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 4 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 Briganti, DOTorrance, CA 905021912534553
  2. Anjuli Brighton, MDLarkspur, CA 949391407110588
  3. Peter Brion, M.D.Daly City, CA 940151801896311
  4. Ian Britton, MDStanford, CA 943051508153024
  5. Alan Brooker, D.O.Rancho Cordova, CA 956701295082808
  6. Lawrence Brooks, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171780764472
  7. Christopher Brown, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151104900901
  8. Harvey Brown, MDLos Angeles, CA 900151235111717
  9. Jerome Brown, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241659305001
  10. Peter Browne, M.D.Arcadia, CA 910071730156670
  11. Adam Brownstein, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951164910949
  12. Thomas Brugman, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031194736637
  13. Nathan Brunner, MDStanford, CA 943051457601361
  14. Arun Budhraja, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926471538189873
  15. Russell Buhr, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951295059749
  16. Emiro Burbano, M.D.San Jose, CA 951161790752293
  17. Esteban Burchard, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101538262043
  18. Shabnam Burke, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920781427365576
  19. David Burns, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141386692390
  20. James Burrows, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041790872281
  21. Laura Butcher, MDSan Jose, CA 951191104902626
  22. Luke Buxton, DORedlands, CA 923731548792161
  23. Maria Ana Cabasag, FNP-CBakersfield, CA 933011881479749
  24. Elsa Camarillo, D.O.Orange, CA 928681194187781
  25. David Campisi, MDSan Pedro, CA 907321346221199
  26. James Caplan, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111992717037
  27. David Carlson, MDTravis Afb, CA 945351043292238
  28. John Carmody, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911061598732448
  29. Richard Casaburi, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021639149289
  30. Raymond Casciari, M.D.Orange, CA 928681467420273
  31. Ernesto Casillas, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431952832354
  32. Richard Castriotta, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331316971245
  33. Antonino Catanzaro, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031336174002
  34. George Caughey, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941211235150798
  35. John Chalison, MDLos Angeles, CA 900571215977780
  36. Richard Chalker, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940431255490744
  37. Jonathan Chan, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913611982016929
  38. Joseph Chan, MDAnaheim, CA 928071386711240
  39. Jayaraman Chandrasekhar, MDBakersfield, CA 933091134233851
  40. Anita Chandrasena, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940621255586988
  41. Brooke Chandrasoma, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051770785610
  42. Ching-Fei Chang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331740408665
  43. Elbert Chang, MDMontclair, CA 917631053417808
  44. Jesse Chang, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201366481863
  45. Jiwoon Chang, MDStanford, CA 943051952780694
  46. Moon Chang, MDPanorama City, CA 914021659429629
  47. Robert Chang, MDTorrance, CA 905051902885833
  48. Stephanie Chang, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111346809001
  49. William Chang, D.O.San Juan Capistrano, CA 926751417902149
  50. Anitha ChannabasavaiahSalida, CA 953681326156431

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.