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 26 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. Christy Chu-Park, O.D.San Diego, CA 921091144203332
  2. Alvin Chua, O.D.Daly City, CA 940151356490809
  3. Monprapa Chua, O.D.Visalia, CA 932771124182050
  4. Alisa Chuang, ODTemecula, CA 925911669215869
  5. Brandon Chuang, ODLong Beach, CA 908071992209373
  6. Kenji Chuang, O.D.Los Gatos, CA 950301730215450
  7. Tiffany Chuang, O.D.Pomona, CA 917661386076354
  8. Monika Chugh, O.DFremont, CA 945381164541959
  9. Dennis Chui, ODPomona, CA 917661548557705
  10. Nary Chum, O.D.San Carlos, CA 940701104055631
  11. Albert Chun, O.D.Torrance, CA 905031952378010
  12. Allyson Chun, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201881000404
  13. Andrew Chun, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958311497930986
  14. Betty Chun, O.D.Cupertino, CA 950141649299678
  15. Christina Chun, O.D.Novato, CA 949451386037992
  16. Darin Chun, ODTorrance, CA 905031760043863
  17. Jennie Chun, ODPlacentia, CA 928701558392985
  18. June Chun, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941121063482628
  19. Linda Chun, ODBaldwin Park, CA 917061770631681
  20. Michelle Chun, O.D.Irvine, CA 926061356724215
  21. Randall Chun, ODPlacentia, CA 928701083669626
  22. Allen Chung, ODSan Diego, CA 921261003301391
  23. Ashley Chung, OD, MSSanta Clara, CA 950511114378353
  24. Caleb Chung, O.D.Newark, CA 945601003152695
  25. Christy Chung, ODEl Monte, CA 917321508711839
  26. Dannelle ChungLos Angeles, CA 900731366903254
  27. Elaine Chung, O.D.San Jose, CA 951341962432393
  28. Elizabeth Chung, O.D.Tustin, CA 927801407011273
  29. Hungsun Chung, O.D.Santa Clara, CA 950511366585028
  30. Ida Chung, O.D.Pomona, CA 917661346216280
  31. James Chung, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761194818518
  32. Jenifer Chung, O.D.Antioch, CA 945091821140534
  33. Khin-Poh Chung, O.D.Vista, CA 920841629148515
  34. Lily Chung, O.D.Montery Park, CA 917541790813640
  35. Lisa Chung, ODMilpitas, CA 950351902087414
  36. Marisa Chung, ODLos Angeles, CA 900241689868978
  37. Mark Chung, O.D.West Hollywood, CA 900461841316833
  38. Norman ChungOrange, CA 928681154958791
  39. Quang Chung, O.D.Torrance, CA 905051295933588
  40. Randall Chung, O.D.Morgan Hill, CA 950371831287671
  41. Sarah Chung, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251699171298
  42. Sarah Chung, O.D.Westminster, CA 926831104151323
  43. Venesa Chung, ODSan Jose, CA 951221043933757
  44. Yau Han Eva Chung, ODWalnut Creek, CA 945981275373417
  45. Amiey Chung To, ODRiverside, CA 925051225186166
  46. Jean Church, O.D.Piedmont, CA 946101730405606
  47. Christopher Ciampa, O.D.Norwalk, CA 906501518952498
  48. Vincent Cianci, O.D.Roseville, CA 956611528126976
  49. David Ciminski, O.D.Orange, CA 928661396832341
  50. Edgardo CintronSan Diego, CA 921081104209642

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.