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General Surgeons in California

Data updated monthly · Last refresh October 2026

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 by city in California

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Surgery in Los Angeles260 providers
Surgery in San Francisco205 providers
Surgery in San Diego158 providers
Surgery in Sacramento106 providers
Surgery in Fresno67 providers
Surgery in Palo Alto64 providers
Surgery in Oakland60 providers
Surgery in Orange59 providers
Surgery in Riverside53 providers
Surgery in Loma Linda52 providers
Surgery in San Jose50 providers
Surgery in Torrance49 providers
Surgery in Stanford46 providers
Surgery in La Jolla43 providers
Surgery in Bakersfield40 providers
Surgery in Modesto35 providers
Surgery in Santa Monica35 providers
Surgery in Roseville35 providers
Surgery in Walnut Creek33 providers
Surgery in Newport Beach32 providers
Surgery in Beverly Hills31 providers
Surgery in Anaheim30 providers
Surgery in Pasadena27 providers
Surgery in West Hollywood24 providers

Surgery providers in California

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.

Dr. Elliot Prager, MD
Santa Barbara, CA · $124 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 969-5360
Dr. Farida Bounoua, MD
Santa Barbara, CA · $213 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 879-4011
Dr. Jeffrey Gauvin, MD
Santa Barbara, CA · $301 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 569-7316
Dr. Kevin Cahill, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (805) 569-7316
Dr. Kimberly Grafton, MD
Santa Barbara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (805) 730-1470
Dr. Lexine Yurcho, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA · $432 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth · (805) 730-1470
Dr. Marc Zerey, MD
Santa Barbara, CA · $31 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 898-3140
Dr. Ronald Latimer, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (805) 681-1761
Dr. Rosa Choi, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA · $72 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 324-9158
Dr. Siranush Yegiyants, MD
Santa Barbara, CA · $52 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 682-1731
Dr. Spencer Jessop, MD
Santa Barbara, CA · $249 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 569-7316
Dr. Stephen Kaminski, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (805) 569-7451
Dr. Thomas Dent, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (805) 695-8643
Dr. William Ganske, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA · $169 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth · (805) 869-2773
Dr. Aaron Ilano, MD
Santa Clara, CA · $39 in drug and device payments (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Adeel Ashfaq, MD, MBA, MPH
Santa Clara, CA · $1,889 in drug and device payments (2025) · (408) 851-2000
Dr. Annette Chavez, MD
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Jemmy Hwang, MD
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Jennifer Chung, MD
Santa Clara, CA · $6,000 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth · (408) 851-3780
Dr. John Stevenson, MD
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Judith Keddington, MD
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Justin Choi, MD
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Lucy Kim, MD
Santa Clara, CA · $3,564 in drug and device payments (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Maihgan Kavanagh, MD, MPH
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Nancy Bitar-godfrey, MD
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Ninad Dabadghav, MD
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-1000
Dr. Patricia Conroy, M.D.
Santa Clara, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 851-2000
Dr. Louie Hendricks, MD
Santa Clarita, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (661) 230-8701
Dr. Alexandra Wilson, DO
Santa Cruz, CA · $676 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth · (831) 477-2350
Dr. Brian Waddle, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · $195 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth · (831) 464-9962
Dr. Christopher Desimone, D.O.
Santa Cruz, CA · $72,263 in drug and device payments (2025) · (831) 477-2350
Dr. David Albritton, MD
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 477-2325
Dr. Donald Schepps, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 477-2350
Dr. Francis Marchak
Santa Cruz, CA · $2,394 in drug and device payments (2025) · (831) 477-2350
Dr. Isaac Chankai, MD
Santa Cruz, CA · $1,516 in drug and device payments (2025) · (831) 462-7100
Dr. Jessica Santillano, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · $1,229 in drug and device payments (2025) · (831) 464-9962
Dr. John Saranto, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (408) 497-0434
Dr. Joseph Fabry
Santa Cruz, CA · $27 in drug and device payments (2025) · (831) 477-2350
Dr. Kathleen Hertzer, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 477-2350
Dr. Lawrence Spingola, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 464-9962
Dr. Lee Griffith, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 427-0644
Dr. Louis Lee, MD
Santa Cruz, CA · $188 in drug and device payments (2025) · (831) 464-9962
Dr. Marcus Kwan, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 476-3322
Dr. Matthew Hansman, MD
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 479-6603
Dr. Paul Nguyen, D.O.
Santa Cruz, CA · $135 in drug and device payments (2025) · (831) 464-9962
Dr. Rodney Lowe, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 688-6263
Dr. Walter Alexander, M.D.
Santa Cruz, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (831) 332-5335
Dr. Carol Mccloskey, MD
Santa Maria, CA · $1,424 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 332-8446
Dr. Daniel Oh, M.D.
Santa Maria, CA · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · (805) 348-3700
Dr. Edward Cho, M.D.
Santa Maria, CA · $304 in drug and device payments (2025) · (805) 332-8446

Common questions

How many Surgery providers are in California?

There are 3,111 Surgery providers with active NPI records practicing in California, according to federal NPPES data refreshed monthly.

Do Surgery providers in California offer telehealth?

Yes. 468 of the 3,111 Surgery providers in California (about 15%) report offering telehealth services in CMS data.

Which cities in California have the most Surgery providers?

Los Angeles (260), San Francisco (205), San Diego (158) have the highest concentration of Surgery providers in California.

How many Surgery providers in California received drug or device company payments?

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.

Where does this data come from?

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.

Do most General Surgeons in California work in independent practices or large health systems?

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.

Which hospitals do General Surgeons in California work at?

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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Sources: NPPES (CMS), Doctors and Clinicians national files, CMS Open Payments 2025. Updated monthly. Records are public federal data and are not verified credentials, licensure checks, or endorsements. This directory is informational and not medical advice. How we build this directory. Are you a Surgery in California? Get featured.