NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Nephrology Physician in California

116 NPPES records list pediatric nephrology physician with a practice address in California, 0.3 per 100,000 residents, the 20th highest rate of 48. Palo Alto and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 1 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2080P0210X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Palo Alto has the most, 21

  1. Palo Alto21
  2. Los Angeles20
  3. San Diego12
  4. San Francisco9
  5. Orange8

Pediatric Nephrology Physician records in California

  1. Aalia Akber, MDOakland, CA 946111790050193
  2. Steven Alexander, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041790709202
  3. Erika Allred, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231073977120
  4. Sudhir Anand, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021750360426
  5. Ari Auron, MDRoseville, CA 956611578786000
  6. Varinder Bal, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051396058343
  7. Salar Bani HaniSan Bernardino, CA 924081710505854
  8. Shaira BediPalo Alto, CA 943041295468353
  9. Dorit Ben-Ezer, MDOrange, CA 928681831289909
  10. Nadine Benador, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231366513129
  11. Gerald Berkman, MDWestlake Village, CA 913611225009822
  12. Nihar BhaktaCarlsbad, CA 920091730653080
  13. Alexandra BickiSan Francisco, CA 941431982139291
  14. Wendy Bravo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271760915573
  15. Lavjay ButaniSacramento, CA 958171902890023
  16. Geoffrey Carr, MDBellflower, CA 907061063537579
  17. Gangadarshni Chandramohan, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591750351300
  18. Abanti Chaudhuri, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041760665350
  19. Onur Cil, MD, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431851741540
  20. Clarkson Crane, MDSan Diego, CA 921231689036436
  21. Kenneth Delgado, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951932660081
  22. Rim Elchaki, M.D.Larkspur, CA 949391225415714
  23. Katrina Epperson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231427435825
  24. Robert Ettenger, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951043233661
  25. Cecile Fajardo, D.O.Stanford, CA 943051114286408
  26. Kristen Favel, MD, MPH, FRCPCSan Francisco, CA 941431619674504
  27. Xavier Gaeta, MD, PHDPalo Alto, CA 943041740784495
  28. Lucie Gamboa, M.D.Freedom, CA 950191487768271
  29. Sophia Giang, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041942707385
  30. Paul Grimm, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041184705386
  31. Carl Grushkin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271023101557
  32. Sujana Gunta, M.B., B.S.Oceanside, CA 920541932304342
  33. Maha Haddad, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171073544722
  34. Alaa Hamed, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431518527290
  35. Orly Haskin, M.DStanford, CA 943051134547102
  36. Lauren HawkinsSacramento, CA 958171104386739
  37. Elizabeth Ingulli, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231811919244
  38. Laide Jinadu, M.D.Madera, CA 936361063695799
  39. Arundhati Kale, MDSacramento, CA 958171255411518
  40. Syed Kamal, M.D.Madera, CA 936361346292836
  41. Elaine Kamil, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481962439307
  42. Ola Kassis, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271336650654
  43. Nadine Khouzam, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271891187381
  44. Sara Kibrom, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041821485103
  45. Erin Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271366720245
  46. Peter Kim, MDHayward, CA 945451124107818
  47. Elaine Ku, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331780835058
  48. Beatriz Kuizon, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271447321419
  49. Paul Kurtin, MDDel Mar, CA 920141831266048
  50. Keith Lau, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171053345678

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0210X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 20 of 48 per resident

  1. Minnesota0.3
  2. Oregon0.3
  3. South Dakota0.3
  4. California0.3
  5. Delaware0.3
  6. North Carolina0.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.3

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2080P0210X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

68.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 70.9% 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. California68.1%
  2. United States70.9%

Pediatric Nephrology Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file79 of 116 · 68.1% here, 70.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file61 · 52.6% here, 58.9% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more63 · 54.3% here, 53.1% nationally
  • Median graduation year2007 · the 61 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2080P0210X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

116 NPPES records list pediatric nephrology physician (2080P0210X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Palo Alto has 21 of them (18%).

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. New York86
  2. Texas76
  3. Florida61
  4. Pennsylvania60

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina0.3
  2. Tennessee0.3
  3. South Carolina0.3
  4. Indiana0.3

The largest states

  1. New York86
  2. Texas76
  3. Florida61
  4. Pennsylvania60
  5. Ohio54

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.