NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pharmacist in California

32,533 NPPES records list pharmacist with a practice address in California, 83 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 447 of 651.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 183500000X · 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, 1,765

  1. Los Angeles1,765
  2. San Diego1,555
  3. San Francisco1,180
  4. Sacramento942
  5. San Jose893

Pharmacist records in California

  1. Avinas Patel, PHARM.D.Menifee, CA 925841932477072
  2. Bhadraksh PatelShafter, CA 932631407225139
  3. Bharat Patel, RPHSan Jose, CA 951201891075743
  4. Bhargav Patel, R.PH.Upland, CA 917841144374448
  5. Bhargavi PatelTemecula, CA 925911366763997
  6. Bhavana Patel, R.PHBakersfield, CA 933111417299421
  7. Bhavesh Patel, PHARM D.Riverside, CA 925061285089979
  8. Bhaveshkumar Patel, PHARM D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911730450461
  9. Bhavika Patel, PHARM DChino, CA 917101053605998
  10. Bhavikkumar Patel, PHARM.DEl Centro, CA 922431053605444
  11. Bhavisha Patel, PHARMD.San Jose, CA 951201285093435
  12. Bhumika PatelHighland, CA 923461508219619
  13. Bhupesh Patel, PHARMACISTAnaheim, CA 928011942821988
  14. Binal Patel, RPHHayward, CA 945451033360805
  15. Binita Patel, PHARMDSanta Cruz, CA 950601952731861
  16. Carolyn Patel, PHARM.D.Anaheim, CA 928071023588563
  17. Chandni PatelRiverside, CA 925061942849815
  18. Chandni Patel, PHARMDSan Jose, CA 951331265035778
  19. Chandra Patel, PHARM D.Coachella, CA 922361376837518
  20. Chandrika PatelSan Leandro, CA 945791518249275
  21. Chetak PatelClovis, CA 936111073981585
  22. Chetan PatelRoseville, CA 957471346652385
  23. Chhitu Patel, RPHSanta Maria, CA 934541285788760
  24. Chirag PatelLong Beach, CA 908131184942427
  25. Chirag Patel, PHARM.D.Antioch, CA 945311225360118
  26. Christina Patel, PHARM.D.San Diego, CA 921281548634785
  27. Christine Patel, PHARMDClaremont, CA 917111376911784
  28. Daksha Patel, RPHSan Diego, CA 921341811208630
  29. Danvi PatelMilpitas, CA 950351851822290
  30. Darshana Patel, RPHWestminster, CA 926831154633543
  31. Darshana Patel, PHARMDFountain Valley, CA 927081104162544
  32. Dashrath PatelAnaheim, CA 928071881914141
  33. Dave Patel, PHARM.D.Anaheim, CA 928041730556150
  34. Deep Patel, PHARMDLong Beach, CA 908131801490016
  35. Deep Patel, PHARM.DCorona, CA 928821912361304
  36. Devang Patel, PHARM.D.Whittier, CA 906061407986599
  37. Devangi PatelLos Banos, CA 936351629345384
  38. Dhara PatelFresno, CA 937111962913467
  39. Dharini Patel, RPHBakersfield, CA 933111962782581
  40. Dhiresh Patel, RPHFontana, CA 923351003353236
  41. Dhruv PatelBuena Park, CA 906211255150850
  42. Dhruv Patel, PHARM.DBermuda Dunes, CA 922031841692175
  43. Digita PatelSunnyvale, CA 940871689230617
  44. Dilipkumar Patel, RPHMoreno Valley, CA 925551801034178
  45. Dimpi Patel, PHARM.D.Fullerton, CA 928351245638493
  46. Dina PatelTorrance, CA 905051205786910
  47. Dinesh PatelSanta Ana, CA 927041386200756
  48. Dinesh Patel, RPHPlacentia, CA 928701396712147
  49. Dipali PatelLos Angeles, CA 900191285903385
  50. Dipali Patel, PHARMDPlacentia, CA 928701366005738

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 183500000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Minnesota86
  2. Massachusetts85
  3. Oregon84
  4. California83
  5. Michigan83
  6. Delaware83
  7. 50 states and D.C.86

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 183500000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

14.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 9.8% 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. California14.7%
  2. United States9.8%

Pharmacist records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file4,774 of 32,533 · 14.7% here, 9.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file4 · under 0.1% here, under 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more24,625 · 75.7% here, 75.5% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 183500000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

32,533 NPPES records list pharmacist (183500000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 83 per 100,000 residents against 86 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 1,765 of them (5%).

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 York22,962
  2. Florida19,422
  3. Texas18,541
  4. Pennsylvania13,059

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Michigan83.4
  2. Delaware83.1
  3. Oregon84.4
  4. Oklahoma82.5

The largest states

  1. New York22,962
  2. Florida19,422
  3. Texas18,541
  4. Pennsylvania13,059
  5. Ohio10,831

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.