NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgical Critical Care Physician in California

160 NPPES records list surgical critical care physician with a practice address in California, 0.4 per 100,000 residents, the 32nd highest rate of 50. Los Angeles and Sacramento have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 2 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 2086S0102X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Los Angeles has the most, 34

  1. Los Angeles34
  2. Sacramento15
  3. Fresno14
  4. San Diego11
  5. San Francisco8

Surgical Critical Care Physician records in California

  1. Areg Grigorian, MDOrange, CA 928681538579578
  2. Charles Guidry, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900431033346531
  3. Barre Guillen, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911326570797
  4. William Hampton, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071255374724
  5. David Handman, M.D.Fontana, CA 923351851587067
  6. Carl Hauser, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701831116425
  7. Sean Hickey, MDSan Diego, CA 921031952669699
  8. Sara Higginson, M.D.Fresno, CA 937211578852471
  9. Arthur Hill, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101184682486
  10. Natalie Hodges, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331588223879
  11. Michelle Hong, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541144858580
  12. Jason Hutzler, MDSacramento, CA 958171063035954
  13. Kenji InabaLos Angeles, CA 900331407991326
  14. David JeffcoachFresno, CA 937211972831287
  15. Aaron Jensen, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271154432482
  16. Steven Kaspick, MDCarmichael, CA 956081285011130
  17. Michael Katz, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291730342817
  18. Krista Kaups, MDFresno, CA 937211518077460
  19. Albert Kazi, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621962858290
  20. Reza Kermani, MDPalmdale, CA 935511295998300
  21. Dennis Kim, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951851680318
  22. Woon Cho KimSan Francisco, CA 941431306256516
  23. Ara Ko, M.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA 900481982061230
  24. Leslie Kobayashi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031255501474
  25. Cassandra KrauseLoma Linda, CA 923541720514284
  26. Emily Kreger, M.D.Fresno, CA 937011962780049
  27. Mark Kromer, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171255302493
  28. Sumit Kumar, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031811251929
  29. Anastasia Kunac, M.D.Moreno Valley, CA 925551184948861
  30. Edward KwonLos Angeles, CA 900331992029599
  31. Lydia Lam, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331366607467
  32. Eugenia Lee, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331548673379
  33. Tae Young Lee, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051740437375
  34. Michael Lekawa, MDOrange, CA 928681922188069
  35. Meghan Lewis, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331306010814
  36. Victoria Liang, MDFresno, CA 937211235768839
  37. Amy Liepert, MDSan Diego, CA 921031366611972
  38. Jordan LiliensteinFresno, CA 937211588997704
  39. David Litvak, MDTorrance, CA 905051750458758
  40. Bryan Love, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621124386909
  41. Brian Lugo, MDPasadena, CA 911051497911804
  42. Jacqueline Lykstad, DOFresno, CA 937211659990836
  43. Paul Maggio, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041093816001
  44. Meghan Mali, M.D., M.S.Sacramento, CA 958171912439530
  45. Justin Mandell, MDSacramento, CA 958171942444005
  46. Daniel Margulies, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900511568446474
  47. Matthew Martin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331760430417
  48. Kazuhide Matsushima, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331235394362
  49. Nicolas Melo, M.D., M.S.West Hollywood, CA 900481972528305
  50. April Mendoza, M.D,San Francisco, CA 941431922267988

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2086S0102X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 32 of 50 per resident

  1. Idaho0.5
  2. Arkansas0.4
  3. Louisiana0.4
  4. California0.4
  5. Utah0.4
  6. Oregon0.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 2086S0102X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

90.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 88.4% 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. California90.0%
  2. United States88.4%

Surgical Critical Care Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file144 of 160 · 90.0% here, 88.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file127 · 79.4% here, 81.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more59 · 36.9% here, 40.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2009 · the 127 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 2086S0102X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

160 NPPES records list surgical critical care physician (2086S0102X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.4 per 100,000 residents against 0.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 34 of them (21%).

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. Florida162
  2. New York151
  3. Pennsylvania150
  4. Texas117

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Utah0.4
  2. Louisiana0.4
  3. Oregon0.4
  4. Arkansas0.4

The largest states

  1. Florida162
  2. New York151
  3. Pennsylvania150
  4. Texas117
  5. Ohio97

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.