Obstetrics & Gynecology in California
Individual Obstetrics & Gynecology providers billing Original Medicare Part B in California: 1,761 in 2024.
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Available data
- individual providers, 2024
- 1,761
- data years
- 12
- groups listed
- 9
Specialty, geography, providers by year and peer group
- Specialty
- Obstetrics & Gynecology (the provider type on the Medicare claims record; individuals only)
- Geography
- California.
- Data years
- 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Providers by year
- 2013: 2,123 · 2014: 2,103 · 2015: 2,038 · 2016: 2,039 · 2017: 2,003 · 2018: 1,976 · 2019: 1,962 · 2020: 1,835 · 2021: 1,850 · 2022: 1,824 · 2023: 1,798 · 2024: 1,761
- Peer group for ranks
- The cohort is California itself: ranks and positions are among its own providers (at least 20), so no geographic fallback applies.
Fee schedule change for Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2026 to 2027 (proposed rule)
At the 2027 proposed rule rates, the median change in calculated Medicare allowed for Obstetrics & Gynecology clinicians in California is −2.2%, on the same services as in 2024 (middle half −2.9% to −1.6%, 1,401 clinicians).
calculated at each clinician's published code mix; volume held fixed; proposed rule.
By area, and what the calculation leaves out2 areas
| Area | Clinicians | Median change | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,401 | −2.2% | −2.9% to −1.6% |
| United States | 17,303 | −2.1% | −3.0% to −1.3% |
104 codes are new in the 2027 proposed rule (not in any 2024 code mix); 53 codes move to a national rate from a 2026 status without one (carrier-priced and others); lines in those codes are left out of the calculation.
Each clinician’s own figure, with the codes behind it, is in the Physician Report. How this is calculated.
Telehealth-only services and setting, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2013–2024
In 2024, 0.4% of Obstetrics & Gynecology Medicare work in California was in telehealth-only services (0.0% in 2013), a floor of all telehealth work; 85% was billed at the office (non-facility) rate and 15% at the facility rate.
Share of work by setting, by year: table2 areas
California: share of calculated Medicare work RVUs by setting
| Year | Telehealth-only | Office rate | Facility rate | Clinicians | Share with any telehealth-only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | 89% | 11% | 1,747 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | 89% | 11% | 1,722 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | 88% | 12% | 1,653 | 0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | 90% | 10% | 1,629 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | 87% | 13% | 1,623 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | 87% | 13% | 1,602 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | 85% | 15% | 1,557 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | 84% | 15% | 1,414 | 3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | 85% | 14% | 1,436 | 3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | 85% | 14% | 1,426 | 3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | 83% | 17% | 1,426 | 3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | 85% | 15% | 1,401 | 3% |
United States: share of calculated Medicare work RVUs by setting
| Year | Telehealth-only | Office rate | Facility rate | Clinicians | Share with any telehealth-only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | 84% | 16% | 23,078 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | 84% | 16% | 22,798 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | 84% | 16% | 22,382 | 0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | 85% | 15% | 22,176 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | 84% | 16% | 21,537 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | 83% | 17% | 21,355 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | 82% | 18% | 21,016 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | 83% | 17% | 18,891 | 3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | 83% | 17% | 19,074 | 2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | 81% | 18% | 18,289 | 1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | 80% | 20% | 17,836 | 1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | 80% | 20% | 17,307 | 1% |
Telehealth-only services are codes that exist only as remote services (telephone and online visits, virtual check-ins, telehealth consultations). The share is a floor, not total telehealth: CMS publishes the place of service only as facility or non-facility and does not publish telehealth modifiers, so a video visit billed with an ordinary visit code is counted in the setting CMS records. Every year is weighted at the 2024 work relative values, so a share moves only when the services billed move. Cells of at least 11 clinicians. How this is calculated.
Market Comparison
One specialty in one market (a metro area, a state's area outside metro areas, a whole state or the United States): each cohort member's figures and rank, the distribution, percentiles and trend, plus the full report of a selected physician who is in that market, for 12 months.
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View sample reportWhat the Market Comparison contains
Show details2 known limitations
Included
- The cohort table: each clinician's exact Medicare payment, calculated work RVUs and rank in this specialty and market
- A ranked list of every clinician in this specialty and market by Medicare payment or work RVUs, opening at the selected physician with those just above and below
- Each listed clinician's codes for a data year: every code line with place of service, services, beneficiaries, Medicare payment and work RVUs
- Medians, percentiles, the distribution and the trend for this specialty and market
- Estimated figures and the offer calculator for this market
- The full Physician Report of the selected physician, when that physician is in this market
- A downloadable market report (PDF)
Not included
- Other specialties and other markets
- Multi-year history, peer comparisons and the printable report of clinicians other than the selected physician (each one's Physician Report)
- Peer comparison flags (professional subscription, not sold)
Known limitations
- CMS suppresses code lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries, so calculated work RVUs are a floor.
- Estimated figures are not part of this Market Comparison: no sourced Medicare share of work for this specialty, or anesthesia, whose work RVUs are not measured.
Obstetrics & Gynecology by metro area in California
Show details36 areas
A Market Comparison is also prepared for each metro area and for the area outside metro areas. Alphabetical; provider counts are for 2024.
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA (26)
- Bishop, CA (1)
- California outside metro areas (2)
- Chico, CA (15)
- Clearlake, CA (1)
- Crescent City, CA (1)
- El Centro, CA (6)
- Eureka-Arcata, CA (4)
- Fresno, CA (47)
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA (2)
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (639)
- Merced, CA (10)
- Modesto, CA (19)
- Napa, CA (9)
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (41)
- Red Bluff, CA (1)
- Redding, CA (5)
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (118)
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (124)
- Salinas, CA (22)
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (153)
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (250)
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (123)
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (14)
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (19)
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (30)
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (18)
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (166)
- Sonora, CA (3)
- Stockton-Lodi, CA (24)
- Susanville, CA (1)
- Truckee-Grass Valley, CA (6)
- Ukiah, CA (3)
- Vallejo, CA (9)
- Visalia, CA (8)
- Yuba City, CA (6)
Groups with the most Obstetrics & Gynecology providers in California
Show details9 groups
- Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (131 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- Sutter Valley Medical Foundation (48 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- Providence Medical Foundation (46 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- Scripps Health (45 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- Hoag Clinic (37 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- The Regents Of The University Of California (36 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- University Healthcare Alliance (33 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- Dignity Health Medical Foundation (32 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
- Regents Of The Univ Of Ca (28 Obstetrics & Gynecology providers)
Group affiliation: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file; data year 2024. Ordered by the count of providers of the specialty, then by name; groups tied at the end of the list are left out.
Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; payments go to the billing entity. How every figure is computed: methodology, including known limitations.
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service).