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 155 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. Shuchuan Wang, O.D.Livermore, CA 945511295807766
  2. Steven Wang, O.D.Irvine, CA 926181093196560
  3. Tianyu Wang, ODVisalia, CA 932911538850847
  4. Tracy Wang, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041750744165
  5. Yanan WangBellflower, CA 907061982380697
  6. Yiyi Wang, ODBerkeley, CA 947201194379917
  7. Thomas Ward, O.D.Redding, CA 960011619020609
  8. Sabrina Warhola, ODSanta Maria, CA 934541023108743
  9. Steven Warne, O.D.Chico, CA 959261154632529
  10. Katherine Warner, ODStanford, CA 943051750418075
  11. April Warren, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908071487806857
  12. Lucille Washington, ODLos Angeles, CA 900341851417000
  13. Ustina WasifCorona, CA 928821255106282
  14. Tania Waskiewicz, ODVista, CA 920811639886310
  15. Alysa Watanabe, O.D.Monrovia, CA 910161467617175
  16. Dennis Watanabe, O.D.South Gate, CA 902801851404040
  17. Teruo Watanabe, O.D.Monrovia, CA 910161952402026
  18. Kathryn Waters, O.D.Burlingame, CA 940101457424673
  19. Randall Watkins, O.D.Chico, CA 959281396721692
  20. Shannon Watkins, ODSacramento, CA 958161114716131
  21. Kailee Watson, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601407103690
  22. Lawrence Watson, ODPalm Desert, CA 922601073697843
  23. Ronald Watson, O.D.La Mesa, CA 919411932279379
  24. Terre Watson, ODLos Angeles, CA 900271003983842
  25. Tonya Watson, O.D., PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941141609908128
  26. Robert Wayda, O.D.Dinuba, CA 936181558360701
  27. Jenifer Webb, O.D.Mountain View, CA 940401306045869
  28. Justin Webb, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928311184816258
  29. Robert Webb, O.D.Atwater, CA 953011558395095
  30. Jolyn Wei, O.D.Pacoima, CA 913311770731242
  31. Scott Weinberg, O.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981063683944
  32. Bennett Weiner, O.D.La Habra, CA 906311780794123
  33. Robert Weinstein, ODTorrance, CA 905031609834241
  34. William Weisman, ODBakersfield, CA 933011851416903
  35. Audrey Weiss, ODImperial Beach, CA 919321255634952
  36. Donna Weiss, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241184849002
  37. Richard Weiss, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601841382199
  38. Camille Weissenberg, ODRoseville, CA 957471407332182
  39. David Weisser, O.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621922129329
  40. Barry Weissman, ODLos Angeles, CA 900951003838178
  41. Wade Weisz, O.D.Alta Loma, CA 917011083793681
  42. James Weitkamp, O.D.Arroyo Grande, CA 934201811040413
  43. Marvin Weitzman, O.D.San Diego, CA 921211275503534
  44. Jaclyn WekSan Clemente, CA 926731093291106
  45. Matthew Welborn, ODSan Diego, CA 921341356187397
  46. David Weldon, ODChula Vista, CA 919101730144866
  47. Nila Welker, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958141730230525
  48. Brent Wells, O.D.Los Osos, CA 934021043624836
  49. Mary Wells, ODLake Forest, CA 926301093851610
  50. Clark Welsh, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941151891842548

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.