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 80 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. Nellie LeeAlameda, CA 945011649319245
  2. Nicole Lee, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941021093857591
  3. Palmer Lee, O.D.Gold River, CA 956701114019171
  4. Patrick Lee, O.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081942465968
  5. Peter Lee, O.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902781205166386
  6. Po-Yi Lee, O.D.Yorba Linda, CA 928871639537897
  7. Rachel Lee, O.D.San Diego, CA 921041619379278
  8. Rebecca Lee, O.D.Oakland, CA 946071841642295
  9. Robert Lee, ODPomona, CA 917661396848792
  10. Robert Lee, O.D.Brea, CA 928211528291267
  11. Russell Lee, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201508923350
  12. Salena Lee, ODSan Francisco, CA 941431174575492
  13. Sam Lee, ODBerkeley, CA 947021922779404
  14. Sandra Lee, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941221992884506
  15. Sarah Lee, O.D.Goleta, CA 931171164650701
  16. Scott Lee, O.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631407289259
  17. Sharon Lee, ODDaly City, CA 940151639886617
  18. Sharon Lee, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941221982696100
  19. Sheryn Lee, ODGarden Grove, CA 928441457442410
  20. Shin Lee, ODOakland, CA 946091255903795
  21. Soo Mi Lee, O. D.Fullerton, CA 928331376660555
  22. Spencer Lee, ODSunnyvale, CA 940871902384092
  23. Susan Lee, O.D.Irvine, CA 926021447393012
  24. Susie Lee, O.D.San Mateo, CA 944011932257037
  25. Suzanne Lee, O.D.San Diego, CA 921281881720522
  26. Sylvia Lee, O.D., PH.D.Greenfield, CA 939271396787214
  27. Thomas Lee, ODVictorville, CA 923921629278148
  28. Vincent Lee, O.D.Union City, CA 945871659425445
  29. Virginia Lee, O.D.San Jose, CA 951221699825216
  30. William Lee, O.D.San Jose, CA 951121871644757
  31. Wilson Lee, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941111972944262
  32. Wilson Lee, O.D.Davis, CA 956181477841484
  33. Yenna Lee, ODLos Angeles, CA 900051134842461
  34. Yeun Hwa Lee, ODSunnyvale, CA 940871780918094
  35. Yuson Lee, O.D.Garden Grove, CA 928441720121247
  36. Yuwen Lee, O.DVisalia, CA 932771285829861
  37. Jane Lee-Koida, O.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031114064367
  38. Roxanne Lee-Louie, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581598855652
  39. Betty Lee-Villanueva, O.D.Glendale, CA 912031073559233
  40. Theresa Lee-Yip, O.D.San Jose, CA 951281134301591
  41. Danielle Lefever, ODEureka, CA 955011609183144
  42. Mark Lehmann, ODS Lake Tahoe, CA 961501619936481
  43. Andrew Lei, O.D.Alhambra, CA 918011477906204
  44. Sharon LeiMontebello, CA 906401407524119
  45. Winnie Lei, O.D.Cameron Park, CA 956821114009792
  46. Terra Leight, ODLos Angeles, CA 900121447781315
  47. Laura Leis, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941431649652009
  48. Jeffrey Lem, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941081336209733
  49. Denise Lemke, ODRedondo Beach, CA 902771215810528
  50. Michael Lenhardt, O.D.Fullerton, CA 928311710996228

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.