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 110 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. Reed Mellor, MDStockton, CA 952101881687465
  2. Michael Melman, MDWest Hills, CA 913071770658049
  3. Lori Mendelsohn, MDSan Francisco, CA 941581487113254
  4. Howard Mendelson, M.D.Calabasas, CA 913021922459379
  5. Anna Mendenhall, MDEncintas, CA 920241639140650
  6. Chantal Mendes, MDSan Diego, CA 921231134681265
  7. Nidia Mendez Quezada, MDLos Angeles, CA 900371275195216
  8. Cristina Mendoza, M.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581972861813
  9. Faye Mendoza, MDMountain View, CA 940401578192944
  10. Fernando Mendoza, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041790810034
  11. Hilda Mendoza, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926271043203805
  12. Jose Mendoza, MDLakewood, CA 907121588712541
  13. Lidwina Mendoza, MDOrange, CA 928681669504320
  14. Maria Concepcion Mendoza, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481720665110
  15. Marilyn Mendoza, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051427492156
  16. Elizabeth Mendoza-Levy, MDSan Martin, CA 950461801853759
  17. Richard Menendez, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041528025202
  18. Lisa Meneses, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431710120522
  19. Dorothy Meneses-Samson, MDLindsay, CA 932471548590623
  20. Marti Menez, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935361386774594
  21. Sherry Meng, M.D.Rowland Heights, CA 917481346252483
  22. Jennifer Menjivar-Lopez, MDLos Angeles, CA 900201003349572
  23. Sreedevi Menon, MDSan Jose, CA 951191649358144
  24. Monica Mensah, MDGilroy, CA 950201144392986
  25. Miriam Menzel, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511710972138
  26. Anam MerajGarden Grove, CA 928401750818399
  27. Jerry Mercado, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241023296548
  28. Ma Cristina Mercado, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011124272000
  29. Rosa Mercado, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171134373012
  30. Frank Mercardante, DOWildomar, CA 925951841617875
  31. Vicki MercerSanta Monica, CA 904021205172806
  32. Kanwal Merchant, M.D.Richmond, CA 948011790043347
  33. Tiffany Merrick Mikhael, DOFontana, CA 923351417120734
  34. Daniel Merrill, DOMadera, CA 936361467914291
  35. Gary Merrill, MDBakersfield, CA 933011912915703
  36. Neloufa Merrill, MDBakersfield, CA 933081548335920
  37. John Mersch, M.D.Ladera Ranch, CA 926941588769558
  38. Meron Meshesha, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431447888516
  39. Levon Mesropyan, M.D.Porter Ranch, CA 913261205299302
  40. Jeffrey Messinger, MDAnaheim, CA 928071942358932
  41. Megan MessingerYreka, CA 960971558944769
  42. Mary Metcalf, MDSacramento, CA 958171114901246
  43. Daniel Metsch, MDSan Diego, CA 921201184772105
  44. Herbert Metsch, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061477631422
  45. Randall Metsch, MDEncinitas, CA 920241619948635
  46. Debra Metter, DOShafter, CA 932631649371055
  47. Gretchen Metzenberg, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900271437531977
  48. Shannon Metzger, MDSan Diego, CA 921031013113398
  49. Brittany MeyerPalo Alto, CA 943041881389096
  50. Donald Meyer, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954051194881425

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.