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 66 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. Rajpreet Kaur, ODFresno, CA 937031427432681
  2. Sandeep Kaur, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941021487956025
  3. Priya Kaura, ODTulare, CA 932741336794585
  4. Cecilia Kavanagh, O.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111013079748
  5. Christopher Kavanagh, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351932179959
  6. Kiyana Kavoussi, ODLos Angeles, CA 900251730752650
  7. Rose Kaw, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031780737809
  8. Dennis Kawabe, ODLos Angeles, CA 900371649294976
  9. Glenn Kawaguchi, O.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913601275727992
  10. Tricia Kawaguchi, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928331962530709
  11. Kelli Kawai, ODDublin, CA 945681528497567
  12. Stanley Kawai, O.D.Anaheim, CA 928041922197185
  13. Diane Kawamoto, ODBellflower, CA 907061366519100
  14. Kristal Kawamoto, O.D.Reseda, CA 913351730335845
  15. Tracy Kawamura, ODManhattan Beach, CA 902661679556872
  16. Eric Kawata, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771689708778
  17. Kerilyn Kawazoe, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900731619175593
  18. Maurice Kaz, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958231700880564
  19. Sara Kaz, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671487087474
  20. Ani Kazarian, O.D.Encino, CA 913161790231009
  21. Nick Kazarian, O.D.Fresno, CA 937061053493759
  22. Jay Kaze, O.D.Roseville, CA 956781841225497
  23. Isabel Kazemi, ODSan Francisco, CA 941211972572980
  24. Lawrence Kazzazi, ODEl Centro, CA 922431689406068
  25. Kelly Keane, O.D.San Diego, CA 921111326480476
  26. Robert Kearns, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031720137003
  27. Brianna Kebo, ODSanger, CA 936571114417755
  28. Larry Kebo, O.D.Sanger, CA 936571992755961
  29. Ronald Keck, O.D.Hanford, CA 932301104812346
  30. Joan Keddington, O.D.National City, CA 919501992872691
  31. Helen Kee, O.D.Ukiah, CA 954821952951311
  32. Ryan Keenan, ODStanford, CA 943051568196822
  33. Roderick Keener, O.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945961871648865
  34. Alec Kelemen, ODOakland, CA 946121821146218
  35. Stephen Keller, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922111770550345
  36. Esther Kelly, O.D.Millbrae, CA 940301306039680
  37. Kim Kelly, ODChula Vista, CA 919101629963459
  38. Stephen Kelly, O.D.San Bruno, CA 940661770652349
  39. Todd Kelsch, O.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621295811248
  40. James Kelsey, ODHawthorne, CA 902501831275502
  41. Lisa Keltner, O.D.Riverside, CA 925061629072533
  42. Lewis Kemmerer, ODRedlands, CA 923731942242912
  43. Allison Kendall, ODFresno, CA 937201992291975
  44. Jon Kendall, ODSanta Ana, CA 927011861606402
  45. Kenneth Kendall, O.D.Lompoc, CA 934361700889532
  46. Rebecca Kenkel, O.D.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741255744462
  47. Dennis Kennedy, O.D., FAAOSanta Rosa, CA 954041669541819
  48. Devon Kennedy, O.D.Lancaster, CA 935341245892397
  49. Kathleen Kennedy, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941141356440804
  50. Mallory Kennedy, O.D.Riverside, CA 925041538511837

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.