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 2 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. Jason Lee, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431972922169
  2. Marsha Lee, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431932121308
  3. Mary Leonard, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041033133046
  4. Gary Lerner, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271801982301
  5. Rachel Lestz, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271962553321
  6. Christina Lo, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091083810113
  7. Hma Mahdavi, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908041780773721
  8. Katherine Mai, MDOrange, CA 928681083118905
  9. Robert Mak, MDSan Diego, CA 921231740295252
  10. Mohammad Malekzadeh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951639282072
  11. Machi McBee, M.D. (AS OF 5/13/17)Sacramento, CA 958171083145841
  12. Stanley Mendoza, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231861563629
  13. Shina Menon, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041750585055
  14. Divya MoodalbailSanta Clara, CA 950511720265929
  15. Judy Moon, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541295029775
  16. Jerome Murphy, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041003828955
  17. Arwa Nada, MD, MSC.Loma Linda, CA 923501386925634
  18. Shoba Narayan, M.D.Orange, CA 928681841516093
  19. John Nguyen, M.D.Orange, CA 928681902006075
  20. Stephanie Nguyen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171952424004
  21. Noureddin Nourbakhsh, D.O.San Diego, CA 921231801082003
  22. Aris Oates, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431013233766
  23. Gia Oh, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051730347105
  24. Lawrence Opas, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271801987490
  25. Sheldon Orloff, MDOakland, CA 946111841378619
  26. Ruby Patel, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041275927691
  27. Elliot Perens, MD, PHDSan Diego, CA 921231922328947
  28. Helen Pizzo, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481881856433
  29. Donald Potter, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041700800232
  30. Donald Prime, MDAnaheim, CA 928071881753440
  31. Dechu Puliyanda, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481114955705
  32. Hari Puri, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381891879292
  33. Deepak Rajpoot, MDOrange, CA 928681790734648
  34. Robin Raschke, MDSan Diego, CA 921231609365402
  35. Vivian Reznik, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231770654535
  36. Susanne Sager, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071124066360
  37. Shobha Sahney, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541538189337
  38. Isidro Salusky, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951861501546
  39. Cheryl Sanchez-Kazi, MDSan Bernardino, CA 924081437125440
  40. Tara Sardesai, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271760986475
  41. Minnie Sarwal, M.D., PHDPalo Alto, CA 943041235151218
  42. Lyndon Senar, M.D., INC.Bakersfield, CA 933011275556672
  43. Kavita Sharma, MDOrange, CA 928681366530164
  44. Rita Sheth, MDLoma Linda, CA 923501003996448
  45. Orawan Sitburana, M.D.El Monte, CA 917311760425383
  46. Rachana SrivastavaLos Angeles, CA 900951164775623
  47. Monika Sullivan, DOPalo Alto, CA 943041083243919
  48. Ken Sutha, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041932441557
  49. Scott Sutherland, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041518027291
  50. Elizabeth Talley, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041487874954

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.