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 52 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. Joann Helmus, O.D.Davis, CA 956161689656894
  2. Julie Helmus, O.D.Davis, CA 956161376895607
  3. Mark Helmus, O.D.Davis, CA 956161558343905
  4. Dilini Hemachandra, O.D.Folsom, CA 956301932883519
  5. Edward Hendricks, OD - OPTOMETRISTNapa, CA 945591427449354
  6. Sharon Heng, ODFresno, CA 937031528681376
  7. Jon Henley, O.D.Upland, CA 917861619998192
  8. Judy Henning, O.D.Murrieta, CA 925621306025994
  9. Jennifer Henrikson, ODCapitola, CA 950101700859378
  10. Claire Henry, ODFresno, CA 937031477164432
  11. Lawrence Henry, O.D.Pacific Palisades, CA 902721164585972
  12. Marina Henry, ODGardena, CA 902471346977410
  13. William Henshaw, ODLodi, CA 952401205940889
  14. Michael Hensley, O.D.Riverside, CA 925031821143744
  15. James Henslick, ODLaguna Niguel, CA 926771437214632
  16. Ronald Henteleff, O.D.North Hollywood, CA 916061356435713
  17. Steven Henteleff, ODWestlake Village, CA 913611538152707
  18. Joann Henwood, O.D.San Dimas, CA 917731689024523
  19. Samuel Herbert, O.D.Napa, CA 945581023396355
  20. Michael Herman, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900071750369641
  21. David Hernandez, ODHuntington Park, CA 902551275195562
  22. Diane Hernandez, O.D.Duarte, CA 910101326108747
  23. Edward Hernandez, O.D.La Puente, CA 917441306995691
  24. John Hernandez, O.D.Huntington Park, CA 902551114954856
  25. Marilyn Hernandez, O.D.Bell, CA 902011376079020
  26. Patricia Hernandez, O.D.Oakland, CA 946121609824705
  27. Marisol Hernandez-Sanchez, ODRancho Cucamonga, CA 917391104547272
  28. Mikala Herr, ODEl Centro, CA 922431689455057
  29. Thomas Herrera, O.D.Stockton, CA 952101225181118
  30. Karen Herzig, ODSan Mateo, CA 944031649964909
  31. Bruce Herzog, O.D.Capitola, CA 950101366542961
  32. Martin Hetland, ODSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011851384218
  33. Peter Hetzner, ODLodi, CA 952421346221512
  34. Lisa Heuer, ODWoodland, CA 956951629207451
  35. Susan Hewlett, ODSanta Rosa, CA 954041982732939
  36. Brittany Heyano, ODSanta Cruz, CA 950601558917377
  37. Catherine Heyman, ODAnaheim, CA 928071215030622
  38. Holly Hickerson, ODLos Angeles, CA 900731407387814
  39. David Hicks, O.D.San Jose, CA 951191740438506
  40. Steven Hider, O.D.Atascadero, CA 934221497739106
  41. Kenneth Hieb, O.D.Visalia, CA 932771851366348
  42. Brian Higa, O.D.Hemet, CA 925431295885804
  43. Rex Higginbotham, O.D.Oakland, CA 946111679623144
  44. Tracy Higuchi, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271033278775
  45. Yukio Higuchi, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941141427270149
  46. Christina J. HiiWestminster, CA 926831427558410
  47. Amanda Hikin, O.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031457639213
  48. Janette Hildebrand, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954041407863368
  49. Daniel Hile, O.D.Paso Robles, CA 934461902869621
  50. Matthew Hileman, ODSaint Helena, CA 945741477559011

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.