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 108 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. Helen VukmanovicLos Angeles, CA 900571679962005
  2. Syam Vunnamadala, MDAnaheim, CA 928011508978909
  3. An VuongSan Francisco, CA 941171619421401
  4. Quyen VuongSan Francisco, CA 941031477238988
  5. Jayshree Vyas, M.D.Yorba Linda, CA 928871275502932
  6. Barton Wachs, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061366461832
  7. Bas Wafelbakker, DMDMorgan Hill, CA 950371487704433
  8. Tessa Waggoner, PTThousand Oaks, CA 913611003033846
  9. Robert Wagmeister, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041720014525
  10. Dimitra WagnerSan Francisco, CA 941271710390919
  11. Kendall Wagner, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351306888995
  12. Brian WagonerBeverly Hills, CA 902101952099061
  13. Mary Wahbah, M.D.Whittier, CA 906031790860963
  14. Monica Waidmann, MDNewbury Park, CA 913201396090379
  15. Robert Wailes, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920561154362630
  16. Eric Waki, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351306866462
  17. Emile Wakim, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481255493136
  18. Raphael Waknine, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927011306855903
  19. Milana Waksman, MPTValley Village, CA 916071679620827
  20. Ayanna Walden, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481316958028
  21. David Walden, ATCBerkeley, CA 947201972914224
  22. Glenn Waldman, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913611881665586
  23. Suzanne WaldorfModesto, CA 953501578704524
  24. Lawrence Waldrop, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201245264969
  25. Joseph Walker, P.T.Carlsbad, CA 920081285807123
  26. Megan WalkerAuburn, CA 956021114396017
  27. Shelita WalkerLong Beach, CA 908051659051324
  28. Wesley Walker, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431205972908
  29. Olukemi Wallace, M.D.Inglewood, CA 903051609804350
  30. Chris WallerRiverside, CA 925031235339896
  31. Corenna WallerFresno, CA 937021699079046
  32. Kelly Walsh, MS, ATC, LAT, PESSanta Barbara, CA 931061629285689
  33. Mary WalshSan Francisco, CA 941031578751103
  34. Patricia WalshSan Francisco, CA 941031891983946
  35. Mitchell WaltersSacramento, CA 958171619853470
  36. Gregory Waltner, MS, ATCSanta Barbara, CA 931061508921669
  37. Ann Walts, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481306843610
  38. Charles Walworth, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081629057625
  39. Jeremy Wampler, DPTBeaumont, CA 922231265845978
  40. Lawrence Wanetick, M.D. F.A.C.S.Walnut Creek, CA 945981255411104
  41. Chun Yeh Wang, MD.,PH.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761770728016
  42. Jeffrey Wang, MDVisalia, CA 932771316983596
  43. Joy Wang, M.D. D.M.D.Sunnyvale, CA 940871427110410
  44. Kim Wang, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161174615215
  45. Senlin WangArcadia, CA 910071629674080
  46. Shen Wang, M.DSan Diego, CA 921221710073481
  47. Shoubin WangNewbury Park, CA 913201952430621
  48. Sijan Wang, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481669479614
  49. Yang-Chegn Wang, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731053496638
  50. Zui-Shiang Wang, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541740339100

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.