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 2 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. Carolina Aguero, O.D.Inglewood, CA 903011447274121
  2. Shana Aguilar, O.D.Lakewood, CA 907121467545590
  3. Andrea Aguirre, ODSan Francisco, CA 941271477440840
  4. Janette Aguirre, ODBakersfield, CA 933091750124012
  5. Mostafa Ahady, ODWinnetka, CA 913061073069373
  6. Morvari Ahi, O.D.Los Altos, CA 940241548651565
  7. David Ahlm, ODLos Angeles, CA 900271043350572
  8. Vineeta Ahluwalia, O.D.San Diego, CA 921211770862393
  9. Sameera Ahmad, ODLong Beach, CA 908221164117891
  10. Leila Ahmadi, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911962595009
  11. Ahmad Ahmadzada, ODRiverside, CA 925041285478834
  12. Maha Ahmed, ODModesto, CA 953501891627717
  13. Tameen Ahmed, ODBurbank, CA 915051194610659
  14. Emily Ahn, O.D.Downey, CA 902411508170390
  15. Esther Ahn, O.D.Cerritos, CA 907031477542678
  16. Helen Ahn, ODSan Leandro, CA 945771871015719
  17. Laura Ahn, O.D.Arcadia, CA 910061518159128
  18. Wendy Ahn, ODLos Altos, CA 940221932324670
  19. Ritu Ahuja, O.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501679637573
  20. Michelle Ahumada, O.D.San Juan Capistrano, CA 926751750506549
  21. Carol Aivazian, O.D.Valencia, CA 913551164594362
  22. Kiumars Ajdari, O.D.El Sobrante, CA 948031396804746
  23. John Akamatsu, O.D.Glendale, CA 912031528192960
  24. Yukako Akera, O.D.San Leandro, CA 945771972534907
  25. Desireh AkhamzadehAnaheim, CA 928071437500196
  26. Neda Akhondan, OPTOMETRISTSan Francisco, CA 941271497300495
  27. Mariana Akoubians Salmasi, O.D.Glendale, CA 912011083023410
  28. Noor Al-Hassan, ODLancaster, CA 935341588208946
  29. Adrina Alahdadi-Ovanessian, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900651942333596
  30. Zita Alamparambil, ODSan Francisco, CA 941051669177754
  31. Rudolph Alanis, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601770612699
  32. Poneh Alavi, ODStevenson Ranch, CA 913811316134653
  33. Feras AlbadawiFraizerpark, CA 932251760661383
  34. Kathia Albanez, ODSan Diego, CA 921111194458489
  35. Christopher Albaugh, ODFontana, CA 923351720155567
  36. Jacqueline Albert, ODBakersfield, CA 933091114538402
  37. Tyler Albert, ODBakersfield, CA 933091760026470
  38. Monica Albertson, ODPalo Alto, CA 943041750010674
  39. Michelle Alcala, ODTemecula, CA 925911316659360
  40. Brian Alcalde, O.D.La Puente, CA 917441013035443
  41. Quynh Alcazar, ODNorwalk, CA 906501609599356
  42. Kathy Alcid, O.D.San Leandro, CA 945771093199606
  43. Cheryl Alderson, O.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301366521809
  44. Carolyn Alekna, O.D.Vallejo, CA 945891285763631
  45. John Alena, O.D.Burbank, CA 915021134277361
  46. Larry Alenbaugh, O.P.TLos Angeles, CA 900261881631885
  47. Randall Alessi, O.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531609851344
  48. Abby AlexanderLong Beach, CA 908221871113068
  49. Breeana Alexander, ODTemecula, CA 925911740946722
  50. Debra Alexander, O.D.Torrance, CA 905011942380266

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.