NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in California

926 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in California, 2.4 per 100,000 residents, the 20th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 10 of 19.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · 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, 93

  1. Los Angeles93
  2. San Francisco64
  3. San Diego42
  4. Sacramento27
  5. Stanford25

Rheumatology Physician records in California

  1. George Lawry, MDOrange, CA 928681043208994
  2. Linda Lazar, DORiverside, CA 925061184999559
  3. Thang Le, MDUpland, CA 917861760559819
  4. Cianna Leatherwood, MDRichmond, CA 948011003175746
  5. Chia-Chi Lee, M.D., M.P.H.Beverly Hills, CA 902111609221506
  6. Christine Lee, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111831452101
  7. David Lee, MDRiverside, CA 925051477602886
  8. Jennifer Lee, M.D.San Jose, CA 951191275519092
  9. Joo-Hyung Lee, MDOrange, CA 928681306891346
  10. Joshua Lee, MDOrange, CA 928681063974764
  11. Kristen Lee, MDSacramento, CA 958171134327398
  12. Sandy Lee, DOLa Palma, CA 906231013404912
  13. Sonwoo Lee, MDLos Angeles, CA 900201336168616
  14. Steve Lee, DOFontana, CA 923351336206358
  15. Susan Lee, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371386677045
  16. Wonuk Lee, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051386720092
  17. Yong Lee, MDCampbell, CA 950081497839864
  18. Christine Leehealey, MDIrvine, CA 926041316055809
  19. James Leek, MDRoseville, CA 956611659353530
  20. David Lehman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191255425724
  21. Randy Lehmer, MDAnaheim, CA 928071770654683
  22. Susan Lemon, DOSanta Barbara, CA 931101972645513
  23. Hisako LeungPleasanton, CA 945661194826354
  24. Jaclynn Levine, DOLos Angeles, CA 900271083118442
  25. Seymour Levine, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902111003828153
  26. Gerald Levy, MDBellflower, CA 907061386715209
  27. Joshua Levy, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031821191750
  28. Mauro Leyba Jr, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201730125105
  29. Sheila Lezcano, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331295098390
  30. Margaret Li, MDUnion City, CA 945871215025317
  31. Sophia Li, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571093965758
  32. Yi Li, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121730525999
  33. Zi Ying Li, M.DDaly City, CA 940151588160550
  34. Marc Lieberman, MDSalinas, CA 939011528159092
  35. Michael Liebling, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021386691376
  36. Khin Sandar Lim, M.DWildomar, CA 925951609280940
  37. Win Lim, MDModesto, CA 953561386718971
  38. Antony Lin, MDFontana, CA 923351740349323
  39. Celia Lin, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941211932393162
  40. Jan Lin, MDSan Jose, CA 951191841326386
  41. Janice Lin, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051427217223
  42. Paul Lin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451952614000
  43. Shao-Lee Lin, MDLos Angeles, CA 900741730108614
  44. Vania LinBerkeley, CA 947051457854242
  45. Elvira Lindwall, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913601881890713
  46. Dennis Liu, MDFolsom, CA 956301366554933
  47. Lucy LiuOakland, CA 946111346510575
  48. William Liu, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771013022722
  49. Peter Lloyd, M.D.Encinitas, CA 920241962717918
  50. Gitanjali LoboLoma Linda, CA 923501518456243

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 20 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri2.4
  2. Oregon2.4
  3. South Carolina2.4
  4. California2.4
  5. Nebraska2.3
  6. New Mexico2.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

81.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% 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. California81.3%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file753 of 926 · 81.3% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file643 · 69.4% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more571 · 61.7% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 641 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

926 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 2.4 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 93 of them (10%).

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 York599
  2. Texas545
  3. Florida494
  4. Pennsylvania413

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Carolina2.4
  2. Oregon2.4
  3. Nebraska2.3
  4. New Mexico2.3

The largest states

  1. New York599
  2. Texas545
  3. Florida494
  4. Pennsylvania413
  5. Massachusetts343

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.