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 39 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. Joel Smith, MDSan Diego, CA 921111760411193
  2. Newton Smith, M.D.Templeton, CA 934651497751804
  3. Richard Smith, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321801857453
  4. Scott Smith, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161356442933
  5. Steven Smith, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051265416077
  6. Taylor Smith, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941181104912443
  7. Jill Smith Forster, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771205914066
  8. Eugene Smoley, M.D.Rancho Santa Fe, CA 920911811255631
  9. Jason Snibbe, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481932271970
  10. William Snider, M.D.Redding, CA 960011972595445
  11. Andrea Snow, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021205020203
  12. Garrett Snyder, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051558680082
  13. David So, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601487882973
  14. Philip Sobol, MDLos Angeles, CA 900451861548844
  15. Torre Soderlund, MDPasadena, CA 911051407317266
  16. Jeffrey Sodl, MDOrange, CA 928681174703722
  17. Jennifer Kaur Sohal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900571063616712
  18. Garrett SohnVan Nuys, CA 914051538797881
  19. Roger Sohn, MDSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751588600555
  20. Gillian Soles, MDSacramento, CA 958171073788741
  21. Shahram Solhpour, MDFullerton, CA 928351548268287
  22. Michael Sommer, MDSonoma, CA 954761366578965
  23. Benjamin Song, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900191437244951
  24. David Sosnoski, DOSan Diego, CA 921081114542776
  25. Gabriel Soto, M.D.Grass Valley, CA 959451386612109
  26. Matthew Souster, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181487098984
  27. Erik Spayde, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913201609818822
  28. Linda Specht, MDVallejo, CA 945891760540728
  29. Robert Spector, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671912073032
  30. Hillard Spencer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951447574215
  31. Hillel Sperling, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561508899972
  32. James Spiegel, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651962589929
  33. Andrew Spitzer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481619945581
  34. Jeffrey Spoo, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934551053374694
  35. Lindsey Spragg, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331396084984
  36. Karan SrivastavaBakersfield, CA 933111932528908
  37. Pramod Srivastava, MDDelano, CA 932151134226335
  38. Sami Srour, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111063403756
  39. Kwesi St. Louis, M.DTorrance, CA 905031417362435
  40. Patrick St.pierre, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701548225931
  41. Louis Stabile, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621972514610
  42. Justin Stafford, D.O.Lakewood, CA 907121215551205
  43. Ryan Stancil, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041265707566
  44. Paul Stanton, MDApple Valley, CA 923071902888530
  45. Jonathon Staples, MDModesto, CA 953551790048007
  46. Michael Star, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051194768747
  47. Ana Starcevich, MDSan Francisco, CA 941171891548780
  48. Martin Stauber, M.D.Yorba Linda, CA 928861689742181
  49. Alexandra Stavrakis, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041396097994
  50. William Stearns, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281063478105

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.