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 93 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. Robert McAllister, O.D.Santee, CA 920711265652564
  2. William McAninch, O.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914231841484649
  3. Ashley McCafferty, ODEncinitas, CA 920241154843399
  4. Kelsey McCall, O.D.Stockton, CA 952071235607318
  5. Andrew McCan, ODBakersfield, CA 933121558084541
  6. Kyle McCarthy, ODCamarillo, CA 930101649756016
  7. Kalie McCartin, O.D.Torrance, CA 905051508366584
  8. Esmeralda McClean, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031962817981
  9. David McCleary, ODHemet, CA 925451891775326
  10. Neil McClenaghan, O.D.Valencia, CA 913551487783007
  11. Sharon McCormack, O.D.Irvine, CA 926021275684763
  12. Maureen McCoy, O.D.Sausalito, CA 949651033247457
  13. Ellen McCrary, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111316300767
  14. Alexis McCullough, ODSan Diego, CA 921221942871645
  15. E McCurdy, ODNovato, CA 949471184694010
  16. Michael McDermott, O.D.Danville, CA 945261427103381
  17. John McDiarmid, ODMurrieta, CA 925621427038959
  18. John McDonald, ODWillows, CA 959881609989508
  19. Shawn McDonald, ODPlacerville, CA 956671710037445
  20. William McDonald, ODBakersfield, CA 933091841243508
  21. Kara McEachern, O.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051346490679
  22. Phillip McEldowney, O.D.Garden Grove, CA 928441659685626
  23. Gregory McFarland, O.D.Desert Hot Springs, CA 922401699771436
  24. Robert McGarvey, O.D.Daly City, CA 940151124153853
  25. Christina McGhee, ODRoseville, CA 957471144998246
  26. Thomas McGrath, O.D.San Jose, CA 951201750359022
  27. Eric McGregor, O.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051518964436
  28. Herlyn McIntosch LeivaSan Jacinto, CA 925831003786633
  29. Debra McIntyre, O.D.San Diego, CA 921151295810349
  30. Kenneth McKenzie, ODCorona, CA 928821750324471
  31. Cheryl McKinnonChino Hills, CA 917091871474056
  32. Diana McKnight, O.D.Elk Grove, CA 956241457310500
  33. Debra McLaurin, O.D.Aliso Viejo, CA 926561194705350
  34. Gregory McMahill, O.D.Palm Desert, CA 922111366505588
  35. Elizabeth McMahon, ODLos Angeles, CA 900171730539008
  36. Randi McMichael, O.D.Arcadia, CA 910061902263742
  37. Brittany McMurren, O.D.San Diego, CA 921221104243815
  38. Nancy McNamara, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941431295767176
  39. Lary McPhaill, ODSacramento, CA 958251154464717
  40. Ann McPherran, O.D.Paradise, CA 959691902930001
  41. Randall McPherran, ODParadise, CA 959691720001738
  42. Michael McQuillan, O.D.Camarillo, CA 930101194707927
  43. Kasey McWilliams, ODSan Bernardino, CA 924081568339059
  44. Andrea Meagher, ODEl Cajon, CA 920191689390833
  45. Loran Mebine, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941271932191483
  46. Jane Medcalf, O.D.Salinas, CA 939011033116637
  47. Brandie Medina, O.D.Modesto, CA 953501851302723
  48. Joyce Medina, O.D.San Diego, CA 921031700937299
  49. Saul Medina, ODOxnard, CA 930331801636147
  50. Valery Medina, ODBerkeley, CA 947201144924804

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.