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 25 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. Sarah Lewis, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900891487913059
  2. Zan Lewis, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051275502478
  3. Jefferson LiFresno, CA 937201346702024
  4. Johnny Li, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071124004965
  5. Lulu Li, MDSacramento, CA 958171518594944
  6. Yibo Li, MDSacramento, CA 958171578348835
  7. George Lian, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161831162593
  8. Jayson LianLos Angeles, CA 900451194285288
  9. Keith Liberman, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111639396476
  10. Ralph Libet, MDSacramento, CA 958231992855795
  11. Ethan Lichtblau, MDChico, CA 959261114126158
  12. Gregory Lichtman, D.O.Auburn, CA 956021639432610
  13. Corey Lieber, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601104946086
  14. Jay Lieberman, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331316959935
  15. Nina Lightdale, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271316149636
  16. James Lilley, M.D.Pomona, CA 917671982642153
  17. Arnold Lim, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933111598868549
  18. Charles Lim, MDRedwood City, CA 940631235217886
  19. Eric Lim, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541396952560
  20. Michael Lim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900111861787228
  21. Abraham Lin, MDTorrance, CA 905021861686172
  22. Carol Lin, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481962730325
  23. Darius Lin, MDIrvine, CA 926181376864652
  24. Matthew Lin, M.DAlhambra, CA 918011992703458
  25. Michael Lin, M.D., PH.D.Stockton, CA 952091972742427
  26. Todd Lincoln, MDOakland, CA 946111245318021
  27. Paul Lipscomb, M.D.Oakland, CA 946051194034082
  28. Milton Little, MD BSLos Angeles, CA 900481407015092
  29. Christopher LiuLa Jolla, CA 920931033812011
  30. Jennifer Liu, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581447837869
  31. Tzu-Shang Liu, MD PHDApple Valley, CA 923071922201318
  32. Marvin Lo, MDSan Mateo, CA 944011982864393
  33. John Locke, M.D.Corona, CA 928791467520189
  34. Stephen Lombardo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900451255391504
  35. James London, MDSan Pedro, CA 907321366500647
  36. Matthew Longacre, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331750608303
  37. Peter Lorman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051386691194
  38. Galvin Loughran, MDRedwood City, CA 940631114547494
  39. Kevin Louie, M. D.San Francisco, CA 941151891737003
  40. Craig Lovett, M.D.Altaville, CA 952211366497844
  41. Terry Lowry, MDRedwood City, CA 940631144308727
  42. Bo Loy, M.D.Bishop, CA 935141962840876
  43. Brandon Lucas, M.D.Orange, CA 928681437546496
  44. Robert Lucas, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301982759320
  45. James Luck, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900071780784744
  46. Romani LugaLos Angeles, CA 900331790993079
  47. Carlos Lugo, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901740226828
  48. Mario Luna, M.D.Murrieta, CA 925631245429422
  49. William Lundergan, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051932451168
  50. Gordon Lundy, M. D.San Francisco, CA 941151821035205

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.