NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in California

8,308 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in California, 21 per 100,000 residents, the 17th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 114 of 167.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · 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, 371

  1. Los Angeles371
  2. San Diego342
  3. San Francisco295
  4. San Jose207
  5. Sacramento176

Optometrist records in California

  1. Tina Patel, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121174702294
  2. Trina Patel, O.D.Corona, CA 928811588079404
  3. Urvi Patel, O.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541952463648
  4. Vishal Patel, ODChula Vista, CA 919101265110092
  5. Shea Patrick, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958161780784348
  6. Douglas Patten, O.D.Oakdale, CA 953611952360182
  7. Henry Patterson, O.D., M.S.Burney, CA 960131164710745
  8. Debra Pattison, O.D.Roseville, CA 956781760485429
  9. George Patton, O.D.Modesto, CA 953551417083395
  10. Cheryl Patzer, O.D.Camp Pendleton, CA 920551023097359
  11. Jerry Paugh, ODFullerton, CA 928311972691657
  12. Daniel Paul, ODChino, CA 917101699781682
  13. Grant PaulSan Dimas, CA 917731437225026
  14. Karissa Paul, O.D.Banning, CA 922201760697015
  15. Traci Paul, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771336248954
  16. Mousami Paver, O.D.Irvine, CA 926021154514495
  17. Christopher Payne, ODBurbank, CA 915061609613959
  18. Patricia PayneLakewood, CA 907121225153299
  19. Aryan Pazirandeh, O.D.Fresno, CA 937101235299033
  20. Arthur Pazornik, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908151922019389
  21. Joshua Pe, ODSanta Barbara, CA 931031770316176
  22. Donald Pearcy, O.D.Oceanside, CA 920561730260894
  23. Greg Pearl, ODNorwalk, CA 906501639232838
  24. Thomas Pearson, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201023071362
  25. Nasim Pedarsani, ODSanta Clarita, CA 913871306916978
  26. Kresten Pedersen, ODFontana, CA 923351649347485
  27. Raymond Pedersen, ODFremont, CA 945361457343717
  28. Robert Pedersen, O.D.Stockton, CA 952021821173972
  29. Tyna Pedram, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251578819462
  30. Nelun Pedris, ODPasadena, CA 911011922177047
  31. Alyssa PedrozaLos Angeles, CA 900661053084079
  32. Don Pegueros, ODFremont, CA 945361710014659
  33. Amy Pelzner, O.D.Folsom, CA 956301699036764
  34. Mark Pelzner, ODRoseville, CA 956781679626469
  35. Bonnie Peng, ODMonrovia, CA 910161114968245
  36. Nancy PengMoss Beach, CA 940381760661060
  37. Paul Peng, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945521013049840
  38. Sasha Penn, O.D.Oakland, CA 946111104947936
  39. Steve Penn, O.D.Rowland Heights, CA 917481942454749
  40. Garrett Pennell, ODLa Jolla, CA 920371710415823
  41. Obbie Pennington, O.D.Chico, CA 959281770839664
  42. Anna Pennino, O.D.Playa Del Rey, CA 902931962495408
  43. Carol Pensyl, O.D., M.S.Bakersfield, CA 933011861443426
  44. Vincent Penza, OD OPTOMETRISTSan Francisco, CA 941081194816629
  45. Thomas Peper, ODFort Irwin, CA 923101366961021
  46. Jamie Peredo, O.D.West Covina, CA 917921801172077
  47. Anita Pereira, O.D.San Mateo, CA 944031992852776
  48. Dave Perey, O.DLa Mesa, CA 919421194881383
  49. Cecilia Perez, O.DLos Angeles, CA 900151093870453
  50. Evelyn Perez, ODMontebello, CA 906401124101084

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 17 of 51 per resident

  1. Montana22
  2. Illinois21
  3. Massachusetts21
  4. California21
  5. Iowa21
  6. Washington21
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

66.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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. California66.8%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file5,553 of 8,308 · 66.8% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,575 · 43.0% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more5,560 · 66.9% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 3,573 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

8,308 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 21 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 371 of them (4%).

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. Texas5,006
  2. Florida3,594
  3. New York3,535
  4. Illinois2,697

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Massachusetts21.4
  2. Iowa21.1
  3. Montana21.6
  4. Washington21.0

The largest states

  1. Texas5,006
  2. Florida3,594
  3. New York3,535
  4. Illinois2,697
  5. Pennsylvania2,640

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.