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 9 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. Candice Chen, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951518038231
  2. Edwin Chen, M.D.San Diego, CA 921301780626986
  3. Evan Chen, MDPalo Alto, CA 943051821675091
  4. George Chen, M.D.Lodi, CA 952421992812739
  5. Heather Chen, MDVista, CA 920831164881603
  6. Howard Chen, MDCampbell, CA 950081699763748
  7. Janet Chen, M.D,Pismo Beach, CA 934491366404469
  8. Jessica Chen, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943061417111097
  9. Joseph Chen, M.D.Westlake Village, CA 913611639496953
  10. Julie Chen, M.D.Fairfield, CA 945341740303064
  11. Katherine ChenGlendale, CA 912031053638726
  12. Katherine Chen, MSIrvine, CA 926971699237420
  13. Lauren ChenOrange, CA 928681588240089
  14. Oscar Chen, MD, MSOrange, CA 928681598329989
  15. Paul Chen, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920091760486419
  16. Paul Chen, MDRedwood City, CA 940631184798464
  17. Peter Chen, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901326106253
  18. Sandy Chen, M.D.San Jose, CA 951171285624213
  19. Sanford Chen, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051427051994
  20. Sophia Chen, M.D.Oakland, CA 946071033183934
  21. Teresa Chen, MDIrvine, CA 926171679034367
  22. Timothy Chen, M.DOrange, CA 928681821617259
  23. Victoria Chen-Espinoza, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331457557183
  24. Clement Cheng, MDStanford, CA 943051629065826
  25. Henry Cheng, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531447274295
  26. Jean Cheng, M.D.Riverside, CA 925031740331636
  27. John Cheng, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951205586773
  28. John Cheng, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531851448070
  29. Sarah Cheng, MDStanford, CA 943051568995397
  30. Alice Cheng-Bennett, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031942384938
  31. Irene Chennell, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251225020803
  32. Kenneth Chern, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101790880078
  33. Suraj Cherry, MDAntioch, CA 945091134178643
  34. Dik Cheung, M.D.Alhambra, CA 918011558372201
  35. Priyanka Chhadva, M.D.Orange, CA 928681700249554
  36. David Chia, M.D. FACS MBAIrvine, CA 926181215970892
  37. Li-Li Chia, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181295778819
  38. Tao Ming Thomas Chia, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331114260668
  39. Alice Chiang, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954011003851809
  40. Homer ChiangSanta Clara, CA 950511700310265
  41. Carlos Chicani, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331891021481
  42. Randall ChildersCarmichael, CA 956081265777080
  43. Andrea Ching, M.D.Upland, CA 917861669495214
  44. George Ching, MDBrawley, CA 922271013921907
  45. Christine Chiou Smith, M.D.Vallejo, CA 945891225209034
  46. Cynthia Chiu, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091306852629
  47. Stephan Chiu, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951053846956
  48. Andrew Cho, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900201225072481
  49. Julie Cho, M.D, PH.DPalo Alto, CA 943031073993929
  50. Soungmin ChoLodi, CA 952421750900619

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.