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 65 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. M Polly McKinstry, M DLaguna Hills, CA 926531447269501
  2. Jasmine McLeod, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924041326025941
  3. Bruce McLucas, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101659415800
  4. Jeffrey McManus, M.D.Ojai, CA 930231376690586
  5. Fred McMooreMoreno Valley, CA 925531679991855
  6. Norman McMurry, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161215950977
  7. Kyra McNattSan Diego, CA 921171174218895
  8. Henry McNeely, M.D.Carmichael, CA 956081841213683
  9. Douglas McNeil, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401841363934
  10. April McNeillAlta, CA 957011720232770
  11. Carolyn McNitt, PTLos Angeles, CA 900491134459126
  12. Earl McOmber, M.D.Stockton, CA 952101962436139
  13. Lisa McWatersEureka, CA 955011558219907
  14. Aiyana Meadows, PTFortuna, CA 955401285818997
  15. Arcenia MedinaPalmdale, CA 935501750152815
  16. Elizabeth MedinaSan Jose, CA 951261285180844
  17. Hazel MedranoSouth Pasadena, CA 910301538567631
  18. Ethan Mee, LEBerkeley, CA 947051932064755
  19. Alexis MeeksWalnut Creek, CA 945981184317588
  20. Vahe Meghrouni, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601699045831
  21. Aminder Mehdi, MDStockton, CA 952041780612507
  22. Khosrow Mehrany, M.D.Modesto, CA 953501235123142
  23. Maurice Mehrban, MD., ESQ.Los Angeles, CA 900251902027626
  24. Anil Mehta, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011992718852
  25. Chandrakant Mehta, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431326093402
  26. Ketan Mehta, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051942331608
  27. Michelle MeiSan Francisco, CA 941091023892460
  28. Steven Meier, MDOrange, CA 928681104856582
  29. Krystal MejiaLos Angeles, CA 900591225376114
  30. Marbely MejiaBay Point, CA 945651376490664
  31. Hooman Melamed, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121447350053
  32. Deborah Melendez, L.EGlendale, CA 912061144076977
  33. Cynthia MelgozaSan Francisco, CA 941021871915884
  34. Frank Melgoza, M.D.Mather, CA 956551417197914
  35. Sylva MelkonianSan Francisco, CA 941321336792050
  36. Viken Melkonian, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911932154721
  37. Vahe Melkonyan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031073664934
  38. James Mellema, MDLos Gatos, CA 950321376582528
  39. Kim Mellinger, PTTehachapi, CA 935611316117518
  40. Melinda MelmothBeverly Hills, CA 902101639804271
  41. Eli Meltzer, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231780602300
  42. Paul Meltzer, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051982609145
  43. Frank MemsSan Jose, CA 951261902506835
  44. Mark MenchavezSan Francisco, CA 941021619390994
  45. Esmeralda MenciasNorwalk, CA 906501528446960
  46. Veena Menda, M.DSan Clemente, CA 926731427398718
  47. Christian Mende, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371518983915
  48. Elizabeth Mendoza, B.A..Modesto, CA 953501699127654
  49. Evelyn Mendoza, M.D.Hemet, CA 925431558368605
  50. Fortunata Mendoza, M.D.Diamond Bar, CA 917651568499317

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.