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 55 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. Andrew Ward, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920551992116032
  2. Paul Ware, MDSan Diego, CA 921211366760464
  3. Mark Warlen, MDSan Diego, CA 921031518922178
  4. Dorotheea Warmerdam, MDSacramento, CA 958251033228739
  5. Jeffrey Wasserstrom, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421710922687
  6. Tin Way, MDStockton, CA 952101598857898
  7. Abraham Weber, M.D.Larkspur, CA 949391750309936
  8. Eric Weber, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011548324288
  9. Victor Wechter, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561386714509
  10. Linda Wedemeyer, MDLos Angeles, CA 900121558463075
  11. Daniel Wee, M.D.Stockton, CA 952071740480441
  12. Roger Weeks, M.D.Petaluma, CA 949541235157611
  13. Chau-Po Wei, M.D.Monterey Park, CA 917541871507483
  14. Maggie Wei, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451730614215
  15. Leslie Weil, MDSan Carlos, CA 940701679678981
  16. Peter Weiner, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031811254717
  17. Robert Weingarten, MDLos Angeles, CA 900341790833580
  18. Tay Weinman, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907311972501237
  19. Robert Weinreb, MDSan Diego, CA 921031093764177
  20. Barry Weinstein, MDSan Diego, CA 921201063589976
  21. Richard Weise, MDGlendale, CA 912031285622662
  22. James Weisel, MDSacramento, CA 958171306985049
  23. Irwin Weiss, MDPacific Palisades, CA 902721821010976
  24. Jon Wender, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151588811509
  25. Kenneth Westbrook, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911407895071
  26. Alan Westeren, M.D.San Diego, CA 921281962513135
  27. Sarah Whang, MDOrange, CA 928661306841457
  28. Charles Whisler, MDMonterey, CA 939401073516597
  29. John Whitcher, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431942310156
  30. Scott Whitcup, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241790001063
  31. Geoffrey White, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401346398740
  32. Kayla White, MDSanta Ana, CA 927051770167413
  33. Richard Whitten, MDFresno, CA 937201649287343
  34. Jared Widder, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900951073048963
  35. Mark Wieland, MDMountain View, CA 940401134114382
  36. Andrew Williams, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944011528075389
  37. Barry Williams, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051679889109
  38. Delyse Williams, MDOakland, CA 946111962580746
  39. Erik Williams, MDPalm Desert, CA 922111568540417
  40. Frederick Williams, M.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751194797258
  41. Stephen Wilmarth, MDRoseville, CA 956611245240324
  42. Deanna Wilson, MDVallejo, CA 945891417029232
  43. Hilary Wilson, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541841402195
  44. Peter Win, MDArcadia, CA 910061124040209
  45. Jonathan Winarko, MDIrvine, CA 926971750565032
  46. Norman Wine, MDVan Nuys, CA 914051760495394
  47. Jeffrey Winick, M.D.Fallbrook, CA 920281285637652
  48. Jerold Winnick, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671932257755
  49. Jeffrey Winston, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351316972649
  50. Aaron Winter, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541871146977

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.