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 6 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. Paymaun Asnaashari, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958251992277875
  2. Siavash AssarSan Carlos, CA 940701699298224
  3. Atean Asslani, ODNational City, CA 919501568352276
  4. Richard Aston, O.D.Petaluma, CA 949541518939156
  5. Montserrat Astorino, ODBerkeley, CA 947201811540198
  6. Stephen Atallah, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954011891171062
  7. Genesis Atay, ODRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301912866120
  8. Debra Atchinson, O.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881356408231
  9. Dessie Athens, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011598853103
  10. Patricia Atie, O.D., F.C.O.V.D.Santa Ana, CA 927041255435517
  11. Michele Atiz, O.D.Pomona, CA 917661720167794
  12. Gurkirat Atkar, ODPleasanton, CA 945881578249033
  13. Christina Atkinson, O.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461619981792
  14. Atousa Attar, O.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911689619512
  15. Jonathan Attiyah, ODMontclair, CA 917631104666445
  16. Alice Au, O.D.Woodland Hills, CA 913671548502487
  17. Anna Au, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941141679988257
  18. Nathan Au, ODTorrance, CA 905011629051750
  19. Maria Auerbach, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041669515433
  20. Wynette Augustine, O.D.Placentia, CA 928701245205483
  21. Thazin AungPalo Alto, CA 943011215331558
  22. Allen Austin, O. D.Orange, CA 928681386638476
  23. Howard Austin, O.D.Orange, CA 928681932193018
  24. Serge Avak, O.D.Turlock, CA 953801255409595
  25. Tenie AvanessianLos Angeles, CA 900241548982853
  26. Narbae Avedian, O.D.Studio City, CA 916041992104756
  27. Oboesi Avery, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941111215375753
  28. Marta Avetisyan, ODSanta Clarita, CA 913551811478878
  29. Hamsa Azar, ODFontana, CA 923351346670676
  30. Narine Azarian, O.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051578046546
  31. Mally Azarmipur, O.D.Oxnard, CA 930301467516369
  32. Loren Azevedo, O. D.Arcata, CA 955211780789818
  33. Sherri Azimi, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771265589329
  34. Sarah Azmoodeh, ODCorte Madera, CA 949251295551091
  35. Alice Azus, ODDaly City, CA 940151598814527
  36. Jeff Azus, ODSan Francisco, CA 941151396810446
  37. Claire Azzam, ODVentura, CA 930011194973065
  38. David BabaMerced, CA 953481427011345
  39. Stephanie Baba, O.D.Alameda, CA 945021255328555
  40. Adelina Babadostov, ODWestlake Village, CA 913611174326755
  41. Andrew Babayan, O.D.Glendale, CA 912081750796215
  42. Diana Babayan, O.D.Vallejo, CA 945901356461321
  43. Lawrence BabowHayward, CA 945451659496370
  44. Leslie Bacani, ODClovis, CA 936121003410234
  45. Tereza BadalyanPanorama City, CA 914021578299889
  46. Mayoli BadoniPleasanton, CA 945881568380038
  47. Steven Bae, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900061750331526
  48. Jennifer Baek, ODWalnut Creek, CA 945961174286637
  49. Min A Baek, ODWestlake Village, CA 913611679118749
  50. Joshua Baer, O.D.El Dorado Hills, CA 957621881889137

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.