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 5 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. Colleen Channick, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041023043775
  2. Jessica ChannickLos Angeles, CA 900951053816892
  3. Harold Chapman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431831153741
  4. Burt Charuworn, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041508899808
  5. Alan Chausow, MDMountain View, CA 940401801983457
  6. Bahman Chavoshan, MDLong Beach, CA 908131255480661
  7. Hung Che, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901619991262
  8. Jose Checa, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041700988003
  9. Annie Chen, MDIrvine, CA 926181043771173
  10. Hubert Chen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431215042957
  11. Tsung Chang Chen, M.D.Cupertino, CA 950141669546651
  12. Tze-Ming Chen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151215092705
  13. Christopher Cheng, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371194228957
  14. George Cheng, MD PHDSan Diego, CA 921031316174568
  15. Glena Cheng, MDBellflower, CA 907061508933474
  16. Ka Ling (karin) Cheung, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981881643831
  17. Laveena Chhatwani, MDStanford, CA 943051841278652
  18. Chidinma Chima-Melton, MDGardena, CA 902471306161625
  19. Justin Ching, DOSan Diego, CA 921031780057463
  20. Derek Chinn, DOSan Diego, CA 921211932697174
  21. Alexander Cho, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA 913671790911592
  22. June Choe, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331497104236
  23. Christine Choi, DOLos Angeles, CA 900331407353865
  24. Joon Young Choi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900891629519889
  25. David Chooljian, M.D., J.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571861667503
  26. Jatinder Chopra, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741659387652
  27. Ravi Chopra, MDPlacerville, CA 956671801059472
  28. Sawtantra Chopra, MDModesto, CA 953551720173412
  29. Sydney Choslovsky, MDSan Jose, CA 951121053358531
  30. Tina Chou, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031508942780
  31. Walter Chou, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031477824498
  32. Ara Chrissian, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541316055064
  33. Katerina Christopoulos, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA 941101902887847
  34. Jason Chu, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381972521060
  35. Shan Chu, MDMonterey Park, CA 917541760477939
  36. Willy Chua, MDPlacentia, CA 928701326009275
  37. Karan Chugh, MDRoseville, CA 956611942588553
  38. Elizabeth Chuy, M.D.San Jacinto, CA 925831033415773
  39. David Claman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151487605465
  40. Samuel Clark, M.D.San Diego, CA 921041689611709
  41. Michael Cleary, M.D.Redding, CA 960011548374952
  42. Steven Cocciardi, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958251760725618
  43. Max Cohen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431801280466
  44. Samuel Cohen, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481366700700
  45. Stella Cohen, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561225314818
  46. Clinton Colaco, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932405081
  47. Mario Cole, MDSalinas, CA 939011356328991
  48. Thomas Cole, M.D.Fresno, CA 937221073705919
  49. Lorraine Coli, MDFontana, CA 923351306913124
  50. Henri G Colt, MDOrange, CA 928681295815389

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.