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 80 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. Elisabeth Pollard-Gensberg, OTR/LMonterey, CA 939401871765818
  2. Lee PollockColfax, CA 957131730595448
  3. Yelena PomazanSan Rafael, CA 949031992208136
  4. Leebo PomeleSan Jose, CA 951261639535222
  5. Linda Pon, CRNAOakland, CA 946021750571659
  6. Elizabeth PonceOakland, CA 946011780729624
  7. Michelle PonseMarysville, CA 959011649832726
  8. Allyson Ponsford, OTR/LLa Jolla, CA 920371770940348
  9. Raman Poola, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071669493862
  10. Jessica PooleNewport Beach, CA 926601184351454
  11. Kishor Popat, M. D.Santa Maria, CA 934541245370105
  12. Jay Pope, PHDFresno, CA 937111831204999
  13. Bruce Porfilio, PH.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902121841569191
  14. Paris PorterSan Jose, CA 951221083320253
  15. David Porzio, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601457391740
  16. Vilma PosadasSan Francisco, CA 941071871761650
  17. Hanna PoseySacramento, CA 958171770467292
  18. Lucy Posey, CFP, CNCNovato, CA 949471942464763
  19. Shannon Poti, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171356579379
  20. Sarah Potoczny, MPTSanta Cruz, CA 950601508930348
  21. Julie PotrykusFairfield, CA 945331255815403
  22. Nancy Poulalion, PTANewport Beach, CA 926601154522506
  23. Summer Pountney, DPTSolana Beach, CA 920751235273459
  24. Olga Poveda SerranoSan Francisco, CA 941101720589948
  25. Benjamin PowellOceanside, CA 920541992914915
  26. Chantel Powell, OTR/LOceanside, CA 920561750612461
  27. Lora PowellBerkeley, CA 947091356476931
  28. Richard Powell, M.D.Chico, CA 959261144390469
  29. Scott Powell, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041730225665
  30. Susanne Powell, M.D.Davis, CA 956161275584500
  31. James Powers, MDSan Diego, CA 921031629059100
  32. James Powers, CAS INTERNNevada City, CA 959591326172354
  33. Arudi Prabhakar, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421396710075
  34. Uzziel PradoSan Francisco, CA 941021215359351
  35. Veronica PradoBeverly Hills, CA 902101366130478
  36. Steven Prager, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011952304842
  37. Mary PratherLakeport, CA 954531619451986
  38. Daniel Pratt, MSWHayward, CA 945411588874515
  39. Jana Pratt, PACRedding, CA 960011598860355
  40. John Prekezes, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701891911491
  41. Dean Presley, CA LICENSE NO. L9737Hayward, CA 945441053022319
  42. Jaime PrestonGlendale, CA 912011851727127
  43. Selina Preston, CSOMSan Diego, CA 921281265034409
  44. Catherine Price, C.A., C.M.T.Merced, CA 953401801933346
  45. Benita PriestleySeaside, CA 939551881423275
  46. Jeanette PrinceLancaster, CA 935341407518269
  47. Moniqua PrinceSanta Ana, CA 927051972312841
  48. Donald Prolo, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281467420976
  49. Beth ProsnitzSan Francisco, CA 941021760259964
  50. Stephen Prover, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051902860539

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.