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 16 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. Kim Linares, MDDana Point, CA 926291851484968
  2. Steven Linder, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041174542161
  3. James Lineback, MDOrange, CA 928681922210087
  4. Andrea Ling, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651699099192
  5. Jose Lira, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919141356319446
  6. Michael Littner, M.D.Sepulveda, CA 913431295789592
  7. Bert LiuPasadena, CA 911051437511607
  8. Jonathan Liu, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431992281851
  9. Stephen Liu, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928061275858292
  10. Tracey Liu, MDPleasanton, CA 945881639639693
  11. Vincent Liu, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161073708541
  12. Guy Livnat, MDGreenbrae, CA 949041881682656
  13. Drew Logue, M.D.Modesto, CA 953501629001524
  14. Javier Longoria, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031538397765
  15. Stewart Lonky, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451033145941
  16. Dana Loo, MDHarbor City, CA 907101255408274
  17. Angelena Lopez, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481073926275
  18. Melissa Lopez-Bermejo, MDFreedom, CA 950191548360084
  19. Hollyann LouiLos Angeles, CA 900951942837067
  20. Samuel Louie, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171811972920
  21. James Louisell, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651669735916
  22. Michelle Low, DOLarkspur, CA 949391285294322
  23. William Lowery, M.D.Alameda, CA 945011053416230
  24. Martha Lozano, MDChula Vista, CA 919141609845627
  25. Chong-Ping Lu, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431013098516
  26. Erick Lu, D.O.Monterey Park, CA 917541417278359
  27. Jerry Lu, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671164685624
  28. Laura Lubarsky, M.DSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011639155468
  29. Richard Lubman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331396771739
  30. Caryn Lum, MDOakland, CA 946121497738884
  31. Michael Luu, D.O.Vallejo, CA 945901235244146
  32. Florante Luzano, MDLos Alamitos, CA 907201538128459
  33. Raquel Lyn, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051023437530
  34. Joseph Lynch, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951396764247
  35. Matthew LyonsWalnut Creek, CA 945981457714933
  36. Ming-Tyh Maa, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981073718722
  37. Anirudh Madabhushi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951134783970
  38. Darren Maehara, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361700145265
  39. Ramyar Mahdavi, M.D.Glendale, CA 912011346481645
  40. Toby Maher, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331982221958
  41. Anoop Maheshwari, M.D.Corona, CA 928821114944824
  42. Asif Mahmood, M.DPasadena, CA 911051649371832
  43. Thomas Mahrer, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271174682751
  44. Stanley Majcher, M.D., FACPWest Covina, CA 917901306974522
  45. Gordon Mak, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051447330725
  46. Joseph Mak, DOSan Francisco, CA 941431629537774
  47. Carlos Makabali, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401104893072
  48. Samir Makani, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031043385685
  49. Tyronda Malcolm, MDOakland, CA 946021538465307
  50. Mohammad MalekzadeganRiverside, CA 925051881085207

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.