Optometrists in California
- Optometrists
- 9,697
- Linked to a hospital or group
- 7,206
- Hospitals with an optometrist
- 118
- Medical groups with an optometrist
- 1,048
- Cities
- 486
There are 9,697 optometrists in California. Southern California Permanente Medical Group has the most, 494, and Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center has the most affiliated optometrists, 60. Lake Forest is home to 1,411.
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California optometrists, listed A to Z by last name
Each optometrist on the list has optometrist as their primary specialty and a California practice address. The list shows the NPI and city, and how many hospitals and medical groups each one practices with. A free account names every hospital and group, with validated contacts.
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The list shows the 7,206 optometrists with a public profile. The other 2,491 are counted in the total and searchable with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
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Southern California Permanente Medical Group has the most optometrists in California, with 494
The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. is second with 407, and Total Vision Rancho Bernardo third with 209. Counts are optometrists with a California address linked to each group.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center has the most affiliated optometrists in California, with 60
Panorama City Medical Center is second with 50, and Riverside Medical Center third with 47. California optometrists are affiliated with 118 hospitals in all.
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Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Lake Forest has the most optometrists in California, with 1,411
More California cities with optometrists
- Mission Viejo158
- Hemet156
- Sacramento148
- Anaheim143
- Richmond139
- San Jose137
- Fresno111
- Fullerton109
- Rancho Cordova77
Optometrists practice in 486 California cities. Every city with 10 or more has its own page.
Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS)
Group practices and clinics are the most common site of care for California optometrists, with 4,860
1,201 also practice at physician offices, and 810 at hospitals. An optometrist can practice at several kinds of site, so the shares overlap.
California optometrists by site of care
- Medical group practices4,860
- Physician offices1,201
- Hospitals810
- FQHCs342
- Ambulatory surgery centers274
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Practice Data
Every California optometrist profile shows current hospitals and groups, Medicare activity and NPI details
- Primary practiceThe main place they practice, with its type and cityOn every profile
- Every site of careEach hospital, clinic and group where they practice nowWith a free account
- EmployerThe organization they work for, when one is on fileWith a free account
- Medicare servicesServices and procedure codes billed to Medicare, from CMSOn every profile
- Medicare Part D prescribingClaims and drug costs from Part D, from CMSOn every profile
- Industry paymentsPayments from drug and device makers, from CMS Open PaymentsOn every profile
- Publications and clinical trialsResearch papers and trials linked to the NPI, when on fileOn every profile
- Licenses and graduation yearState license numbers and medical school graduation yearOn every profile
- NPI detailsNPI, enumeration date, primary taxonomy and practice addressOn every profile
- Work email and mobile numberFound on request through healthcare waterfall enrichment, then validatedWith a free account
- EHR in useThe EHR at each site where they practiceWith a free account
- Colleagues at each siteThe clinicians they work with at each hospital and groupWith a free account
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS), Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (CMS), Open Payments (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Sources for the California optometrist directory
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| HCPs, types and specialties | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Sites of care, hospitals and medical groups | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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Optometrists are HCPs whose primary specialty is optometrist (taxonomy code 152W00000X), with an active NPI and a California practice address.
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How many optometrists are in California?
9,697 optometrists have an active NPI, a California practice address and optometrist (taxonomy code 152W00000X) as their primary specialty. 7,206 of them are linked to a hospital or medical group.
Which California medical groups have the most optometrists?
Southern California Permanente Medical Group, with 494, followed by The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. with 407 and Total Vision Rancho Bernardo with 209.
Which California hospitals have the most optometrists?
Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center, with 60 affiliated optometrists, followed by Panorama City Medical Center with 50 and Riverside Medical Center with 47.
Which California cities have the most optometrists?
Lake Forest, with 1,411, followed by Long Beach (994) and Los Angeles (417). Optometrists practice in 486 California cities in all.
What is the taxonomy code for optometrist?
152W00000X is the NPPES taxonomy code for optometrist. Sub-specialties with their own code are counted on their own lists.
How can I contact optometrists in California?
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