NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist in California

38 NPPES records list acute care clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in California, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 29th highest rate of 45. Palo Alto and Fresno have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 364SA2100X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Palo Alto has the most, 4

  1. Palo Alto4
  2. Fresno2
  3. La Jolla2
  4. Long Beach2
  5. Pasadena2

Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist records in California

  1. Nora Allen, RN, CNSSaint Helena, CA 945741710481932
  2. Bernadette Balestrieri-Martinez, APRNChula Vista, CA 919111003517780
  3. Evagrio Bencito, NPCarson, CA 908101992965891
  4. Kelly Cardenas-Lopez, RN, CNSTorrance, CA 905021306521158
  5. Khrizna Chong, MSN, RN, CNSSan Diego, CA 921211114806270
  6. Jovie De Leon-Luck, NPOakland, CA 946051992119960
  7. Nancy Diehl, RN, MSN, CNSRoseville, CA 956611669596953
  8. Bradley Fahs, RN, MS, CNSPalo Alto, CA 943051699276220
  9. Suzanne Graf, CNSVan Nuys, CA 914051265062913
  10. Almaz HaileSacramento, CA 958251053144519
  11. Floyd Hammon, REGISTERED NURSEFresno, CA 937301679013197
  12. Lenore Hernandez, RN CNS CDEAntioch, CA 945311285915983
  13. Kathryn Higginbotham, R.N., C.N.S.Fresno, CA 937201376606236
  14. Colette Jappy, ACCNS-AGSan Francisco, CA 941091265973184
  15. Kathryn Jaramillo, MSN RN CNS-BC AACCMountain View, CA 940401528876612
  16. Kholoud KhalilLong Beach, CA 908401033731435
  17. Susan Kimura, R.N.Stanford, CA 943051457755290
  18. Samantha Knight, CNS, APRNOceanside, CA 920551912764556
  19. Vasana Krasaesin, ACNPLancaster, CA 935341255518338
  20. Kira Lass, RNWalnut Creek, CA 945961740330661
  21. Mary Lawanson-Nichols, CNSSanta Monica, CA 904041629655691
  22. Angelica LopezDowney, CA 902421811865595
  23. Rhonda Martin, ANPSan Diego, CA 921031447371778
  24. Leslie McFarlane, CNSPasadena, CA 911051033042155
  25. Janice Medina, CNSLa Jolla, CA 920371851275952
  26. Ann Mitchell Ellsworth, CNSPalo Alto, CA 943041770284879
  27. Jeniffer Naycalo, RN, MSN, CNSRichmond, CA 948011740347426
  28. Mia Pinto-Ochoa, AGACNP-BCElk Grove, CA 957581083314421
  29. Daniel Pollack, RN, CNSLa Jolla, CA 920371275274581
  30. Anne Rainero, R.N.Walnut Creek, CA 945961497805568
  31. Elizabeth Schoeni, DNP, CNSPasadena, CA 911051356175541
  32. Jan Shriner, R.N., CNSPalo Alto, CA 943041871538934
  33. Olena Svetlov, DNP, APRN, AGNP/CNSCalabasas, CA 913021073322053
  34. Marisa Swain, CNSIrvine, CA 926181336607589
  35. Ellyn Swemba, PA-CFremont, CA 945381285871442
  36. Mary Umstattd, CNSPalo Alto, CA 943041407307689
  37. Scott Watson, NPLong Beach, CA 908061144560616
  38. Angela Yencer, CNSLos Angeles, CA 900951821955683

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364SA2100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 29 of 45 per resident

  1. Louisiana0.1
  2. Idaho0.1
  3. Nebraska0.1
  4. California0.1
  5. Arizona0.1
  6. Iowa0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364SA2100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

21.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 45.7% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. California21.1%
  2. United States45.7%

Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file8 of 38 · 21.1% here, 45.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2 · 5.3% here, 28.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more21 · 55.3% here, 53.3% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 364SA2100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

38 NPPES records list acute care clinical nurse specialist (364SA2100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Palo Alto has 4 of them (11%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Illinois35
  2. Texas27
  3. Ohio53
  4. Virginia22

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida0.1
  2. Georgia0.1
  3. Pennsylvania0.1
  4. Michigan0.1

The largest states

  1. Oklahoma56
  2. Ohio53
  3. Illinois35
  4. Texas27
  5. Virginia22

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.