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 31 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. Blair Fingerhut, LCSWRedwood City, CA 940631922300433
  2. Amanda Fink, OTR/LSan Clemente, CA 926731275814378
  3. Carol First, MDWest Hills, CA 913071417971185
  4. Nathan Fischel-Ghodsian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481871551093
  5. George Fischmann, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561437187176
  6. Amanda FishSan Bernardino, CA 924081306179536
  7. Christine Fisher, PTFairfield, CA 945331073840096
  8. David Fisher, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081093811622
  9. David Fisher, M.D.Antioch, CA 945091053337113
  10. John FisherYorba Linda, CA 928861447653423
  11. Patrick Fitzgerald, ATCSan Mateo, CA 944021174589253
  12. Alice FitzwaterPetaluma, CA 949541841765666
  13. James Fitzwater, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161568517555
  14. Kevin Flaig, M.D.Murrieta, CA 925621427048321
  15. David Flanagan, M.D.Oakland, CA 946011417913831
  16. Jo FlanaganSan Bernardino, CA 924041376541037
  17. Renee Flanagan, M.A.Upland, CA 917861245418896
  18. Tommie Flashman, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111619973922
  19. Flaxie Fletcher, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621215956503
  20. Nadia Fletcher, CMTVacaville, CA 956881922171388
  21. Kim Fliege, OTR/LMenlo Park, CA 940251578912978
  22. Boyd Flinders, M.D.Burbank, CA 915051548222771
  23. Darcy Flint, DPT, OCSNewport Beach, CA 926601275803959
  24. Constance FlorendoEl Sobrante, CA 948031053268276
  25. Antoniette FloresSan Francisco, CA 941021932521028
  26. Arturo FloresModesto, CA 953541053478347
  27. Candida FloresFresno, CA 937261639511272
  28. Carmen FloresSan Francisco, CA 941021568819936
  29. Josefina Flores, CRNALoma Linda, CA 923541255448585
  30. Kendra FloresLong Beach, CA 908051730215815
  31. Rosemary Flores, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA 913611871593095
  32. Juan Floriano MunizSacramento, CA 958171275349631
  33. Jose FloridaLa Crescenta, CA 912141356731533
  34. Cayla Flowers, BSSan Jose, CA 951391902976525
  35. Edwin Floyd, M.S.,D.C.(D.I.M.)Los Angeles, CA 900451740595685
  36. Pauletta FloydLos Angeles, CA 900591700194891
  37. Tracie FloydSan Francisco, CA 941031972027902
  38. Mathias Fobi, MD FACSHawaiian Gardens, CA 907161235282864
  39. Peter Fodor, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900671275675233
  40. Baruch Fogel, M.D.Irvine, CA 926121184754343
  41. William Foley, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011700856598
  42. Raymond Folmar, M.D.Irvine, CA 926031538243308
  43. Emily Fonda, MD MMMOrange, CA 928681033532254
  44. Gigi FongSan Francisco, CA 941101750845087
  45. Sandra FongSan Francisco, CA 941211588014526
  46. Gloria FordSan Leandro, CA 945781801169149
  47. Mary Ford, MDHermosa Beach, CA 902541700951142
  48. Veronique-Isabelle Forest, M.D., M.SC., FRCSCStanford, CA 943051467591222
  49. Raymond ForneyModesto, CA 953541811054562
  50. Cynthia Forsthoff, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061841250719

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.