Kris Storkersen, MDColton, CA 923241154438935
  33. Warren Stout, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011790829208
  34. Susan Streit, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271225197981
  35. Arthur Strick, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601083121784
  36. Donald Strum, MDFresno, CA 937201578585493
  37. Christianna Stuber, M.D.Carmichael, CA 956081174850663
  38. Grace Su, MDSan Jose, CA 951281265994933
  39. Rattehalli Sudesh, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511245317171
  40. Sudha Sudesh, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511558448407
  41. Suria Sudhakaran Mannil, MBBSStanford, CA 943051093698706
  42. Jordan Sugarman, MDTorrance, CA 905031326532110
  43. Abraham Suhr, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011114991676
  44. John Sullivan, M.D.San Jose, CA 951261285605303
  45. Mary Sullivan, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919101043659949
  46. Michael Sumsion, MDRedding, CA 960011699725507
  47. Sean Sumsion, M.D.Redding, CA 960011538504469
  48. Michelle Sun, MBBS PHDStanford, CA 943051326716200
  49. Murad Sunalp, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741861586836
  50. Jennifer Sung, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151679503304

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.