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 23 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. Divakar Krishnareddy, M.DLa Mirada, CA 906381871538710
  2. Justin Krogue, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431003201666
  3. Wilfred Krom, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900071073643979
  4. John Kronick, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981639129034
  5. Michael Krosin, MDCastro Valley, CA 945461578705000
  6. Christopher Krpan, DOAngels Camp, CA 952221811059918
  7. Philip Krueger, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151376674390
  8. Erika Kuehn, MDFresno, CA 937201447695705
  9. Kevin Kuhn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881642098
  10. Thomas Kula, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321043272685
  11. Anna Kulidjian, MD, MSC, FRCSCLa Jolla, CA 920371215183066
  12. Pradeep Kumar, M.D.Downey, CA 902421508967548
  13. Sanjay Kumar, MDFresno, CA 937201518948108
  14. Arnoldas Kungys, M.D.Carmichael, CA 956081841280955
  15. Alfred Kuo, MDSan Diego, CA 921221750362075
  16. Eli Kupperman, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011972946432
  17. John Kuri, M.D.Riverside, CA 925011275737280
  18. John Kurylo, MDEureka, CA 955031467611988
  19. Nicholas Kusnezov, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111396185161
  20. Christine Kwak, MDFontana, CA 923351588655898
  21. Steve Kwak, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051013131705
  22. Juliann Kwak Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331982877445
  23. Kevin Kwan, DOVan Nuys, CA 914051114509429
  24. John Kwock, M.D.Fresno, CA 937031134228901
  25. Jeffrey Kwong, MDStanford, CA 943051164000683
  26. David La Rochelle, MDFairfield, CA 945331558417824
  27. Jerry Labson, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161346231644
  28. Christopher Lai, MDBrawley, CA 922271508905159
  29. Thomas Lain, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041831272731
  30. Michael Laird, M.D.Pismo Beach, CA 934491609953892
  31. John Lake, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421568497238
  32. Satish Lal, MDRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301720042377
  33. Jonathan Lam, M.D., PH.D.Redwood City, CA 940631134250103
  34. Kenrick Lam, M.D.Chico, CA 959261366891657
  35. Ashley Lamb, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900331538519608
  36. Mohamed Lameer, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341346339801
  37. Stephen Landaker, MDChico, CA 959281720057557
  38. John Lane, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111669583191
  39. Douglas Lange, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981003865064
  40. John Lange, M.D.Redding, CA 960011639281868
  41. John Lannin, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011982768578
  42. Drew Lansdown, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431356669899
  43. Phillip Lanum, P.A.Sacramento, CA 958161821109372
  44. John Lapoint, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231366483596
  45. Collin Laporte, MDMammoth Lakes, CA 935461780265587
  46. Elly Laroque, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151104844893
  47. Daniel Laster, MDPasadena, CA 911071457353062
  48. Alexander Latteri, MDLong Beach, CA 908071427086321
  49. Alex Lau, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151629156237
  50. Brian Lau, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051154610327

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.