NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Specialist in California

5,749 NPPES records list specialist with a practice address in California, 15 per 100,000 residents, the 19th highest rate of 51. San Francisco and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 101 of 115.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 174400000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

San Francisco has the most, 666

  1. San Francisco666
  2. Los Angeles301
  3. Sacramento241
  4. San Diego207
  5. Oakland198

Specialist records in California

  1. Foad Taghdiri, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041275379299
  2. Parviz Taheri, M.D.Pacoima, CA 913311275564775
  3. Hamid Tahery, M.D.Encino, CA 914361881865178
  4. Thomas TaitSan Francisco, CA 941031205478229
  5. Kevin Takao, MPTDublin, CA 945681922189471
  6. Dimitra Takos, PSY.D.San Diego, CA 921011982841953
  7. Maria-Teresa TalatalaSylmar, CA 913421831589001
  8. Annie Talbot, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051962737205
  9. Yahya Talieh, M.D.Modesto, CA 953551780624619
  10. Schuman Tam, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941211184674400
  11. Mark Tamarin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451851340731
  12. Vincent Tamariz, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900461194776476
  13. Joana Tamayo, M.D.Glendale, CA 912081235106188
  14. Daniel TanSan Francisco, CA 941021700444346
  15. Jia Lin TanSan Francisco, CA 941021528840907
  16. Joyce Tan, PTPasadena, CA 911051609102581
  17. Wei Tan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171013173954
  18. Jenine Tanabe, M.D.Marysville, CA 959011558466680
  19. Amal Tanagho, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481154538023
  20. Earvin Jay TanedoBerkeley, CA 947041093545089
  21. Julie TanenbaumEureka, CA 955031184948945
  22. Siu Tang, MDIrvine, CA 926971265792543
  23. Xiannan Tang, MD PHDRoseville, CA 956611952669285
  24. Vijaya Tangella, M.D.Merced, CA 953481902024623
  25. Jaime Tannenbaum, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701467419226
  26. Karen TannerOakland, CA 946071174722094
  27. Eleanor TannisOakland, CA 946121033436803
  28. Noelani Tanouye, OTR/LN Hollywood, CA 916061992954614
  29. Riza Tantoco, RDHOntario, CA 917621851098974
  30. Dilip Tapadiya, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081275607350
  31. Ashley TapleyModesto, CA 953501790138725
  32. Mark Tapscott, D.O.San Diego, CA 921201003831041
  33. Jennifer TashjianSacramento, CA 958171528874773
  34. James Tate, M.D.Redding, CA 960011497759948
  35. James Tate, MDRedding, CA 960011649254426
  36. Mallory Tate, MDSan Diego, CA 921101447644497
  37. Claudia TatumSan Francisco, CA 941241942734660
  38. Richard Taw, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041255333407
  39. David Tay, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381962440263
  40. Danielle TaylorSan Francisco, CA 941051215424262
  41. J Taylor, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531285699470
  42. Jemal TaylorSan Francisco, CA 941241164190815
  43. Joseph Taylor, MDPollock Pines, CA 957261932295714
  44. Keith TaylorAlbany, CA 947061710011143
  45. Leslie Taylor, PH.DOakland, CA 946091093846073
  46. Nancy Taylor, M.D.Westlake Village, CA 913611063545952
  47. Oliver TaylorBerkeley, CA 947051255262234
  48. Gregory Tchejeyan, M.D., INCThousand Oaks, CA 913601689668188
  49. Paige Te VeldeMurrieta, CA 925621962992206
  50. Gary Tearston, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121225269442

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174400000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 19 of 51 per resident

  1. Massachusetts16
  2. West Virginia15
  3. Maryland15
  4. California15
  5. Minnesota15
  6. Delaware13
  7. 50 states and D.C.18

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174400000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

29.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 17.0% 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. California29.6%
  2. United States17.0%

Specialist records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,704 of 5,749 · 29.6% here, 17.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,076 · 18.7% here, 11.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more4,403 · 76.6% here, 77.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year1989 · the 1,075 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 174400000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

5,749 NPPES records list specialist (174400000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 15 per 100,000 residents against 18 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Francisco has 666 of them (12%).

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. Florida2,685
  2. Washington2,609
  3. Pennsylvania2,031
  4. Texas1,716

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Minnesota14.6
  2. Maryland15.2
  3. West Virginia15.4
  4. Massachusetts15.7

The largest states

  1. New York22,636
  2. Florida2,685
  3. Washington2,609
  4. Pennsylvania2,031
  5. Texas1,716

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.