NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in California

288 NPPES records list orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in California, 0.7 per 100,000 residents, the 38th 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 1 of 6.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207XS0106X · 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, 23

  1. Los Angeles23
  2. San Diego19
  3. Sacramento13
  4. San Francisco12
  5. Orange10

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician records in California

  1. Reid Abrams, MDSan Diego, CA 921031548202245
  2. Anna Acosta, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908041285933424
  3. Anthony Ahn, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661649282302
  4. Richard Ahn, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121568809226
  5. Gregory Alberton, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231457310179
  6. Kareme Alder, MDRedwood City, CA 940631396322210
  7. Robert Allen, MDSacramento, CA 958171700876026
  8. Mohana Amirtharajah, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941581902014574
  9. Edwin Ashley, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111417920919
  10. David Auerbach, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051851320352
  11. Christian Awah, MDOrange, CA 928681013470707
  12. Ali Azad, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331487064127
  13. Kodi Azari, MD, FACSLos Angeles, CA 900951730152711
  14. Hassan Azimi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231932547536
  15. George Balfour, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051053314716
  16. Gregory Balourdas, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031194856427
  17. Andrea Bauer, MDSacramento, CA 958171639205354
  18. Christopher Bayne, MDSacramento, CA 958171235385246
  19. Michael Behrman, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051932217411
  20. Prosper Benhaim, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951669558615
  21. Basil Besh, MDFremont, CA 945381316040876
  22. Kyle Bickel, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091619910726
  23. Tracy Bigelow, D.O.Stockton, CA 952091578662342
  24. Annette Billings, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171528170784
  25. Daniel Birkbeck, MDNapa, CA 945581265433254
  26. Donald BittnerFullerton, CA 928351538169578
  27. Tennyson Block, MDDavis, CA 956161538553714
  28. Mary Bos, DODowney, CA 902401780768879
  29. Jacob Bosley, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701508077306
  30. Gabriel Bouz, MDSan Dimas, CA 917731003375155
  31. Maximino Brambila, MDClovis, CA 936111952559353
  32. Leonard Brazil, MDChico, CA 959281184693376
  33. Gordon Brody, MDRedwood City, CA 940631275563561
  34. Steven Brourman, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111891768396
  35. Corina BrownSanta Barbara, CA 931101386008811
  36. Jeremy Brown, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541871172494
  37. Richard Brown, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371477571958
  38. Stewart Brown, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908151811086077
  39. Alexandra Burgar, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881801891932
  40. Jaret Butler, MDSan Carlos, CA 940701114121860
  41. Dori Cage, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231871592253
  42. Cathleen Cahill, MDSacramento, CA 958171013478155
  43. Roy Caputo, M.D.Downey, CA 902401003886029
  44. Lamont Cardon, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051245263789
  45. Paul Casey, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926491740392802
  46. Justin Chan, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241619310208
  47. Andre Chaves, M.D.Downey, CA 902401659341766
  48. Aditya Chawla, MDSacramento, CA 958161982041380
  49. Carl Chen, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351235114950
  50. Yen Hsun Chen, MDAlhambra, CA 918011396122487

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XS0106X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Florida0.8
  2. Ohio0.8
  3. New Mexico0.8
  4. California0.7
  5. Georgia0.7
  6. Louisiana0.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207XS0106X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% 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. California85.1%
  2. United States85.8%

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file245 of 288 · 85.1% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file214 · 74.3% here, 78.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more170 · 59.0% here, 51.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 214 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207XS0106X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

288 NPPES records list orthopaedic hand surgery physician (207XS0106X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.7 per 100,000 residents against 0.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 23 of them (8%).

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. New York199
  2. Florida183
  3. Texas182
  4. Illinois129

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico0.8
  2. Georgia0.7
  3. Louisiana0.7
  4. Hawaii0.7

The largest states

  1. New York199
  2. Florida183
  3. Texas182
  4. Illinois129
  5. Pennsylvania118

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.