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 136 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. Brian Steinmann, ODBerkeley, CA 947201598485948
  2. Thomas Steinmann, O.D.Redlands, CA 923731033158878
  3. Samuel Stella, O.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471275635179
  4. Frederick Stellhorn, O.D.Manteca, CA 953361457346330
  5. Lisa Stephan, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581437113628
  6. Megan Stephan, ODEl Cajon, CA 920191720948185
  7. Douglas Stephey, OD,Covina, CA 917231649290123
  8. Emily StepheyTorrance, CA 905031972012797
  9. Laurie Stern, ODBrea, CA 928211851456537
  10. Victor Stern, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941151114073483
  11. Rene Stevens, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421245268242
  12. Tania Stevens, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908031427089630
  13. Ingrid Stevens-Farinas, O.D.Brentwood, CA 945131841317344
  14. Sandra Stevens-Suratt, O.D.Orange, CA 928681700927332
  15. Michael Stevenson, O.D.Redding, CA 960021922140078
  16. Lyndsay Stewart, ODBerkeley, CA 947201528490992
  17. Rose StewartSanta Cruz, CA 950601407382716
  18. John Stibel, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031255481438
  19. Terri Stibel, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031861542037
  20. Sabrina Stilwell, O.D.San Rafael, CA 949011073677985
  21. Mark Stinson, O.D.Highland, CA 923461831242452
  22. Gary Stocker, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351285607531
  23. Chad Stockert, O.D.Banning, CA 922201255688388
  24. Beau Stocking, ODBurbank, CA 915051922092105
  25. Randy Stone, ODVista, CA 920831891808325
  26. Jamie Stonick, ODSan Leandro, CA 945781073646733
  27. Annabelle Storch, ODIrvine, CA 926971275197519
  28. Ronald Stout, ODVista, CA 920831689787186
  29. Katherine Stout-Bautista, O.D.San Rafael, CA 949011326133976
  30. Donald Stover, O.D.Porterville, CA 932571245200302
  31. Cheryl Strach, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531255482386
  32. Tracy Stradford, ODSan Diego, CA 921201336265560
  33. Gary Strickland, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031053635201
  34. Nina Stroud, ODLos Angeles, CA 900731467148262
  35. Wallace Stuart, ODSonora, CA 953701740316173
  36. Ryan Stybel, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900461811145451
  37. Jasmine SuMonterey Park, CA 917541063199438
  38. Jenny Su, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941151356685598
  39. Jessie Su, ODEastvale, CA 917521477124956
  40. Steven Su, ODRowland Heights, CA 917481417574633
  41. Susan Su, ODStanford, CA 943051639553217
  42. Zen-Ni Su, O.D.Lomita, CA 907171225138035
  43. Charisse Suba, ODCarlsbad, CA 920091154114866
  44. Nabil Subhani, ODLong Beach, CA 908051316086960
  45. Valliammai Subramanian, ODYuba City, CA 959911922837566
  46. Rahul Sud, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941231164863544
  47. Frank Sue, O.D.Artesia, CA 907011851384440
  48. Kelvin Sue, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141740376375
  49. Siuchi Suen, O.D.Irvine, CA 926061396052643
  50. Ikuko Sugimoto, O.D.Torrance, CA 905051841320918

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.