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 159 of 223.

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

San Francisco has the most, 1,674

Community Health Worker records in California

  1. Palmer Pitts, CHWRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301710714282
  2. Paymi Pitts, CHWRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301750118220
  3. Olena PiuraRoseville, CA 956781538966239
  4. Elia PizanoKing City, CA 939301699574673
  5. Steven PlaatSan Francisco, CA 941021255020038
  6. Czarina PlacidesBerkeley, CA 947041598132425
  7. Monique PlairStockton, CA 952021457191223
  8. Ashley PlanSanta Maria, CA 934581396696449
  9. Ava PlanerSan Francisco, CA 941101457091746
  10. Karmelita PlankersSan Francisco, CA 941031083367569
  11. Carlos PlascenciaSouth Pasadena, CA 910301508544115
  12. Ericka PlascenciaBakersfield, CA 933071063211100
  13. Jenna PlasschaertSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011184449142
  14. Elizabeth PlasterYermo, CA 923981336003656
  15. Sania PlateroLos Angeles, CA 900661245019447
  16. Isabelle PlatinaDavis, CA 956161760164545
  17. Carmela Platon, RDSacramento, CA 958171932540028
  18. Heather PlazaBakersfield, CA 933041962334086
  19. Angelina PlazolaSan Pedro, CA 907311811869829
  20. Jaclyn PledgerFairfield, CA 945341508642000
  21. Sharisse PledgerLos Angeles, CA 900111942922521
  22. Valerie PlesantRiverside, CA 925061821670563
  23. Arwin PleteMontrose, CA 910201982060331
  24. Claritza Pocasangre-BravattiSan Diego, CA 921081437982642
  25. Kathy Pock-TrujilloLong Beach, CA 908021386762771
  26. Marine PoghosyanVan Nuys, CA 914051225658503
  27. Patricia PohyarSan Carlos, CA 940701689194276
  28. Sonia PolancoLos Angeles, CA 900441659098762
  29. Jonathan PolanteAntelope, CA 958431164931028
  30. Jason Polhamus, ATCIrivne, CA 926121043617574
  31. Kristel Rei PolintanLos Angeles, CA 900171730883687
  32. Boris PoljuhaLancaster, CA 935341447610696
  33. Stacy PollinaFort Bragg, CA 954371598997108
  34. Melina PolvosHemet, CA 925431043181928
  35. Kady Pomerleau-CorpsteinCrescent City, CA 955311689977522
  36. Alyson PomeroySacramento, CA 958311104071612
  37. Jasmine PompaSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701598648149
  38. Jesse PonceSan Francisco, CA 941021558579797
  39. Josseline PonceRiverside, CA 925071265389084
  40. Julio PonceNewhall, CA 913211720822604
  41. Leisy PonceTarzana, CA 913561548657489
  42. Marlon PonceLa Palma, CA 906231003584707
  43. Ariel PondRoseville, CA 956781922644657
  44. Bailey PoolSan Francisco, CA 941021992214126
  45. Naomi Poole, BTWoodland Hills, CA 913641447917570
  46. May PoonLos Angeles, CA 900171447878822
  47. Joanne PopeSan Francisco, CA 941021285202473
  48. Mathew PopeVictorville, CA 923941215391495
  49. Isaias PorcayoYuba City, CA 959931386413953
  50. Shawnte' PorchiaLancaster, CA 935341679070049

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.