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 8 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. Gamal Marey, M.D.Stockton, CA 952031548418759
  2. Gregory Marrujo, MDRiverside, CA 925051013076686
  3. Timothy Martens, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541053554550
  4. Billie-Jean Martin, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041609284629
  5. Mehrab Marzban, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951700585841
  6. Hugh Mason, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151316025927
  7. John Maurice, MDOrange, CA 928681649203597
  8. Stephen Maxwell, M.D.Roseville, CA 956611043223936
  9. Frederick Mayer, MDVisalia, CA 932911366417297
  10. Douglas McConnell, MDRedding, CA 960031437263696
  11. Jerome McDonald, MDStockton, CA 952041740253301
  12. Paul McFadden, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331316979586
  13. Robert McKenna, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041942210117
  14. Dominick Megna, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481811215445
  15. Vicken Melikian, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151225116841
  16. Eriberto Michel, MDSan Diego, CA 921031992122048
  17. David Miller, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051114035839
  18. Sarah Minasyan, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911669646451
  19. Rodrigo Miranda, MDBakersfield, CA 933011578622148
  20. Mark Mitchell, MDSan Diego, CA 921231902192586
  21. Robert Mitchell, MDMountain View, CA 940401356431795
  22. Robert Mitchell, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051922116573
  23. Surindra Mitruka, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651861590382
  24. Ghassan Moasis, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932547122
  25. Gholam Mohammadzadeh, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913611699743625
  26. Azmath Mohammed, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161811284425
  27. Erick Montero, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531033439005
  28. Christine Montesa, MDSan Diego, CA 921231467616581
  29. Philicia Moonsamy, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481184005696
  30. Rodolfo Morales, MDCampbell, CA 950081831135656
  31. Raveendra Morchi, MDOrange, CA 928681912016262
  32. Allen Morris, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191396704169
  33. Drewry Morris, MDOrange, CA 928681629002118
  34. James Morris, MDSouth San Francisco, CA 940801457439002
  35. James Morrissey, MDStockton, CA 952041033223060
  36. Alexander Moskovitz, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511447339585
  37. Pratap Mukherjee, M.D, M.SSan Francisco, CA 941431003205097
  38. George Mulder, MDPasadena, CA 911031407214612
  39. Timothy MullinDavis, CA 956181679406896
  40. Seemal Mumtaz, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011528264660
  41. Charles Murphy, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081487693735
  42. Michael Napolitano, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181275997611
  43. Teimour Nasirov, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041366610263
  44. Andrew Nasseri, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371558386367
  45. Michael Nathanson, MD, PHDSan Jose, CA 951281003845090
  46. Rafael Navarro, MDFontana, CA 923351831247642
  47. Joe Neal, MDModesto, CA 953501073553954
  48. Melanie Nguyen, PALoma Linda, CA 923501033007232
  49. John Nigro, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231881707818
  50. Vanjah Norman, MDSan Diego, CA 921231295938736

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.