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 37 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. Ora Esfahani, O.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481508319542
  2. Rambod Esfandiari, O.D.San Diego, CA 921171285876524
  3. Michelle Esmaeili, O.D.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917301336514694
  4. Jenine Esmail, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911629478060
  5. David Espinosa, O.D.El Centro, CA 922431457357220
  6. James Espinosa, O.D.Highland, CA 923461396800231
  7. Ricardo Espinosa, O.D.San Bernardino, CA 924071912033168
  8. Jeffraym Espinoza, ODChula Vista, CA 919111558084160
  9. James Esposito, O.D.San Diego, CA 921131134399546
  10. Nicole Esqueda, ODHanford, CA 932301750451159
  11. David Esquibel, ODPalm Springs, CA 922621447284179
  12. John Esser, ODFullerton, CA 928351790855062
  13. Gloria Estrada, O.DHacienda Hts, CA 917451992937197
  14. Jaime Estrada, O.D.Bell, CA 902011073519997
  15. Joseph Estrada, O.D.Salinas, CA 939011174619985
  16. Virginia Estrada, ODLos Angeles, CA 900371679728927
  17. Philip Etchells, ODApple Valley, CA 923081245348465
  18. Monica Etniel, O.D.Coachella, CA 922361316321912
  19. Henry Ettinger, ODThousand Oaks, CA 913201386746436
  20. James Eu, O.DSan Jose, CA 951221881729663
  21. Justin EuperioRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881255150868
  22. Beleta Evans, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201568513455
  23. Carol Evans, O.D.Carlsbad, CA 920081184718116
  24. Gregory Evans, O.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701922044205
  25. Jadyn Evans, O.D.Murrieta, CA 925621174836373
  26. James Evans, ODTruckee, CA 961611184759052
  27. Janie Evans, O.D.Cool, CA 956141477508067
  28. Jordan Evans, ODRedding, CA 960011225680853
  29. Ryan Evans, O.D.Murrieta, CA 925621548575111
  30. Jeremiah Seth Evasco, ODAnaheim, CA 928071295661726
  31. Jennifer Everett, O.D.Roseville, CA 956781609117035
  32. Cheryl Everitt, O.D.Riverside, CA 925041164579918
  33. Thomas Ewers, O.D.Belmont, CA 940021053435131
  34. Vanessa Ewing, O.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011780874453
  35. Benica Eyvazzadeh, O.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913611225070600
  36. Dean Ezaki, O.D.Sonoma, CA 954761194796078
  37. Ifeoma Ezeani, ODCarson, CA 907461407816911
  38. Hitomi Ezumi, ODAlbany, CA 947061447692462
  39. Larry Fabian, ODSan Jose, CA 951251104880129
  40. Suzanne Fabrizio, O.D.Whittier, CA 906021881736478
  41. Milton Fader, O.DDowney, CA 902411518085208
  42. John Fagan, O.D.Tehachapi, CA 935611255324042
  43. Monique Fah, O.D.Malibu, CA 902651972937597
  44. Nataly Fahim, O.DPomona, CA 917661104156629
  45. Kirolos Fahmy, ODIrvine, CA 926181548790777
  46. Heidi Fahringer, ODCulver City, CA 902321295769271
  47. Michael Fain, O.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940851508931601
  48. Steven Faith, O.D.Livermore, CA 945501518040690
  49. Pamela Falk, ODOrange, CA 928681811989262
  50. Samuel Fallejo, O.D.Daly City, CA 940151912050055

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.