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 24 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. Grace Cho, O.D.Cerritos, CA 907031336419456
  2. Haejin Cho, ODPalo Alto, CA 943011265317580
  3. Hannah Cho, O.D.Irvine, CA 926041942565320
  4. Ho Young Cho, O.D.Riverside, CA 925081245355080
  5. Jean ChoVisalia, CA 932921417715459
  6. Junn Cho, ODPetaluma, CA 949541609596535
  7. Justina Cho, ODSan Jose, CA 951241407367923
  8. Michelle Cho, ODOrange, CA 928661699292656
  9. Simon Cho, O.D.City Of Industry, CA 917451720311632
  10. Marian Cho-Ikeda, O.D.Bellflower, CA 907061316983604
  11. Susan Choe, O.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771306370093
  12. Emily ChohPinole, CA 945641225550130
  13. Allen Choi, O.D.Buena Park, CA 906211619352754
  14. Allison Choi, ODLafayette, CA 945491790345528
  15. Andrew ChoiBurbank, CA 915061447549514
  16. Christine Choi, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351710172663
  17. Connie Choi, O.D.Union City, CA 945871104977693
  18. Dale Choi, O.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661033498936
  19. Eurri Choi, O.DBurbank, CA 915061518367325
  20. Gerald ChoiPasadena, CA 911071417543547
  21. Grace Choi, O.DLos Angeles, CA 900341972596708
  22. Jennifer Choi, O.D., M.S.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921891117008
  23. Jenny Choi, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261356390538
  24. Joann Choi, ODNewport Beach, CA 926601902299944
  25. Jung Choi, O.DSan Francisco, CA 941151740306471
  26. Lillian ChoiWhittier, CA 906021639849102
  27. Maria Choi, OPTOMETRY STUDENTFullerton, CA 928331962784314
  28. Mark ChoiTorrance, CA 905051770064610
  29. Michele Choi, O.D.Glendora, CA 917401821541525
  30. Rachel Choi, ODFresno, CA 937031811540628
  31. Sara Choi, ODSeal Beach, CA 907401942795117
  32. William Choi, ODSan Jose, CA 951131356426860
  33. Young Choi, O.D.Pinole, CA 945641164805933
  34. Isabell Choi-Siritaratiwat, ODBrea, CA 928211265514269
  35. Andrew Chong, O.D.La Puente, CA 917441073676029
  36. Elizabeth Chong, ODIrvine, CA 926201598381493
  37. Jina Chong, ODAshland, CA 945781528762705
  38. Melissa ChongEl Monte, CA 917311720563752
  39. Richard Chong, ODSan Francisco, CA 941331780679431
  40. Tammy Chong, ODLos Angeles, CA 900131700612975
  41. Thomas Chong, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941211558351908
  42. Mala Chopra, O.D,Pico Rivera, CA 906601114115599
  43. Anais Chorbadjian, ODTujunga, CA 910421770039851
  44. Brian Chou, O.D.San Diego, CA 921081013960996
  45. Cindy Chou, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761982853537
  46. Jeffrey Chou, O.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751013270586
  47. Sandra Chou, ODInglewood, CA 903011174136410
  48. George Choueiry, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771073928008
  49. Amy Chow, O.D.Cupertino, CA 950141275504565
  50. Bonnie Chow, O.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461760508766

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.