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 32 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. Cecelia ForsytheAlta, CA 957011083733489
  2. Laronda FortenberrySan Francisco, CA 941241023540416
  3. Johanne Fortier Gonella, CPESanta Ana, CA 927051447934807
  4. Junior Fortune, P.AInglewood, CA 903031891715363
  5. Edward Forward, CRNARiverside, CA 925081093902447
  6. Lindsay FossattiRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881346255122
  7. Erina Foster, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171518987684
  8. Lawrence Foster, MDSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501972626273
  9. Olivia FosterSan Francisco, CA 941031922893866
  10. Sage FosterOakland, CA 946091497877914
  11. Cedric Fotso TagnySan Francisco, CA 941031548570633
  12. Alyssa FowldsSacramento, CA 958171770479420
  13. Marie Fowler, MBAPasadena, CA 911071902096993
  14. Randall Fowler JrJurupa Valley, CA 925091386243566
  15. Arthur Fox, MDGardena, CA 902471730160714
  16. Loretta Fox, PH.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011396964284
  17. Dominique Fradin-Read, M.D.,MPHLos Angeles, CA 900251851488316
  18. Madeleine FraixOakland, CA 946091356019418
  19. Elise FrancisOakland, CA 946031770025330
  20. Kelly Francis, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081497719504
  21. David Francisco, MD., PH.D.Mountain View, CA 940401326072885
  22. Teresita FranciscoSan Francisco, CA 941031710313838
  23. Gloria FrancoSan Diego, CA 921231427371715
  24. Brian Frank, ATRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881275734170
  25. Phillip Frankel, M.D.Inglewood, CA 903011962408070
  26. Reina Frankfort, L.M.T.Oakland, CA 946111629232525
  27. Kathleen FraserOakland, CA 946121275887184
  28. Bradley Frasier, MDOceanside, CA 920561013932045
  29. Michael Fratkin, MDEureka, CA 955011508892738
  30. Alice Frausto, M.D.Glendale, CA 912061386798486
  31. Jonathan Freed, M.D.Auburn, CA 956031932200292
  32. Roger Freed, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231154437200
  33. Karyn FreerSan Francisco, CA 941091952062531
  34. Alexandra FreibergSanta Rosa, CA 954071730934712
  35. Fuad Freiha, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041558387795
  36. Joseph Freitas, M.DBrawley, CA 922271265528871
  37. Travis FreitasSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011093126732
  38. Robert Freundlich, M.D.Encino, CA 914361881692093
  39. Carol Frey, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661083751382
  40. Jane Frey, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031922005297
  41. Misha Freyaldenhoven, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011437352739
  42. David Friedman, M.D., PH.DCulver City, CA 902301215085659
  43. Michael Friedman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031336338458
  44. Ronald Friedman, M.D.Westlake Village, CA 913621811069982
  45. Claude Friedmann, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051558325621
  46. Jackie Friedrikson, CMTManteca, CA 953361972870988
  47. Alyssa FritzBerkeley, CA 947031205544822
  48. Tatiana Fromlak, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611184669988
  49. Bridget Fryer, OTR/LValencia, CA 913551952622177
  50. Pavla Fryer, P.T.Stanford, CA 943051841403094

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.