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 36 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. Don Sanders, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051134235179
  2. Abhindrajeet Sandhu, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961053499111
  3. Harminder Sandhu, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041477291318
  4. Rahul Sanghvi, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511225115157
  5. Alan Santiago, MDOrange, CA 928681295234391
  6. Richard Santore, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231265519037
  7. Anthony Sanzone, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919141992747059
  8. Eric Sarkissian, MDSan Diego, CA 921031770902108
  9. Paul Sasaura, MDCarmichael, CA 956081093717118
  10. Gregg Satow, M DMonterey, CA 939401518079813
  11. Kathleen Savage, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331023111598
  12. Jonathan Savakus, MDCamp Pendleton, CA 920551699262675
  13. David Savin, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621932498797
  14. Aenor Sawyer, MDSan Ramon, CA 945831154412310
  15. Aatif Sayeed, MDRiverside, CA 925071437648961
  16. Anthony Scaduto, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900071407815434
  17. James Scalone, DOSan Diego, CA 921091437162070
  18. Randall Schaefer, MDSacramento, CA 958161225039373
  19. Patrick SchaferRedding, CA 960011144684796
  20. Elliott Schaffzin, MDWestlake Village, CA 913611194821140
  21. Mark Schakel, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051083657654
  22. Larry Schatz, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031841278827
  23. Wayne Scheidemann, M.D.Lakeport, CA 954531255332797
  24. Donald Schengel, MDVisalia, CA 932771376645895
  25. Debra Schenk, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961427136589
  26. David Schiffman, MDSacramento, CA 958251821177577
  27. Jack Schillen, MDRedding, CA 960011265401541
  28. James Schilz, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011295763449
  29. Jerry Schilz, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061235211244
  30. Adam SchlauchSan Francisco, CA 941171730642703
  31. Thomas Schmalzried, MD INC.Los Angeles, CA 900571841225042
  32. Eric Schmidt, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051720012149
  33. Eric Schmitter, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904021922178680
  34. Stephen SchnallLos Angeles, CA 900331972687531
  35. Erik Schnaser, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701538340195
  36. Jennifer Schneider, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011528162856
  37. Kyle Schoell, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331558865170
  38. Ian Schroeder, MDStanford, CA 943051215466248
  39. Mark Schrumpf, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941181467648139
  40. Jeffrey Schubiner, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101336152057
  41. Otto Schueckler, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051710051792
  42. Jacob Schultz, MDCamp Pendleton, CA 920551114508694
  43. Jeffrey Schultz, MDSan Diego, CA 921081518927011
  44. Mark Schultzel, MDSan Diego, CA 921111689990913
  45. Michele Schulz, MDFresno, CA 937201891778775
  46. Alexandra Schwartz, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031740206747
  47. Donald Schwartz, MDRedding, CA 960021447472923
  48. Howard Schwartz, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621992884605
  49. Paul Schwartz, MDRedding, CA 960011780796904
  50. Stephen Schwartz, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241588799118

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.