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 156 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. Hershel Welton, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928051902894959
  2. Timothy Welton, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928051679560767
  3. Crystal Wen, ODBerkeley, CA 947201972025302
  4. Julia Wen, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351831236397
  5. Mimia Wen, ODCosta Mesa, CA 926271174189716
  6. Zi-Lin Linda Weng, ODGranada Hills, CA 913441174300768
  7. Emily Wenzler-Chapman, O.D.San Dimas, CA 917731851352066
  8. Kathryn Werner, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941151952752255
  9. Rex Werner, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920191891760716
  10. Rex Werner, O.D.El Cajon, CA 920191821259458
  11. Angela Wernow, O.D.Encinitas, CA 920241891059374
  12. Paul Wesling, O.D.Lemon Grove, CA 919451932130648
  13. David West, O.D.Whittier, CA 906031073619896
  14. Alexa Westerbeck, ODBerkeley, CA 947201912484445
  15. Alexandra Westgaard-Daly, ODPalo Alto, CA 943041942133657
  16. Jesse Wetzel, ODPhelan, CA 923711811595044
  17. James Weyrich, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051285770560
  18. Spencer Whatcott, ODModesto, CA 953501255405650
  19. Stephanie WhatleyFolsom, CA 956301104308345
  20. Donald Wheadon, O.D.West Hollywood, CA 900461205825270
  21. Adrienne White, O.D.El Cerrito, CA 945301962606996
  22. Christopher White, O.D.Folsom, CA 956301124408695
  23. Eric White, ODSan Diego, CA 921231205808045
  24. Gary White, O.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701336201680
  25. Jeffrey White, O.D.Hanford, CA 932301104995570
  26. Renee White, O.D, M.S.San Diego, CA 921211134205818
  27. Robert White, ODSan Diego, CA 921201811046295
  28. Vincent White, O.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914111245259761
  29. Meredith Whiteside, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201437205085
  30. Christopher Whitney, ODSan Diego, CA 921201255457404
  31. William Whitted, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071013096122
  32. Suzanne Wickum, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908221386648731
  33. Robert Widerspan, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950621295944452
  34. Kenneth Wiener, O.D.San Jose, CA 951231740363555
  35. Aaron Wiens, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201598879553
  36. Steffanie Wilamart, O.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541861867533
  37. Joyce WilburSalinas, CA 939061871041467
  38. Cindy Wilde, O.D.Torrance, CA 905051912087818
  39. Sidney Wiley, O.D.Lompoc, CA 934361881627768
  40. Cheree Wilhelmsen, ODBakersfield, CA 933121659489102
  41. Janet Wilkerson, O.D.Glendora, CA 917401699189852
  42. Alan Will, O.D.Escondido, CA 920291679620231
  43. Melissa Willey, O.D.Carlsbad, CA 920091679836928
  44. Diane Williams, ODDanville, CA 945261790746238
  45. Gary Williams, ODBakersfield, CA 933091477666717
  46. Maria Williams, ODPleasanton, CA 945661871052340
  47. Mark Williams, O.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771316917842
  48. Terry Williams, ODYreka, CA 960971811990591
  49. Christina Wilmer, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201073677613
  50. Andrew Wilson, O.D.Camarillo, CA 930121477966026

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.