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 129 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. Pratibha Patil, MDModesto, CA 953501609251925
  2. Samantha PatilSan Francisco, CA 941581487188751
  3. Jutharat Pattanachinda, M.D.Simi Valley, CA 930651720077423
  4. Brian Patterson, M.D.Atascadero, CA 934221700880135
  5. Drake Paul, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161316930373
  6. William Paul, MDSan Diego, CA 921031366538605
  7. Michelle PauliahLoma Linda, CA 923541194467357
  8. Susan Paullin, M.D.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741346363835
  9. Whitney Paullin, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771427412048
  10. Patricia Paulsen, M.D.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741174598346
  11. Wendy Pavlovich, MDSan Diego, CA 921041740467299
  12. Shiwaji Pawar, M.D.Folsom, CA 956301225074826
  13. Anna Pawlikowska Haddal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951528081601
  14. Jessica Paxson, M.D.Chino Hills, CA 917091992772529
  15. Elizabeth Payne, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251043229305
  16. Margaret Payne, MDOakland, CA 946011346343464
  17. Robert Payne, MDVallejo, CA 945891992883896
  18. Catherine Payson, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371225098973
  19. Amy Paz, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951720036163
  20. Lorna Paz, M.D.Brentwood, CA 945131992739049
  21. William Pazdral, M.D.Victorville, CA 923951750318234
  22. Jesil PazhayampallilSanta Ana, CA 927051962744201
  23. Irene Pe, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431154560415
  24. Devaughn Peace, MDLos Angeles, CA 900621831103779
  25. Meghan Pearl, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271689948960
  26. Taylor Pearl, MDOakland, CA 946091205413226
  27. Stuart Pearlman, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321255399515
  28. Georgie Pechulis, M.D,Orange, CA 928681164748521
  29. Louella Peckson, MDVan Nuys, CA 914051467540021
  30. Julia PedersonPalo Alto, CA 943041639597396
  31. Tiffany Pedigo, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951003172347
  32. Bhaskari Peela, MDFremont, CA 945381659536795
  33. Michael Peikoff, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111154615482
  34. Sam Pejham, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881265516900
  35. Brenda Pelayo, MDLos Angeles, CA 900021629537691
  36. Carmen Pelayo, M.D.Orange, CA 928681821297995
  37. Elizabeth Pelayo, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271932634896
  38. Leticia Pelayo, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041972532034
  39. Harry Pellman, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081295771814
  40. Judith Pelpola, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431184200198
  41. Jose PenaMenlo Park, CA 940251588719629
  42. Nadia Cristina Pena, MDSalinas, CA 939051710630736
  43. Carolina Pena-Ricardo, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271487887519
  44. Ish Pendi, M.D.Yorba Linda, CA 928871811036080
  45. Christine Peng, M.D.Irvine, CA 926141891024766
  46. Debbie Peng, MDGlendale, CA 912041801053699
  47. Frank Peng, MDNorthridge, CA 913251316010648
  48. Sharon Peng, MDPanorama City, CA 914021649328550
  49. Alfred Pennisi, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951356444855
  50. Monica Penon Portmann, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431063030146

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.