NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Community Health Worker in California

11,133 NPPES records list community health worker with a practice address in California, 29 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. San Francisco and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 131 of 223.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 172V00000X · method

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

San Francisco has the most, 1,674

  1. San Francisco1,674
  2. Los Angeles929
  3. Oakland524
  4. Sacramento462
  5. San Bernardino286

Community Health Worker records in California

  1. Leon MedleySan Francisco, CA 941221902475510
  2. Gloria MedranoSanta Ana, CA 927031760206023
  3. Karlo MedranoSan Diego, CA 921101104408939
  4. John MeekerSan Leandro, CA 945781164011003
  5. Mark MeekerLos Angeles, CA 900151114334844
  6. Heather MeeksLancaster, CA 935361033629126
  7. Dawn MeffordOakland, CA 946091598577595
  8. Mariah MegginsonLos Angeles, CA 900031598351686
  9. Mohammad MehdaviFremont, CA 945381518257435
  10. Fatemeh MehdipourLos Angeles, CA 900101376223651
  11. Sarah MeierSan Francisco, CA 941221245072354
  12. Sarah MeissenBarstow, CA 923111225637531
  13. Alexia MejiaRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301700626769
  14. Carol MejiaCulver City, CA 902301134897689
  15. Claudia MejiaRichmond, CA 948041215191713
  16. Domenica MejiaPomona, CA 917671629710199
  17. Jacqueline MejiaRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301609749928
  18. Jessica MejiaLos Angeles, CA 900111104486786
  19. Merly MejiaMonterey, CA 939401598587487
  20. Monica MejiaColton, CA 923241013606482
  21. Ricardo MejiaRoseville, CA 956781184808693
  22. Sylvia MejiaLos Angeles, CA 900141063916922
  23. Vanessa MejiaLos Angeles, CA 900171790485845
  24. Dinora Mejia CamachoOakland, CA 946051063191351
  25. Katia Mejia FuentesSanta Cruz, CA 950601215689419
  26. Jade Mejia GomezMartinez, CA 945531215755285
  27. Krystal Mejia-AngelesOrange, CA 928651689459935
  28. Javier Melara, MATarzana, CA 913561144047275
  29. Ernesto Melara RodriguezNorth Highlands, CA 956601598296790
  30. Arisbeth MelendezNorth Hills, CA 913431205668092
  31. Celic MelendezSan Francisco, CA 941171508285230
  32. Raul MelendezRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301992533228
  33. Annette MelendrezWatsonville, CA 950761912796350
  34. Lourdes MelendrezRiverside, CA 925071790406635
  35. Michelle MelendrezLong Beach, CA 908131821829680
  36. Catherine MelgarUpland, CA 917861003678038
  37. Jennyfer MelgozaRedlands, CA 923741942064084
  38. Patricia MelkonianNorthridge, CA 913251598998155
  39. Bertha MeloOakland, CA 946071356161160
  40. Gary MelvinHayward, CA 945411588107908
  41. Elizabeth MenaLong Beach, CA 908031093690158
  42. Richard MenaApple Valley, CA 923071801294244
  43. Rosie MenaLong Beach, CA 908071679713481
  44. Cynthia MendenhallLancaster, CA 935351093633844
  45. Celia MendezCarpinteria, CA 930131518779602
  46. Celia MendezSan Francisco, CA 941101245999721
  47. Melody MendezSan Diego, CA 921111053172452
  48. Paola MendezLos Angeles, CA 900291053778183
  49. Teodulfo MendezRedwood City, CA 940621811720956
  50. Kendy Mendez-FloresOntario, CA 917641659615383

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172V00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. Nevada34
  2. Ohio33
  3. Oregon29
  4. California29
  5. Michigan28
  6. Nebraska24
  7. 50 states and D.C.14

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 172V00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% 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. California0.1%
  2. United States0.1%

Community Health Worker records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file8 of 11,133 · 0.1% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file5 · under 0.1% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,028 · 27.2% here, 41.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 172V00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

11,133 NPPES records list community health worker (172V00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 29 per 100,000 residents against 14 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Francisco has 1,674 of them (15%).

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. West Virginia4,210
  2. Utah4,045
  3. Ohio3,832
  4. Michigan2,783

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oregon28.7
  2. Nebraska24.1
  3. Nevada34.1
  4. Kentucky36.9

The largest states

  1. West Virginia4,210
  2. Utah4,045
  3. Ohio3,832
  4. Michigan2,783
  5. Alaska2,286

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.