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 160 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. Margaret Wotkyns, O.D.Concord, CA 945201245448794
  2. Christopher Wright, ODEl Centro, CA 922431124012745
  3. Elizabeth Wright, ODPasadena, CA 911071104331305
  4. James Wright, ODSan Leandro, CA 945781396811154
  5. Justin Wright, ODSan Francisco, CA 941031649754748
  6. Megan WrightMission Viejo, CA 926911750013181
  7. Susie Wright, ODFontana, CA 923351285701474
  8. Anna Wu, ODWalnut Creek, CA 945981356964720
  9. Christine Wu, O.D.Arcadia, CA 910071073891818
  10. Christine Wu, O.D.San Leandro, CA 945771649260027
  11. Cindy Wu, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331235335878
  12. Connie Wu, ODWoodland Hills, CA 913671427174622
  13. Diana WuLos Angeles, CA 900121740674308
  14. Edwin Wu, O.D.Covina, CA 917241326350257
  15. Elaine Wu, ODHayward, CA 945451225680242
  16. Emily Wu, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900351275788952
  17. Erica Wu, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031912241761
  18. Eva Wu, O.D.National City, CA 919501073954442
  19. Gloria Wu, O.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA 900591073067674
  20. Jacqueline Wu, O.D.Pasadena, CA 911011487808374
  21. James Wu, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958151477656890
  22. Jeanne Wu, ODPasadena, CA 911011740392984
  23. Jeffry Wu, O.D.Redlands, CA 923731679989339
  24. Johnny Wu, O.D.San Diego, CA 921281174661979
  25. Joseph Wu, O.D.Irvine, CA 926041386797884
  26. Karen Wu, ODWest Covina, CA 917901134648132
  27. Karen Wu, ODIrvine, CA 926201467025791
  28. Kevin Wu, ODSunnyvale, CA 940871396221172
  29. L. Wu, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461770523763
  30. Lita Wu, O.D.South San Francisco, CA 940801568843787
  31. Meng-Hua Wu, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201487175584
  32. Michelle Wu, O.D.Arcadia, CA 910071730169988
  33. Monty Wu, ODAlhambra, CA 918011184767261
  34. Nancy Wu, O.D.Ukiah, CA 954821821067505
  35. Pamela Wu, O.D.Irvine, CA 926041780666156
  36. Peishan Wu, ODLos Gatos, CA 950301487304911
  37. Rachel Wu, O.D.Glendale, CA 912031326352931
  38. Raymond Wu, O.D.Covina, CA 917241124195623
  39. Roger Wu, O.D.West Covina, CA 917921063400604
  40. Sally Wu, ODSacramento, CA 958161649935313
  41. Shelley Wu, O.D.Alamo, CA 945071942353263
  42. Teresa Wu, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941331538591177
  43. Teresa Wu, O.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321194764340
  44. Thomas Wu, O.D.Irvine, CA 926181497125140
  45. Wilbur Wu, O.D.Pasadena, CA 911011275789000
  46. Yanlei Wu, ODSanta Maria, CA 934541134964687
  47. Yu-Tai Wu, ODPlacerville, CA 956671568725562
  48. Lucy Wun, O.DOCupertino, CA 950141659410819
  49. Charles Wyatt, O.D.San Jose, CA 951231942357108
  50. Wani Wynne, O.D.Daly City, CA 940151437216041

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.