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 18 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. Vani Velkuru, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381811174428
  2. Kumar Venkat, MDAnaheim, CA 928071255489076
  3. R Swamy Venuturupalli, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111063437648
  4. Maedeh VeysehUnion City, CA 945871891256467
  5. Priya VijRoseville, CA 956611487073425
  6. Michael Vincent, M.D., PH.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913201154341220
  7. Amneet Virk Dulai, MDFresno, CA 937201992911309
  8. Elizabeth Volkmann, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951932336955
  9. Suncica Volkov, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951689787327
  10. Anusha Vuppala, MDStockton, CA 952041659724367
  11. Elizabeth Wahl, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101215100557
  12. Daniel Wallace, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111982608717
  13. Lei Wang, MDWoodland, CA 956951497173355
  14. Carly Wanglin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431013594035
  15. Saleem Waraich, M.D.Placentia, CA 928701164601332
  16. Daniel Watrous, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911841246568
  17. Jack Waxman, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051104824994
  18. Hans Weber, MDLancaster, CA 935341508894361
  19. Paul Wehrle, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911033197835
  20. Monica WeiWalnut Creek, CA 945971417450214
  21. Charles Weidmann, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051851372288
  22. Assa Weinberg, MDLos Angeles, CA 900281528080090
  23. Alan Weinberger, M.DLos Angeles, CA 900481124015011
  24. Jason Weiner, MDSan Diego, CA 921341164717740
  25. Steven Weiner, M.D.Woodland Hills, CA 913671063402956
  26. Peter Weis, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371639140296
  27. Michael Weisman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481093784670
  28. Arthur Weiss, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431194780817
  29. Travis Welsh, MDVentura, CA 930031821591611
  30. Haoling Weng, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951679591614
  31. Seon WhangLos Angeles, CA 900201043305394
  32. Donald Whisler, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051639516149
  33. Stephen White, MDWest Hills, CA 913071841202793
  34. Kenneth Wiesner, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958251033287545
  35. Gary Williams, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371982643441
  36. Barton Wise, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171518132059
  37. Leanna Wise, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331881013548
  38. Robert Wiskocil, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981992883094
  39. David Wofsy, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431619932886
  40. Andrew Wong, M.D.Sylmar, CA 913421427137967
  41. Jessica Wong, MDWhittier, CA 906021437736550
  42. Maida Wong, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951922298553
  43. Neil Wood, MDAuburn, CA 956031265542757
  44. Cheryl Wright, M.D.San Diego, CA 921271790896140
  45. Joel Wright, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331215508072
  46. Anny Wu, D.O.Ukiah, CA 954821891115564
  47. David Wu, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981023015484
  48. Katherine WuDublin, CA 945681881013035
  49. Ying Wu, MDMountain View, CA 940401225329303
  50. Chen Xie, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171528452448

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.