NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pulmonary Disease Physician in California

1,443 NPPES records list pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in California, 3.7 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 15 of 29.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RP1001X · 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, 153

  1. Los Angeles153
  2. San Diego100
  3. San Francisco96
  4. Stanford50
  5. Sacramento47

Pulmonary Disease Physician records in California

  1. David Law, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531821194572
  2. James Law, M.D.Orange, CA 928681861460370
  3. Edward Lawton, M.D..Fullerton, CA 928351801882261
  4. Hoang Le, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081104886241
  5. Huan Le, M.D.San Diego, CA 921151780797381
  6. Minh Le, MDSalinas, CA 939011508252180
  7. Richard Le, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481528285012
  8. Tammy Le, MDAnaheim, CA 928011417273830
  9. Lorriana Leard, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431366459422
  10. Andrew Lechner, M.D., PH.D.San Francisco, CA 941431770045023
  11. Ann Lee, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051619960556
  12. Chiu-Fu Lee, MDBellflower, CA 907061083632574
  13. Christina Lee, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031780900027
  14. David Lee, M.D.Temecula, CA 925921528015906
  15. Elinor Lee, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951376838987
  16. Hwa Lee, MDAnaheim, CA 928041225136435
  17. Kevin Lee, MDLivermore, CA 945501245230333
  18. Michael Lee, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101841637162
  19. Stephen Lee, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231760430995
  20. Steven Lee, D.O.Fontana, CA 923351912000829
  21. Young Lee, M.D.Corona, CA 928821194889972
  22. Irene Leech, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131497853592
  23. Gary Leeds, MDAuburn, CA 956031417930967
  24. Lewis Lehman, MDMill Valley, CA 949411255616314
  25. Thomas Lei, MDSan Jose, CA 951161225001027
  26. Gary Lekander, MDHealdsburg, CA 954481174697783
  27. John Lemoine, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231073505707
  28. Nicholas LeveroneWildomar, CA 925951407388564
  29. David Levine, MDSan Diego, CA 921201003964073
  30. Deborah Levine, MDStanford, CA 943051831206804
  31. Gerald Levine, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151578686119
  32. Michael Levine, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951356415285
  33. Michael Lewis, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481801824941
  34. Brett Ley, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431538494620
  35. Jinghong Li, MDSan Diego, CA 921031619014479
  36. Shiqian Li, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331659734267
  37. Ni-Cheng Liang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031760666945
  38. Hung-I Liao, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011346623550
  39. Shu-Yi Liao, M.D.,MPH.,MS.,SCDLos Angeles, CA 900951740623404
  40. Glenn LibbyLong Beach, CA 908061609832328
  41. Cole Liberator, M. D.Torrance, CA 905051912261736
  42. Julian Lichter, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031215957527
  43. Janice Liebler, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331962438622
  44. Peter Liebling, MDSan Diego, CA 921201114201282
  45. Laura Likar, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651649205733
  46. Rosemarie Lim, M.D.National City, CA 919501841303419
  47. Chunrong Lin, M.B.B.SStanford, CA 943051699087833
  48. Gary LinMountain View, CA 940401811315534
  49. Jason Lin, MDSan Bernardino, CA 924041588634059
  50. Joseph Lin, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051720136807

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RP1001X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa3.9
  2. Arizona3.8
  3. South Carolina3.8
  4. California3.7
  5. Oklahoma3.7
  6. Arkansas3.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RP1001X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

84.4% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.0% 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. California84.4%
  2. United States85.0%

Pulmonary Disease Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,218 of 1,443 · 84.4% here, 85.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,062 · 73.6% here, 74.9% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more795 · 55.1% here, 53.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 1,061 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RP1001X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,443 NPPES records list pulmonary disease physician (207RP1001X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 3.7 per 100,000 residents against 4.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 153 of them (11%).

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 York1,230
  2. Florida1,045
  3. Texas967
  4. Pennsylvania779

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma3.7
  2. Arkansas3.7
  3. South Carolina3.8
  4. Hawaii3.6

The largest states

  1. New York1,230
  2. Florida1,045
  3. Texas967
  4. Pennsylvania779
  5. Ohio659

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.