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 49 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. Michael Kan, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321558414623
  2. Kym Kanaly, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911528089232
  3. David Kanamori, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091942297361
  4. Brent Kane, MDFresno, CA 937201093718785
  5. Dana Kang, MDArcadia, CA 910061982803813
  6. Ho Kang, M.D.Madera, CA 936371356349260
  7. Joyce KangSacramento, CA 958171285597229
  8. Sumanpreet Kang, B.AModesto, CA 953501780037713
  9. Young Kang, MDPleasanton, CA 945881720050529
  10. Simon Kangavari, M.D.Inglewood, CA 903011710984208
  11. Beatriz Kaniak, MDSan Diego, CA 921221235467630
  12. Lewis Kanter, M.D.Camarillo, CA 930101013910827
  13. Scott Kantor, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401295721686
  14. Jennifer Kao, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041689714248
  15. Lee-Chaun Kao, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481588647036
  16. Lily Kao, MDOakland, CA 946091386600484
  17. Malathy Kapali, MDSacramento, CA 958171023085867
  18. Ernest Kaplan, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943061134283625
  19. Harold Kaplan, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051700908142
  20. Jerold Kaplan, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051457375750
  21. Reed Kaplan, M.D.Menlo Park, CA 940251548476302
  22. Robin KaplanSan Diego, CA 921081447585427
  23. Neil Kaplowitz, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900891912197690
  24. Ashok Kar, M.D.Orange, CA 928681073653119
  25. Raffy KaramanoukianSanta Monica, CA 904041891859336
  26. Zarir Karanjawala, M.D., PH.D.Sacramento, CA 958161558415000
  27. Peter Karlsberg, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031063560605
  28. Dean Karnaze, MDStockton, CA 952041346276359
  29. James Karol, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091306840954
  30. Asha Kartha, M.D.Martinez, CA 945531801107354
  31. Sonya KashyapSan Francisco, CA 941151457444184
  32. Teresa Kasiarz, HISWoodland, CA 957761568680684
  33. Serge Kaska, M.D.San Marcos, CA 920691184661506
  34. Michael Kasman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161114046406
  35. Paul Kasnitz, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561477574580
  36. Babak Kasravi, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011194786426
  37. Robert Kass, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481922082916
  38. Garbis Kassabian, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451083692669
  39. Richard Katz, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241134331622
  40. Robert Katz, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111245270859
  41. Denese Kaufeldt Montano, P.T.Laguna Hills, CA 926531528274867
  42. Poornima Kaul, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091134301138
  43. Sanjay Kaul, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481790713071
  44. Amritpal KaurFolsom, CA 956301699593624
  45. Gurmanpreet KaurModesto, CA 953541407626609
  46. Shivinder Kaur, MDAlameda, CA 945011982881991
  47. Gerald Kavanagh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171679683882
  48. Carol Kawada, M.D.Redwood City, CA 940651104920651
  49. Susan Kawamoto, PTMill Valley, CA 949411215058615
  50. Alex Kawana, M.DWest Hollywood, CA 900481316951171

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.