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 140 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. Mai Tang, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928331144365396
  2. Minh Tang, O.D.Carson, CA 907451073658142
  3. Paige Tang, O.D.San Jose, CA 951181457575722
  4. Patricia Tang, O.D.Colma, CA 940141336494590
  5. Susana Tang, ODBishop, CA 935141255059861
  6. Sara Tang-Garcia, O.D.Hacienda Heights, CA 917451770925455
  7. Ken Tanisawa, ODBurlingame, CA 940101669579660
  8. Richard Tanizawa, ODAnaheim, CA 928071710054572
  9. Linda Tannous, ODSacramento, CA 958351235891763
  10. Christina Tanouye, O.D.Camarillo, CA 930101326204827
  11. David Tanouye, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301619099769
  12. Armando Tapia, O.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511114099363
  13. Jeffrey Taranto, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051285798504
  14. Nanine Tarbaux, ODRiverside, CA 925051053470773
  15. Milton Tari, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011124179254
  16. Maria Tarin-Lopez, O.D.Travis Afb, CA 945351174768964
  17. Robert Tarr, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911033112552
  18. Janice Tarrant, ODPittsburg, CA 945651033251665
  19. Louis Tartaglia, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920211922125376
  20. Anne Tasaki, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201043640741
  21. Colleen Tashiro, O.D.Oakland, CA 946061700881117
  22. John Tassinari, O.DPomona, CA 917661689770489
  23. Jessica Tasto, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031790733673
  24. Hoa Tat, ODSan Jose, CA 951121366411837
  25. James Tatum, ODRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301649307828
  26. Murray Taubman, O.D.Garden Grove, CA 928451033294905
  27. Karen Taugher, O.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211518975242
  28. Philip Taunton, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031871570945
  29. Benjamin Tautges, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601225527153
  30. Melody Tavakoli, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111154623254
  31. Sara Tavassoli, O.D.Arcadia, CA 910061184764011
  32. Melissa Tawa, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941211154809358
  33. Philip Tawil, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941171013298165
  34. Gary Taxera, ODYuba City, CA 959931326094392
  35. Michael Tay, ODLos Angeles, CA 900581003530627
  36. Peter Taylor, O.D.Campbell, CA 950081902820723
  37. Teresa Taylor, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201629078050
  38. Aaron Tayman, ODOceanside, CA 920541194418160
  39. Adam Tayman, ODOceanside, CA 920541770093932
  40. Steven Tayman, ODLa Jolla, CA 920371518187970
  41. Veronica Tea, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928011417230293
  42. Donald Teagle, ODGlendale, CA 912101700931706
  43. Robert Teagle, ODValencia, CA 913551871632406
  44. Kimberly Tedder, O.D.Moorpark, CA 930211477606945
  45. Taylor Tedder, O.D.Moorpark, CA 930211639364532
  46. Lisa Teel, ODSonoma, CA 954761144337650
  47. Sheila Tehrani, O.D.Palmdale, CA 935501073814976
  48. Esther Tekawa, ODHarbor City, CA 907101407057391
  49. Lidia Tekie, ODSan Leandro, CA 945771578913869
  50. Ani Ter-Nshanian, ODValencia, CA 913551275011595

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.