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 14 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. Juan Frisancho, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051346297165
  2. David Friscia, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701295750255
  3. Jan Fronek, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371770559171
  4. Robert Fry, M.D.Templeton, CA 934651679738504
  5. Kenneth Fryer, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051962576959
  6. Ken Fujii, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031700960879
  7. Edwin Fuller, MDNational City, CA 919501306846498
  8. Joseph FungAlhambra, CA 918011649874504
  9. Stephen Gaal, M.D.French Camp, CA 952311780602706
  10. Rodney Gabriel, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481578631032
  11. John Gainor, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931101003828989
  12. Timothy Galan, MDBakersfield, CA 933111528324043
  13. Parviz Galdjie, M.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913211578642641
  14. Bruce Gallaway, M.D.Chico, CA 959261235347873
  15. Humberto Galleno, M.D.Covina, CA 917231760410757
  16. William Gallivan, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051790702777
  17. Eugene Galvin, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801528146149
  18. John Gansel, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031992889976
  19. Sean GaoSan Diego, CA 921211063944270
  20. Tigran Garabekyan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900671659532331
  21. Steven Garcia, MDOakland, CA 946091700380938
  22. Stephen Gardner, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911871753392
  23. Ashima Garg, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511477630309
  24. Matthew Gargulinski, D.O.Woodland, CA 956951235350836
  25. John Garlich, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481700236841
  26. Cyril Gary, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951104322205
  27. Alexis Gaskin, M.D.Auburn, CA 956021407192206
  28. Henry Gass, M.D.Tustin, CA 927801346637949
  29. Jeffrey Gates, M.D.Orange, CA 928681184815722
  30. Jonathan Gatto, MDVan Nuys, CA 914051487283313
  31. Michael Gaudiani, MDRedwood City, CA 940631013542489
  32. Alok Gaur, MDFresno, CA 937201871667196
  33. David Gazzaniga, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601720001423
  34. Mitchell Geiger, MDCorona, CA 928791235149675
  35. James Gemmer, M.D.Fairfield, CA 945341366578585
  36. David Gendelberg, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101265708929
  37. Vlad Gendelman, M.D., FAAOSNorth Hollywood, CA 916021336339738
  38. Nicholas Genovese, MDSan Diego, CA 921231932605201
  39. Jose GeorgeLa Jolla, CA 920931528528668
  40. Spencer George, MDCarmichael, CA 956081568695641
  41. Peter Gerbino, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401437221736
  42. Thomas German, M DSalinas, CA 939011710050182
  43. Michael Getz, MDGlendale, CA 912031306874110
  44. Ronny Ghazal, MDRiverside, CA 925051477640001
  45. Nick Ghazarian, D.OGlendale, CA 912041558621870
  46. Scott Gherini, M.D.Ukiah, CA 954821033175187
  47. Philip Ghobrial, MDStanford, CA 943051518545391
  48. Neil Ghodadra, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121811144561
  49. James Gholson, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321144669912
  50. Frank Giacobetti, MDDowney, CA 902401033293121

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.