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 9 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. Christopher Combs, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121205925468
  2. Kristen Combs, MDPasadena, CA 911051639676968
  3. Curt Comstock, MDSan Jose, CA 951161598734436
  4. Stephen Conrad, MDDaly City, CA 940151588670186
  5. David Contreras, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981821048216
  6. Philip Conwisar, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031699883926
  7. Aaron Cook, MDSacramento, CA 958251174601850
  8. Randolph Cook, MDArroyo Grande, CA 934201740254192
  9. Lynn Cooman, M.D.Merced, CA 953411184814220
  10. Thomas Coon, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801932214244
  11. Andrew Cooperman, MDOceanside, CA 920561245345636
  12. Steven Copp, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371417934027
  13. Alfred Coppola, MDBakersfield, CA 933111679578090
  14. Luis Corrales, MDPomona, CA 917671770807265
  15. Alejandro Cortes, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931972066785
  16. Zenia Cortes, MDLa Mirada, CA 906381073684957
  17. John Costouros, MDMenlo Park, CA 940271437238565
  18. William Cottrell, MDSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501952351975
  19. Monica Coughlan, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101568993087
  20. Richard Coutts, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231952488728
  21. Gonzalo Covarrubias, M.D.San Juan Capistrano, CA 926751962572586
  22. Dana Covey, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031780651794
  23. David Coward, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161831205426
  24. Christopher Cox, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941181083700330
  25. Emmett Cox, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321063501062
  26. Andrea Cracchiolo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951952477531
  27. Ray Craemer, MDGardena, CA 902481376617514
  28. Timothy Crall, MDMammoth Lakes, CA 935461972794097
  29. David Crandall, DOMonterey, CA 939401932551660
  30. Ronald Crater, M.D.Temescal Valley, CA 928831801172291
  31. Daniel Craviotto, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111083794291
  32. William Cress, M.D.Ukiah, CA 954821790866085
  33. Seth Criner, D.O.Visalia, CA 932771972824100
  34. Jerry Crooks, M.D.Stockton, CA 952091073510871
  35. William Croom, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341255752648
  36. Richard Cross, M.D.Redding, CA 960011831181494
  37. Scott Crow, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191205067824
  38. Fernando Cruz, MDFresno, CA 937201326591041
  39. Gina Cruz, DOMoreno Valley, CA 925551629279302
  40. John Csongradi, MDSan Jose, CA 951281831168244
  41. Mark Cubberly, MDTustin, CA 927801760923114
  42. Aaron Cullen, MDSacramento, CA 958171255312476
  43. Brock Cummings, MDParadise, CA 959691285636308
  44. Michael Cummings, MDNational City, CA 919501710441654
  45. David Cummins, MDBerkeley, CA 947051114031945
  46. John Cummins, MDOakland, CA 946111558449322
  47. Torin Cunningham, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908041861436891
  48. Patrick Curran, MDSan Diego, CA 921231558666032
  49. Eric Curtis, MDSanta Maria, CA 934551033746474
  50. Stephen Cyphers, M. D.Placerville, CA 956671821034539

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.