NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pediatrics Physician in California

9,272 NPPES records list pediatrics physician with a practice address in California, 24 per 100,000 residents, the 14th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 109 of 186.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208000000X · 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, 919

  1. Los Angeles919
  2. San Francisco514
  3. San Diego454
  4. Oakland338
  5. Palo Alto321

Pediatrics Physician records in California

  1. Dena Mechoso, MDArcadia, CA 910061114974771
  2. Diego Mechoso, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051124054689
  3. Jessica Mecklosky, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431477257806
  4. Daniel Mecozzi, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621134513419
  5. Anna Medefind, M.DDelhi, CA 953151154626398
  6. David Medina, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011013920214
  7. Jessica Medina, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541881013027
  8. Rishi Mediratta, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041780078238
  9. Lauren Meepos, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111518483460
  10. Robin Meezan, MDOrinda, CA 945631750466090
  11. Massoud Mehdizadeh, MDAnaheim, CA 928071861569709
  12. Raymond Mehl, M.D.San Diego, CA 921261770693665
  13. Laurel Mehler, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111356490296
  14. Mehrdad Mehr, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931011982686549
  15. Kavitha Mehra, MDPanorama City, CA 914021225186026
  16. Soniya Mehra, MD, MPHPalo Alto, CA 943041295026318
  17. Yousef Mehrabi, M.DEncino, CA 914361083693915
  18. Yohanna Mehretab Roman, MDDelano, CA 932151871673004
  19. Nidhi Mehrotra, M.D.Fresno, CA 937101679657043
  20. Rakhi Mehrotra, MDLivermore, CA 945511356632558
  21. Abhishek Mehta, MBBSLompoc, CA 934361255691341
  22. Ami Mehta, DOTorrance, CA 905021316566896
  23. Deepti Mehta, M.D.Vallejo, CA 945891740575455
  24. Elba Mehta, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900591104955590
  25. Hemal Mehta, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031477667434
  26. Khusal MehtaDinuba, CA 936181962591834
  27. Nagin Mehta, M.D.Milpitas, CA 950351992901540
  28. Nitisha MehtaOakland, CA 946091205577038
  29. Pooja Mehta, DOPalo Alto, CA 943041912491804
  30. Sonia Mehta, M.D.Orange, CA 928681639532294
  31. Kathryn Meier, MDSan Francisco, CA 941181932272119
  32. Scott Meier, M.D.Elk Grove, CA 957571104019348
  33. Jane Meill, MDGreenbrae, CA 949041114090396
  34. Benjamin Meisel, MDValencia, CA 913541336162148
  35. Antonie Meixel, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371508286964
  36. Methusa Mejia, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701669483590
  37. Valeria MejiaLos Angeles, CA 900891487230256
  38. Ofir Mekel, MDEncino, CA 913161487197828
  39. Mary-Kate Mekhail, MDSan Diego, CA 921341063048767
  40. Anna Mekikyan, M.DMontrose, CA 910201801968169
  41. Sefanit Mekuria, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091730446444
  42. Eliezer Melendez, MDLakeport, CA 954531518926393
  43. Michelle Melendez, MDCalexico, CA 922311851457725
  44. Kathleen Melez, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271053469874
  45. Hovannes Melidonian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041235271297
  46. Beth Melin Perel, MDWest Hills, CA 913071154499176
  47. Stephen Melli, M.D.El Monte, CA 917311437266921
  48. Cassidy MellinSan Francisco, CA 941431093211757
  49. Adriana MellorTorrance, CA 905021144802273
  50. Joshua Mellor, MDSacramento, CA 958231467981175

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208000000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 14 of 51 per resident

  1. Illinois25
  2. Ohio25
  3. Missouri25
  4. California24
  5. New Hampshire24
  6. New Jersey23
  7. 50 states and D.C.22

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208000000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

30.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 36.4% 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. California30.5%
  2. United States36.4%

Pediatrics Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file2,831 of 9,272 · 30.5% here, 36.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file754 · 8.1% here, 8.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more6,017 · 64.9% here, 58.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2012 · the 754 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208000000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

9,272 NPPES records list pediatrics physician (208000000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 24 per 100,000 residents against 22 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 919 of them (10%).

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 York5,795
  2. Texas5,641
  3. Florida3,996
  4. Pennsylvania3,382

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Hampshire23.5
  2. New Jersey23.5
  3. Virginia23.2
  4. American Samoa22.8

The largest states

  1. New York5,795
  2. Texas5,641
  3. Florida3,996
  4. Pennsylvania3,382
  5. Illinois3,176

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.