NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatric Surgery Physician in California

142 NPPES records list pediatric surgery physician with a practice address in California, 0.4 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 50. Los Angeles and Palo Alto 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 2086S0120X · 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, 30

  1. Los Angeles30
  2. Palo Alto17
  3. San Diego15
  4. Orange14
  5. Sacramento13

Pediatric Surgery Physician records in California

  1. Lisa Abramson, MDSacramento, CA 958191326139866
  2. Hira Ahmad, M.D.Orange, CA 928681770849093
  3. Craig Albanese, MDStanford, CA 943051952402265
  4. Jamie Anderson, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171659782100
  5. Dean Anselmo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271083820716
  6. Morris Asch, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021619957784
  7. Saeed-Ur-Rehman Awan, MDOrange, CA 928681457691685
  8. Catherine K. Beaumier, M.D.Madera, CA 936361679056493
  9. James Betts, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091811931124
  10. Stephen Bickler, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231891866653
  11. Patte Bishop, M.D.Oakland, CA 946181629082854
  12. David Bliss, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271932117462
  13. Erin BrownSacramento, CA 958171396916524
  14. Emmanuel Ocham BuaSan Francisco, CA 941431871457416
  15. Sarah Cairo, M.D., M.P.H.San Francisco, CA 941431790121770
  16. Timothy Canty, MDSan Diego, CA 921231609977859
  17. Karen Cartwright, M.D.Fresno, CA 937111942248356
  18. Shannon Castle, M.D.Madera, CA 936361184871675
  19. Stephanie Chao, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041952598708
  20. Steve Chen, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111013991009
  21. Bill Chiu, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041891010864
  22. Pamela ChoiSan Diego, CA 921231477780997
  23. Thomas Curran, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611285657080
  24. Jeffrey Du Bois, MDSacramento, CA 958181114079910
  25. James Dunn, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041962418137
  26. Sanjeev Dutta, MD MA FRCSCStanford, CA 943051659452720
  27. Claudia Emami, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111225208408
  28. Sherif G S Emil, MDOrange, CA 928681508946641
  29. Lauren Evans, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431841785599
  30. Timothy Fairbanks, MDSan Diego, CA 921231407010556
  31. Benjamin Farber, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923501154697100
  32. Gillian Fell, M.D., PH.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041689931164
  33. Philip Frykman, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913601982688685
  34. Julie Fuchs, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041417971151
  35. Christopher Gayer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271497963268
  36. John German, M.D.Orange, CA 928681033118500
  37. Maryam Gholizadeh, M.D.Orange, CA 928681194724583
  38. David Gibbs, M.D.Orange, CA 928681467432609
  39. Julie Glasson, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511063411643
  40. Gerald Gollin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231477598662
  41. Laura Goodman, MDOrange, CA 928681427311133
  42. Joy Graf, MDSacramento, CA 958191265424865
  43. Tracy Grikscheit, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271780777425
  44. Gabriella Grisotti, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431952677437
  45. Eric Grossman, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931111356646590
  46. Yigit Guner, M.D.Orange, CA 928681851375828
  47. Candace HaddockMadera, CA 936361104380070
  48. Bruce Hanson, MDArroyo Grande, CA 934201699981688
  49. Gary Hartman, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041982751004
  50. Mary Hilfiker, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231740351402

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2086S0120X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 38 of 50 per resident

  1. Washington0.4
  2. Florida0.4
  3. Minnesota0.4
  4. California0.4
  5. New Jersey0.3
  6. Georgia0.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2086S0120X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

47.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 52.7% 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. California47.2%
  2. United States52.7%

Pediatric Surgery Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file67 of 142 · 47.2% here, 52.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file31 · 21.8% here, 29.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more72 · 50.7% here, 51.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year2007 · the 31 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2086S0120X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

142 NPPES records list pediatric surgery physician (2086S0120X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.4 per 100,000 residents against 0.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 30 of them (21%).

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. Texas128
  2. Florida89
  3. New York88
  4. Ohio84

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Minnesota0.4
  2. Puerto Rico0.3
  3. New Jersey0.3
  4. Washington0.4

The largest states

  1. Texas128
  2. Florida89
  3. New York88
  4. Ohio84
  5. Pennsylvania76

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.