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 98 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. Michael Morgan, O.D.Oceanside, CA 920541588942932
  2. Hironobu Mori, O.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081760569834
  3. Ronald Mori, O.D.Sacramento, CA 958221154407278
  4. Laine Morio, ODLos Angeles, CA 900271740357078
  5. Katherine Morioka, OD OPTOMETRISTSan Francisco, CA 941081154412690
  6. Shoji Morita, O.D.Canyon Country, CA 913511376708818
  7. Steven Moriyasu, O.D.Covina, CA 917221124153796
  8. Leslie Moro, O.D.Monterey, CA 939401821068842
  9. Richard Morrell, ODPasadena, CA 911011861593121
  10. James Morris, ODSan Diego, CA 921201952441487
  11. Lawrence Morris, O.D.Chino, CA 917101205978848
  12. Marcianne Morris, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941171154523140
  13. Michael Morris, O.D.West Covina, CA 917901528178191
  14. Vivian Morris, O.D.Riverside, CA 925031669523155
  15. Jon Morrison, ODLake Forest, CA 926301306817846
  16. Azinda MorrowSanta Clara, CA 950501053844837
  17. Anousheh Mortazavi, ODRichmond, CA 948061528127578
  18. Michael Morton, O.D.San Bernardino, CA 924101720242258
  19. Negar Mosallanejad, ODTustin, CA 927821598652612
  20. Elliott Moscot, ODLos Angeles, CA 900641336265958
  21. Neda Moshasha, ODHalf Moon Bay, CA 940191558303321
  22. Mehri Moshtaghi, ODLa Jolla, CA 920371700194040
  23. Mona Moshtaghi, ODEncinitas, CA 920241730609181
  24. Corwyn Mosiman, O.D.Watsonville, CA 950761689674145
  25. Joseph Most, O.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011568526440
  26. Barbara Mostardi, ODBrentwood, CA 945131689688095
  27. Joseph Mostow, O.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771902961519
  28. Mercedeh Motameni, O.D.Culver City, CA 902301841343647
  29. Amy Moussa, O.D.Concord, CA 945201770748550
  30. Alexia MovsessianGlendale, CA 912061982520573
  31. Anne Moy, O.D.Berkeley, CA 947201184788713
  32. Nazak Mozaffarieh, O.D.Pinole, CA 945641699710988
  33. Barry Mozlin, O.D.Encinitas, CA 920241417086331
  34. Basil MubarkehLancaster, CA 935341003656802
  35. Muhammad Muhanna, ODSan Francisco, CA 941581891641007
  36. Cecilia Mui, ODSan Francisco, CA 941331144346180
  37. Kelly Mui, O.D.Los Angeles, CA 900491063401719
  38. Elizabeth Mukai, O.D.Long Beach, CA 908021588630297
  39. Gary Mukai, ODFresno, CA 937201972555746
  40. Olga Mukha, O.D.San Francisco, CA 941211821498551
  41. Stephanie Mulick, O.D.San Clemente, CA 926731174676613
  42. Lee Mulliikin, O.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541427191170
  43. Gurinder Multani, ODValley Village, CA 916071619407418
  44. Satpal Multani, O.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081194889675
  45. Katherine Mulvey, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201306997820
  46. Raymond Mulvey, O.D.Fresno, CA 937201346305612
  47. Cynthia Camille Mund, ODLake Elsinore, CA 925301881370658
  48. Joel Munoz, ODOakland, CA 946011952032971
  49. Ani Muradian, ODPasadena, CA 911011568987493
  50. Kristen Murakami, ODArcadia, CA 910071225513864

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.