NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in California

634 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in California, 1.6 per 100,000 residents, the 33rd highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 11 of 13.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · 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, 103

  1. Los Angeles103
  2. San Francisco45
  3. Palo Alto43
  4. San Diego39
  5. Sacramento37

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in California

  1. Shaun Setty, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041740469147
  2. Bilal Shafi, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651306923123
  3. Aamir Shah, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913601245237379
  4. Asad Shah, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531477710440
  5. Saurin Shah, M.DWalnut Creek, CA 945981902062698
  6. Kapil Sharma, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191871601054
  7. Hossein Shayan, MDUpland, CA 917861518270271
  8. Ahmad Sheikh, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151679769020
  9. Richard Shemin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241487608378
  10. Barry Sheppard, MDOakland, CA 946091760574917
  11. Brett Sheridan, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091710072988
  12. Benjamin Shou, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041437810983
  13. Joseph Shrager, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041619904521
  14. Yasuhiro Shudo, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041184004061
  15. Robert Shuman, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081417064221
  16. Ming-Sing Si, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241093932261
  17. Sharon Siegel, MD JDMonte Sereno, CA 950301255439717
  18. Raymond Silva, MDSan Jose, CA 951241184665747
  19. Rajaratnam Skantharaja, MDModesto, CA 953551154542298
  20. James Skow, M.D., F.A.C.S.Pismo Beach, CA 934491306959119
  21. Frank Slachman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191144271420
  22. Michael SmallSan Francisco, CA 941151992817696
  23. Emily Smeltzer, MDSan Bernardino, CA 924041932423423
  24. G. Jeffrey Smith, MDRoseville, CA 956611750431565
  25. Jason Smith, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431427218981
  26. Mont Smith, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551023082971
  27. Paul Smith, MDOakland, CA 946111518017334
  28. Michael Soltero, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251437180023
  29. Harmik Soukiasian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481386708683
  30. Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051497185250
  31. Jose Spiwak, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621225068414
  32. Gregory Spowart, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401669475430
  33. Ashley StadingColton, CA 923241851929012
  34. Richard Stahl, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371164420782
  35. Matthew Stanley, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061730507856
  36. Russell Stanten, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091740372770
  37. Vaughn Starnes, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331346269024
  38. Joanne Starr, MDOrange, CA 928681720055163
  39. Paul Stefanacci, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201912015504
  40. Robert Stewart, MDFresno, CA 937201659350668
  41. Edward Stinson, M.D.Los Altos Hills, CA 940221790962546
  42. John Stoneburner, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051366526550
  43. Donald Stowell, MDStockton, CA 952041467420711
  44. Michaela Straznicka, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981003858283
  45. Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA 900271164624615
  46. Richard Suda, MDGlendale, CA 912041124020136
  47. Jack Sun, MD, MSCNewport Beach, CA 926631043518251
  48. Julie Swain, M.D.Fallbrook, CA 920281295816171
  49. Naveen SwamiSan Francisco, CA 941431619365046
  50. Harold Tabaie, MDLos Angeles, CA 900221346286663

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 33 of 51 per resident

  1. Rhode Island1.6
  2. Mississippi1.6
  3. South Dakota1.6
  4. California1.6
  5. Texas1.6
  6. Oregon1.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

75.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. California75.2%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file477 of 634 · 75.2% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file408 · 64.4% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more372 · 58.7% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1997 · the 408 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

634 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 1.6 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 103 of them (16%).

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. Texas484
  2. Florida468
  3. New York446
  4. Pennsylvania377

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Dakota1.6
  2. Mississippi1.6
  3. Rhode Island1.6
  4. Iowa1.7

The largest states

  1. Texas484
  2. Florida468
  3. New York446
  4. Pennsylvania377
  5. Ohio310

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.