OB/GYNs in California: 3,579 enrolled in Medicare

California has 3,579 OB/GYNs enrolled in Medicare in the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026, or 9.1 per 100,000 residents. That ranks 35th of 51 (the states and DC); the US rate is 10.1. Most are in Los Angeles, 242. California holds 10% of the country's OB/GYNs.

By Ryan Doyle, founder of Doctor Email List. Published Oct 5, 2026.

3,579
OB/GYNs in California, one NPI each
9.1
per 100,000 residents, 35th of 51
10%
of the US OB/GYNs
75%
women, US 70%
offer telehealth, US 11%

Where California OB/GYNs practice

The five cities below hold 24% of California's OB/GYNs. 306 practices and hospitals in the state have at least one listed.

CityOB/GYNsShare of California
Los Angeles2426.8%
San Francisco2095.8%
San Diego1664.6%
Sacramento1634.6%
San Jose722%

Largest practice groups for California OB/GYNs

86% of California OB/GYNs with a group on file sit in groups of 50 or more listed clinicians; the US figure is 80%.

Practice or health system, as CMS prints itCalifornia OB/GYNs listed
Permanente Medical Group Inc479
Southern California Permanente Medical Group316
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation185
Regents of the University of California101
Sutter Valley Medical Foundation78

California against the US

MeasureCaliforniaUnited States
OB/GYNs per 100,000 residents9.110.1
Women75%70%
Median year of medical school graduation20042005
Offer telehealth21%11%
In groups of 50 or more listed clinicians86%80%

Just above California: New Mexico, 9.1. Just below: Florida, 9.1. The range runs from Arizona (7.5) to Washington DC (29.0). The doctors per capita tool has every state for 51 specialties.

The list behind these counts

The OB/GYN email list is one national CSV, $295 one time; the 3,579 California rows are one filter away.

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Questions about California OB/GYNs

How many OB/GYNs are in California, and where are they?

3,579, enrolled in Medicare as of the CMS file dated Aug 18, 2026, or 9.1 per 100,000 residents. Los Angeles (242), San Francisco (209) and San Diego (166) lead the cities, and Permanente Medical Group Inc lists the most of any group, 479. Physicians who bill no Medicare patients are not in the file.

Can I buy only the California OB/GYNs?

Not as a separate file: the OB/GYN list is national, $295 once. State and ZIP are on nearly every row, so the 3,579 California rows are one filter away.

OB/GYNs in other large states

Other specialties in California

Specialty email lists

National CSVs, one per specialty. City, state and ZIP are on the rows, so any state is one filter away.