3,111 Surgery providers practice in California, including 468 (15%) offering telehealth. The largest concentration is in Los Angeles. Profiles include federal Open Payments records of money received from drug and device companies in 2025. Listings are drawn from federal public records and are not endorsements.
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| Surgery in Los Angeles | 260 providers |
| Surgery in San Francisco | 205 providers |
| Surgery in San Diego | 158 providers |
| Surgery in Sacramento | 106 providers |
| Surgery in Fresno | 67 providers |
| Surgery in Palo Alto | 64 providers |
| Surgery in Oakland | 60 providers |
| Surgery in Orange | 59 providers |
| Surgery in Riverside | 53 providers |
| Surgery in Loma Linda | 52 providers |
| Surgery in San Jose | 50 providers |
| Surgery in Torrance | 49 providers |
| Surgery in Stanford | 46 providers |
| Surgery in La Jolla | 43 providers |
| Surgery in Bakersfield | 40 providers |
| Surgery in Modesto | 35 providers |
| Surgery in Santa Monica | 35 providers |
| Surgery in Roseville | 35 providers |
| Surgery in Walnut Creek | 33 providers |
| Surgery in Newport Beach | 32 providers |
| Surgery in Beverly Hills | 31 providers |
| Surgery in Anaheim | 30 providers |
| Surgery in Pasadena | 27 providers |
| Surgery in West Hollywood | 24 providers |
From CMS Medicare enrollment records covering 1,794 of the 3,111 providers listed here (58%). Providers who do not bill Medicare are not included in these figures.
| Group (as registered with Medicare) | General Surgeons | All clinicians in group | Main city |
| Southern California Permanente Medical Group | 166 | 11,250 | San Diego |
| Permanente Medical Group Inc. | 133 | 10,928 | Richmond |
| Sutter Bay Medical Foundation | 61 | 3,783 | San Francisco |
| Stanford Health Care | 55 | 3,152 | Stanford |
| UCSF Dept of Surgery | 48 | 211 | San Francisco |
| Hospital | City | Ownership | CMS star rating | General Surgeons affiliated |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford | Nonprofit | 5 of 5 | 56 |
| UCSF Medical Center | San Francisco | Nonprofit | 4 of 5 | 54 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | Los Angeles | Government | 4 of 5 | 40 |
| Uci Health-Orange | Orange | Government | 4 of 5 | 35 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | 5 of 5 | 35 |
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians (August 2026) and Facility Affiliation files (August 2026); hospital ownership type and overall star rating from CMS Hospital General Information (July 2026). A clinician in several groups is counted once, in the largest group they bill through. Ownership type is what the hospital reports to CMS; it does not show private equity or other investor ownership. How we build this directory.
Listed by city, largest first. Payment figures come from the federal Open Payments program, which requires drug and device companies to report what they pay physicians for consulting, speaking, meals, travel and royalties. A disclosed payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing, and many totals reflect a single meal. Figures cover calendar year 2025.
There are 3,111 Surgery providers with active NPI records practicing in California, according to federal NPPES data refreshed monthly.
Yes. 468 of the 3,111 Surgery providers in California (about 15%) report offering telehealth services in CMS data.
Los Angeles (260), San Francisco (205), San Diego (158) have the highest concentration of Surgery providers in California.
1,519 of 3,111 Surgery providers in California (49%) received at least one payment from a drug or device company in 2025, according to the federal Open Payments program.
Provider counts and profiles come from the federal NPPES registry and CMS Doctors and Clinicians files. Payment figures come from the CMS Open Payments program for calendar year 2025. The directory refreshes monthly.
Among 1,794 General Surgeons in California enrolled in Medicare, 24% bill through a solo or small practice with fewer than 10 clinicians, 14% through a mid-size group of 10 to 99, and 62% through a large group or health system with 100 or more clinicians, according to CMS enrollment records.
According to CMS facility affiliation records, the California hospitals where the most General Surgeons hold privileges are Stanford Health Care in Stanford; UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco; Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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