• Year founded: 1939
  • Service area: California
  • Annual revenue: $21+ billion
  • Membership: 4.5 million 
  • Total employees: 7,500
  • President and Chief Executive Officer: Paul Markovich
  • Blue Shield is a California taxpaying nonprofit corporation
  • Blue Shield and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare health care service plans in California
  • National affiliation: Independent Member of the BlueCross BlueShield Association
  • Corporate Name: California Physicians' Service
  • Blue Shield of California Foundation: Over the last three years, Blue Shield has contributed more than $120 million to the Blue Shield of California Foundation to fund nonprofit organizations that help strengthen the health safety net and address and prevent domestic violence.

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Financial strength ratings (as of April 2019)

  • A+ rating from Fitch Ratings for Blue Shield of California 
  • A (excellent) rating from AM Best for California Physicians' Service
  • A+ (excellent) rating by Weiss Ratings for California Physicians' Service

Primary address and phone numbers

Corporate Office
601 12th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 607-2000

 

Large Group Business Unit
100 North Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 744-2580

 

Individual, Small Group and Government Business Unit
6300 Canoga Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 598-8000

 

CalPERS Business Unit and Consumer Operations
4203 Town Center Boulevard
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
(916) 350-7790

Care1st Health Plan
601 Potrero Grande Drive
Monterey Park, CA 91755
(323) 889-6638
 
Blue Shield also has offices in Rancho Cordova, Fresno, Costa Mesa, Lodi, Ontario, Redding, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, Ventura and Walnut Creek.

Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Company

Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Company (Blue Shield Life) is a California corporation founded in 1954 and is licensed as a life and disability insurer. Blue Shield Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blue Shield of California. CA Insurer #: 1450-6, NAIC #: 61557. Corporate headquarters is 601 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94607.