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 88 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. Janet ChiouBenicia, CA 945101932511961
  2. Shiuh-Dong ChiouRiverside, CA 925051386945160
  3. Victoria Chipeva, PHARMDGlendale, CA 912011487292942
  4. Desiree Chipman, PHARM.DStockton, CA 952051114200367
  5. Hovannes ChirishyanBurbank, CA 915051225743263
  6. Victor Chirkin, RPHSuisun City, CA 945851366846487
  7. Swarain Chitale, RPHNovato, CA 949491083371322
  8. Michael ChitgianPanorama City, CA 914021467295733
  9. Fereshteh Chitsaz, PHARMACISTMission Viejo, CA 926921811405723
  10. Aasmitha Chitturi, PHARMDPomona, CA 917671205546587
  11. Alice Chiu, PHARM.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061659869782
  12. Anthony Chiu, PHARMDMoreno Valley, CA 925531497595995
  13. Catherine Chiu, PHARMDSan Diego, CA 921031891152021
  14. Catherine Chiu, RPHLaguna Niguel, CA 926771811498744
  15. Charlene Chiu, PHARM.D.Los Angeles, CA 900891124338108
  16. Christine Chiu, PHARMDSan Diego, CA 921221487513214
  17. Chun Chiu, RPHLancaster, CA 935361639478423
  18. Clever Chiu, PHARMDSan Francisco, CA 941431922983295
  19. Darlene Chiu, RPHAmerican Canyon, CA 945031760747158
  20. Eric Chiu, PHARMDLos Angeles, CA 900481457808842
  21. Eric Chiu, RPHSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751720307515
  22. Gene Chiu, PHARM.D.Santa Ana, CA 927031710534599
  23. Hilda Chiu, PHARM.D.San Jose, CA 951281447308192
  24. Hsiang-Lin Chiu, PHARMDSan Leandro, CA 945771619843612
  25. Jeffrey ChiuSan Francisco, CA 941091083434443
  26. John ChiuSan Francisco, CA 941121437432143
  27. Keith Chiu, PHARMDSan Jose, CA 951231386348399
  28. Kristina Chiu, PHARMDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801548090996
  29. Lisa ChiuSan Francisco, CA 941081770866022
  30. Lorenz Chiu, RPHSan Jose, CA 951161124380043
  31. Peter Chiu, RPHLong Beach, CA 908151962875625
  32. Peter ChiuSan Francisco, CA 941211902438237
  33. Roger Chiu, PHARM. DPasadena, CA 911061457573107
  34. Ronny Chiu, PHARMDVacaville, CA 956871306118245
  35. Sean Chiu, PHARMACISTAnaheim, CA 928011568570992
  36. Sharon Chiu, PHARMDSan Francisco, CA 941341073094991
  37. Stephanie ChiuSan Clemente, CA 926731780119289
  38. Timothy Chiu, PHARM.D.Antioch, CA 945311518261650
  39. Vivian Chiu, PHARM.D.El Monte, CA 917331639574205
  40. Yu Ting Chiu, PHARMDArcadia, CA 910061467933242
  41. Yunwen Chiu, PHARMDWalnut Creek, CA 945971760866859
  42. Brigitte Chiu-Ngu, RPHSacramento, CA 958231205925294
  43. Peggy Chiu-Wong, PHARMDSan Bruno, CA 940661588103543
  44. Anietie Chizea, PHARMDSacramento, CA 958211316356447
  45. John ChladekUkiah, CA 954821013497411
  46. Hayk ChlasianBurbank, CA 915041528605458
  47. Anahit Chlasyan, PHARMDEagle Rock, CA 900411669765392
  48. Susan Chmait, PHARM.D.Harbor City, CA 907101760553002
  49. Adam Cho, PHARM.D.Monrovia, CA 910161578899449
  50. Adriana Cho, PHARM.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061194872788

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.