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 69 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. Jeong-Ah Kim, ODPanorama City, CA 914021215085204
  2. Joanne Kim, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900191093755191
  3. Joanne Kim, O.DChino, CA 917101336336239
  4. Joseph Kim, ODLos Angeles, CA 900341700946803
  5. Joyce Kim, O.DSunnyvale, CA 940861366411613
  6. Julie Kim, O.D.Buena Park, CA 906211972655371
  7. Julie Kim, O.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051336292721
  8. Julie Kim, O.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471881882223
  9. Julie Kim, ODSan Carlos, CA 940701598746828
  10. Katherine Kim, O.D.Yorba Linda, CA 928861114033206
  11. Lily Kim, ODSanta Clara, CA 950501780655464
  12. Lulu Kim, ODTustin, CA 927821194878744
  13. Melody Kim, O.D.Sylmar, CA 913421487082749
  14. Mi Soon Kim, O.D.Pleasanton, CA 945661710905898
  15. Miae Kim, O.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940861417007915
  16. Michael Kim, O.D.Vista, CA 920831164546313
  17. Michell Kim, ODChino Hills, CA 917091285207985
  18. Michelle Kim, ODLos Angeles, CA 900051588713119
  19. Michelle Kim, ODCardiff, CA 920071457328825
  20. Michelle Kim, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121255660825
  21. Mihwa Kim, O.D.Oakland, CA 946121932277316
  22. Miran Kim, O.D.Oxnard, CA 930361497778393
  23. Patricia Kim, O.D.Belmont, CA 940021295798536
  24. Paul Kim, ODIrvine, CA 926041275654857
  25. Paul Kim, ODCorona, CA 928821598852816
  26. Paul Kim, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958271841314408
  27. Philip Kim, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031376929034
  28. Rachel Kim, ODGarden Grove, CA 928441073495487
  29. Rachel Kim, ODYorba Linda, CA 928861730708447
  30. Rebecca Kim, O.D.San Jose, CA 951351154365146
  31. Rheela Kim, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261245785484
  32. Sandy Kim, O.D.La Canada, CA 910111992974653
  33. Sara KimHesperia, CA 923451528471901
  34. Sarah Kim, O.D.El Dorado Hills, CA 957621659618031
  35. Shung Kim, O.D.Monrovia, CA 910161669446381
  36. Solbee Kim, O.D.San Diego, CA 921171285087593
  37. Somi Kim, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900061760558126
  38. Sonia KimLos Angeles, CA 900351457044133
  39. Stanton Kim, O.D.,FOAAIrvine, CA 926041497978357
  40. Stella KimWest Covina, CA 917911508272253
  41. Subin Kim, ODRiverside, CA 925051730237629
  42. Sung Kim, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928331598814436
  43. Susan Kim, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900201841499332
  44. Susan Kim, O.D.Lancaster, CA 935361942352349
  45. Vivian KimStudio City, CA 916041053274720
  46. Walter Kim, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041821098096
  47. Yon Kim, O.D.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701891812855
  48. Young Kim, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900101184616567
  49. Susan Kim-Laubach, ODPleasanton, CA 945881619003910
  50. Dale Kimball, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221841355500

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.