NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in California

2,276 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in California, 5.8 per 100,000 residents, the 49th 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 13 of 46.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · 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, 187

  1. Los Angeles187
  2. San Diego154
  3. San Francisco121
  4. Sacramento79
  5. La Jolla55

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in California

  1. Mitchell Fennerty, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331093465973
  2. Robert Fenton, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031780618926
  3. Wendell Ferguson, MDVallejo, CA 945891437237278
  4. Eric Ferkel, MDVan Nuys, CA 914051588982508
  5. Alfredo Fernandez, MDDaly City, CA 940151871509471
  6. Isaac Fernandez, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331316504186
  7. Bernardo Ferrari, MDMountain View, CA 940401093802498
  8. Robert Ferretti, M. D.Greenbrae, CA 949041598701211
  9. Thomas Ferro, M.D.Arroyo Grande, CA 934201639118110
  10. Mohsin Fidai, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331558725127
  11. Christopher Finkemeier, M.D.Carmichael, CA 956081619990710
  12. John Finkenberg, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201285703413
  13. Bruce Fishman, M.D.Encino, CA 914361164587358
  14. Richard Fixler, M.D.Newport Coast, CA 926571184863078
  15. Robert Flaig, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981386818102
  16. Christopher Flanagan, MDStanford, CA 943051386403392
  17. Christopher Fleming, MDRiverside, CA 925011861436602
  18. Ian Fletcher, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331467089839
  19. James Flint, MD, FACSSan Diego, CA 921341629239140
  20. David Flood, M.D.San Diego, CA 921101255472718
  21. Richard Florio, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011407935554
  22. Bruce Foerster, M.D.San Diego, CA 921191467593335
  23. Marc Fogelson, MDCamp Pendleton, CA 920071336141365
  24. Christian Foglar, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191780689406
  25. John Foley, MDTruckee, CA 961611720049620
  26. Bronson Fong, MDLos Angeles, CA 900451831776632
  27. Juon-Kin Fong, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091609927102
  28. Richard Fong, MDSan Rafael, CA 949031033293105
  29. Vernon Fong, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941331396743241
  30. Ian Foran, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031861830366
  31. Scott Forman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601306881842
  32. Abtin Foroohar, M.D.Encino, CA 914361134377765
  33. Robert Forster, M.D.Castro Valley, CA 945461003883356
  34. Shane Forsting, D.O.Madera, CA 936361649719055
  35. John Fortune, MDSan Jose, CA 951191497831994
  36. Craig Fossee, M.D.Poter Ranch, CA 913261932392396
  37. Andrew Foster, MDManhattan Beach, CA 902661649566167
  38. Dean Foster, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371164846002
  39. Steven Fountain, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601144472010
  40. Jonathan Fow, MDArroyo Grande, CA 934201699792523
  41. Adam Franklin, M.D.San Clemente, CA 926731508084120
  42. Bernard Franklin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900361629301049
  43. Orrin Franko, MDSan Leandro, CA 945781164650487
  44. John Frazier, MDSan Ramon, CA 945831972570752
  45. Roger Freeman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231417964867
  46. Michael French, D.O.Moreno Valley, CA 925551053674606
  47. Nickolas FretesLos Angeles, CA 900951184018004
  48. Jerome Friedland, M.D.Reseda, CA 913351336191949
  49. Alexander Friedman, D.O.San Diego, CA 921201174973242
  50. James Friedman, MDStockton, CA 952041184063265

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 49 of 51 per resident

  1. Tennessee6.6
  2. Florida6.5
  3. Arizona6.2
  4. California5.8
  5. Nevada5.1
  6. Texas5.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

74.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% 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. California74.0%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,684 of 2,276 · 74.0% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,347 · 59.2% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,493 · 65.6% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 1,347 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,276 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 5.8 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 187 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. Texas1,514
  2. Florida1,470
  3. New York1,339
  4. Pennsylvania1,253

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arizona6.2
  2. Nevada5.1
  3. Tennessee6.6
  4. Alabama6.7

The largest states

  1. Texas1,514
  2. Florida1,470
  3. New York1,339
  4. Pennsylvania1,253
  5. Illinois995

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.