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 54 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. Federico Velez, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951831128362
  2. Gurunadh Vemulakonda, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011235157207
  3. Allen Verne, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981093749491
  4. Eduardita Vicencio, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071790903573
  5. Lizbeth Vicencio-Regner, MDMontclair, CA 917631962622126
  6. Ira Vidor, MDColton, CA 923241467582106
  7. Tara Viechnicki, MDEncinitas, CA 920241235156837
  8. Emile Vieta, MDTorrance, CA 905021437702446
  9. Anthony Villanueva, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151750344636
  10. Richard Villasenor, M.D.Toluca Lake, CA 916021679916076
  11. Emma Vinarsky, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900361346314077
  12. Aarthi Vinca, MDStanford, CA 943051982843561
  13. Filippos Vingopoulos, MDPalo Alto, CA 943031023685781
  14. Armin Vishteh, MDBurbank, CA 915061114903317
  15. Rosalind Vo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951992020101
  16. Mark Volpicelli, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021083786636
  17. Douglas Von Brauchitsch, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031447324058
  18. Robin Vora, MDOakland, CA 946111700964384
  19. Kristina VossLos Angeles, CA 900331285028167
  20. Bach Lan Linda Vu, MDMonterey Park, CA 917551134144595
  21. Michael Vu, M.D.Westminster, CA 926831548201122
  22. Qui Vu, M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381356652820
  23. Thanh-Thao Vu, MDLynwood, CA 902621912565144
  24. Vivian Vuong, MDOakland, CA 946111386043461
  25. Devesh Vyas, MDBellflower, CA 907061154446664
  26. Resham Wadhwani, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671710054671
  27. Pamela Wagner, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301124233184
  28. Karen Wai, MDStanford, CA 943051073017208
  29. Reid Wainess, MDArcadia, CA 910061396935979
  30. Sandeep Walia, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933081750791661
  31. Philip Wallar, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571043317159
  32. Josh Wallsh, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031740634567
  33. Alexander Walsh, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051043301740
  34. Michael Walvick, DOFremont, CA 945381497830152
  35. Cheung Wan, MDBarstow, CA 923111962500223
  36. Wei Wan, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930301558414193
  37. Oscar Wand, M.D.Portola Valley, CA 940281700944154
  38. Alexander Wang, MDAntioch, CA 945091063049195
  39. Gloria Wang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431023114618
  40. Jay Wang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101225443997
  41. Jennifer Wang, MDMountain View, CA 940401003817776
  42. Jing Wang, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271063167740
  43. Mathew Wang, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271477564862
  44. Michael Wang, M.D.Oakland, CA 946121861424178
  45. Michelle Wang, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061568693638
  46. Mingwu Wang, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900331841497765
  47. Qing Wang, M.D., PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941581881013233
  48. Qinyun Wang, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941041568856417
  49. Timothy Wang, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161902820087
  50. Yao Wang, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481073933545

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.