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 161 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. Rubens Xhemalaj, ODDavis, CA 956161437811031
  2. Xiao Xiao, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943061053753459
  3. Katherine XieLos Angeles, CA 900481487388716
  4. Junyao Xu, ODFontana, CA 923351003583063
  5. Zhaotong Xu, ODSan Francisco, CA 941151144942905
  6. Michaela Yaccobi-Menasherian, ODLos Angeles, CA 900481356911846
  7. Kristie Yackle, ODSan Diego, CA 921201790833630
  8. G Garry Yacoub, O.D.Concord, CA 945211972780351
  9. Robert Yacoub, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928311306973110
  10. Areen Yaghi, O.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101568948487
  11. Angella Yahoudai, ODValencia, CA 913551003256579
  12. Sabrina Yakub, O.D.Westminster, CA 926831629408158
  13. Irina YakubinSanta Monica, CA 904031033715990
  14. Brian Yam, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061336264845
  15. Gary Yamada, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958231659387793
  16. Jill Yamada, O.D,Sacramento, CA 958231174593156
  17. Kenneth Yamada, O.D.Torrance, CA 905041497880272
  18. Randy Yamada, O.D.Daly City, CA 940151639272669
  19. Gregory Yamaguchi, ODBeverly Hills, CA 902111922569938
  20. Michelle Yamaguchi, ODSalinas, CA 939011871189191
  21. Thomas Yamaguchi, ODLos Angeles, CA 900271376610568
  22. Alyssa Yamamoto, ODFresno, CA 937201588184428
  23. Harvey Yamamoto, ODOntario, CA 917621881661700
  24. Leon Yamamoto, ODIrvine, CA 926041114776549
  25. Sean YamamotoOntario, CA 917621871560698
  26. Shawn Yamamoto, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908071568659340
  27. Jon Yamane, ODHuntington Beach, CA 926481417927047
  28. Lindsey Yamane, ODHuntington Park, CA 902551740063627
  29. Shawn YamaneLong Beach, CA 908221053113282
  30. Keith Yamanishi, O.D.Mather, CA 956551043259849
  31. Sheri Yamanishi, O.D.Cupertino, CA 950141194949321
  32. Mariko Yamashiro, O.D.Monrovia, CA 910161457404147
  33. Evan Yamashita, ODKingsburg, CA 936311225723687
  34. Paul Yamashita, O.D.Kingsburg, CA 936311912069691
  35. Diana Yan, ODIrvine, CA 926041417433582
  36. Marion Yan, ODPasadena, CA 911011952327090
  37. Shirley Yan, ODSan Leandro, CA 945781477099257
  38. Tiffany Yanase Park, ODLoma Linda, CA 923541194212894
  39. Victoria Yanchukov, O.D.Ventura, CA 930031659810182
  40. Katalina Yandell, ODSan Jose, CA 951281871071589
  41. Andrew Yang, O.D.San Ramon, CA 945831467432559
  42. Anna Yang, O.D.Carson, CA 907451558713024
  43. Atheni Yang, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928351417177221
  44. Catherine YangRowland Heights, CA 917481518415249
  45. Chi Yang, O.D.Burbank, CA 915041376187088
  46. Chiann-Wen Yang, O.D.San Jose, CA 951231053430553
  47. Christine Yang, O.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501235414962
  48. Cindy Yang, O.D.Tustin, CA 927821750434262
  49. Diane Yang, O.D.San Diego, CA 921051790775674
  50. Erica YangSan Francisco, CA 941051699646265

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.