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 28 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. Edward McPherson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900571659360576
  2. Elizabeth McShane, M.D.Whittier, CA 906061235324666
  3. Paul Mead, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111174954192
  4. William Mealer, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661427115088
  5. Christopher Meckel, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401376581355
  6. John Meehan, MDSacramento, CA 958171073504148
  7. Michael Meehan, MDVallejo, CA 945891831261684
  8. Nima Mehran, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031902126022
  9. Arun Mehta, M.D.Union City, CA 945871578636577
  10. Pamela Mehta, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241841571411
  11. Ryan Meineke, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241851579015
  12. Erin Meisel, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331013350818
  13. Tristan Mele, DOApple Valley, CA 923071568800431
  14. Rojeh Melikian, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921306073838
  15. Christen Mellano, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051396980074
  16. Irina Melnik, M.D.Larkspur, CA 949391902859838
  17. Roshan Melvani, M.D.Victorville, CA 923951598184475
  18. Joseph Mendelis, MDWestlake Village, CA 913621467847525
  19. Matthew Mermer, MDRoseville, CA 956611710989736
  20. Jarrad MerrimanBakersfield, CA 933091619397361
  21. John Merson, MDConcord, CA 945201447363668
  22. Kevin Metros, MDEscondido, CA 920251215931233
  23. Margaret Meyer, MDSonoma, CA 954761639289358
  24. Robert Meyer, M.D.San Diego, CA 921611316997646
  25. Thomas Meyer, M.D.Irvine, CA 926121831263508
  26. Andrew Meyers, MDRoseville, CA 956611770831026
  27. Carolyn Meyers, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541891480752
  28. Joseph Meyers, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151063407443
  29. Max Michalski, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481316398274
  30. Timothy Mickel, M.D.Auburn, CA 956021407817646
  31. Theodore Miclau, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101134173537
  32. Jason Mihalcin, D.O.Visalia, CA 932911568665933
  33. Kevin Mikaelian, M.D.Stockton, CA 952091093712200
  34. Michael Mikulecky, M.D.Red Bluff, CA 960801245211507
  35. Troy Miles, M.D.Redding, CA 960011972829968
  36. Edward Miller, M.D.Mount Shasta, CA 960671700848264
  37. Ernest MillerSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011003967423
  38. Geoffrey Miller, MDEl Segundo, CA 902451942352497
  39. Matthew Miller, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321093901886
  40. Paul Milling, MDPoway, CA 920641609864834
  41. Eric Millstein, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671558363325
  42. Kyle MinkelMammoth Lakes, CA 935461073142501
  43. Dev Mishra, MDRedwood City, CA 940631902812142
  44. John Missirian, MDDaly City, CA 940151972569499
  45. John Mitchell, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958251760600332
  46. Ashish Mittal, MDMountain View, CA 940401538695937
  47. Tomoji Mizuguchi, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201710198627
  48. Chris Mochizuki, MDRedwood City, CA 940631972681534
  49. Robert Mochizuki, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201023028883
  50. A Moheimani, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051639253131

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.