NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician in California

150 NPPES records list plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician with a practice address in California, 0.4 per 100,000 residents, the 5th highest rate of 45. Los Angeles and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 1 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207YX0007X · 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, 21

  1. Los Angeles21
  2. San Diego12
  3. Anaheim9
  4. Fontana9
  5. Bellflower8

Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician records in California

  1. Sarah Akkina, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051467847467
  2. Sassan Alavi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921091023170131
  3. David Aroesty, MDNorth Hollywood, CA 916021740345503
  4. Ronaldo Ballecer, MDFresno, CA 937201194941641
  5. Alex Battaglia, MDSan Diego, CA 921201457410037
  6. Gary Bellack, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481750442448
  7. Tania Benjamin, MDCastro Valley, CA 945461093276131
  8. Yuro Berkovic, MDBurbank, CA 915051619102191
  9. Andrew Berman, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111427172709
  10. Paul Bernstein, MDSan Diego, CA 921201841367737
  11. Louis Brennan, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771154636769
  12. Todd Broberg, MDSan Diego, CA 921201174682777
  13. Jeffery Broffman, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051659543247
  14. Gabriel Calzada, MDBellflower, CA 907061508016940
  15. Patrick CarpenterSan Francisco, CA 941151154718179
  16. Donald Carter, M.D.Merced, CA 953481083634364
  17. Kesenee Chaiyaphruk, MDHarbor City, CA 907101255483624
  18. Chumnong Chantra, MDBellflower, CA 907061356412258
  19. Jason Chau, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041316176852
  20. Vincent Chen, MDAnaheim, CA 928061962562165
  21. David Cheng, MDBellflower, CA 907061003964065
  22. Seng Chiou, MDFontana, CA 923351841361722
  23. Rajesh Chopra, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101558395590
  24. Shamit Chopra, M.B.B.S, M.S.Sacramento, CA 958171831319326
  25. Harold Chow, MDBaldwin Park, CA 917061164593190
  26. Michael Chow, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431700349958
  27. David Conrad, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401952546384
  28. Dennis Crockett, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911356362800
  29. Roberto Cueva, MDSan Diego, CA 921201497814024
  30. Frederic Di Tirro, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271982775912
  31. Ngon Dinh, DOSan Jose, CA 951161730156027
  32. Denise Dru, MDPanorama City, CA 914021548329154
  33. Tasia Economou, MDLos Angeles, CA 900341811045891
  34. Bruce Edens, MDSan Diego, CA 921201699842583
  35. Gary Feinberg, M.D.Riverside, CA 925061730187881
  36. Arthur Fenn, MDGreenbrae, CA 949041043378409
  37. Terry FleckLoma Linda, CA 923541689846388
  38. Gabriel Gabarain, MDRiverside, CA 925061184971194
  39. Richard Galich, MDGlendora, CA 917411649260803
  40. Abby Gross, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271861569782
  41. Stephen Gugenheim, M.D.Napa, CA 945581174501340
  42. Manu Gujrati, MDOakland, CA 946111720230451
  43. Yarah Haidar, M.D.Orange, CA 928681851736235
  44. William Halsey, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371679544472
  45. Ronald Hebard, MDFontana, CA 923351467529305
  46. James Heinrich, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911053321000
  47. Meir Hershcovitch, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071427283340
  48. Shelley Hill, MDPanorama City, CA 914021073662359
  49. Erika HoSan Diego, CA 921341326573593
  50. Kwang Hong, MDBakersfield, CA 933011063613941

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207YX0007X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 5 of 45 per resident

  1. Nebraska0.5
  2. District of Columbia0.4
  3. Colorado0.4
  4. California0.4
  5. Utah0.4
  6. Arizona0.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207YX0007X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

71.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 78.7% 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. California71.3%
  2. United States78.7%

Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file107 of 150 · 71.3% here, 78.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file81 · 54.0% here, 62.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more114 · 76.0% here, 53.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1995 · the 81 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207YX0007X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

150 NPPES records list plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physician (207YX0007X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.4 per 100,000 residents against 0.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 21 of them (14%).

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. Florida40
  2. Texas40
  3. New York36
  4. Minnesota29

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Utah0.4
  2. Puerto Rico0.4
  3. Arizona0.4
  4. Arkansas0.4

The largest states

  1. Florida40
  2. Texas40
  3. New York36
  4. Minnesota29
  5. Arizona27

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.