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 13 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. Christine Brischer, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941581053376541
  2. Elise Brisco, OD FAAOLos Angeles, CA 900481457314452
  3. Michael Britt, ODAlameda, CA 945021073562856
  4. Cynthia Broady, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801154452118
  5. Bruce Brockman, O.D.Ojai, CA 930231922012632
  6. Alan Brodney, ODLos Angeles, CA 900251447248349
  7. Sophia Brodsky, ODIrvine, CA 926121326659830
  8. Matthew Bronge, O.D.Brentwood, CA 945131689623738
  9. Lucille Brongersma, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031033266218
  10. Elliot Bronwein, OD.Canyon Country, CA 913871225028244
  11. Jessica Broodryk, ODBerkeley, CA 947201588289474
  12. Kenneth Brookman, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928311932292828
  13. Duane Brooks, O.D.Mount Shasta, CA 960671063415065
  14. Geraldine Brooks, O.D.Rocklin, CA 957651083681571
  15. David Brosnan, ODDaly City, CA 940151437104502
  16. Briana BroussardLos Gatos, CA 950321356970867
  17. Beth Browdy, O.D.Mountain View, CA 940401912025164
  18. Amy Brown, ODWoodland, CA 957761265508576
  19. Daniel Brown, O.D.Gilroy, CA 950201477690626
  20. Darren Brown, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801073562740
  21. Laura Brown, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091053483313
  22. Matthew Brown, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601023238961
  23. Mitchell Brown, ODCoronado, CA 921181407836117
  24. Randy Brown, ODGold River, CA 956701194786053
  25. Susan Brown, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801124179361
  26. William Brown, O.D.Fall River Mills, CA 960281487702064
  27. Laila Brown-Aijala, ODIndio, CA 922011447873070
  28. David Browning, O.D.Lakeport, CA 954531447253034
  29. Donny Broyles, O.D.Temecula, CA 925921235269861
  30. Nadine Brubaker, ODFresno, CA 937201508873571
  31. Sheryl Bruce, ODTorrance, CA 905031457478638
  32. Karl Bruhns, O.D.Crescent City, CA 955311497730691
  33. Gary Bruner, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956101033259387
  34. Mark Brunette, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031538105846
  35. James Bruns, O.D.Rohnert Park, CA 949281306926787
  36. Richard Brutti, O.D.Torrance, CA 905041952461691
  37. Alyssa Buchanan, ODPalm Desert, CA 922111720462245
  38. Carol Buchanan, ODBrentwood, CA 945131336153741
  39. Martha Buckley, O.D.Porter Ranch, CA 913261376844993
  40. Dale Buckwalter, ODLa Verne, CA 917501982743043
  41. Tatyana Budarina, ODSan Diego, CA 921231619526639
  42. Maia Budnero, O.D.Glendale, CA 912031649505611
  43. Rosemary Buduan, O.D.San Mateo, CA 944011114085685
  44. Mark Buehnerkemper, O.D.Lakeport, CA 954531770694267
  45. Jennifer Buell, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601780023226
  46. Grace Buenaventura, O.D.San Diego, CA 921011225047541
  47. Michael Buffo, O.D.Camarillo, CA 930101649347337
  48. Anne Bui, ODHesperia, CA 923451356871651
  49. Cang Bui, O.D.Travis Afb, CA 945351225108202
  50. Caroline Bui, ODOxnard, CA 930361962020941

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.