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 176 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. Patricia RoyballOakland, CA 946011841612645
  2. John RubalcabaSan Francisco, CA 941021144836503
  3. Mika Rubarts RubartsPalm Desert, CA 922601316818628
  4. Dorisetta RubenFairfield, CA 945331689169070
  5. Carl RubinNapa, CA 945581568171494
  6. Ana RubioLos Angeles, CA 900421912239914
  7. Ana RubioSan Mateo, CA 944011427948959
  8. Benny Rubio, CADC-CAS C0555020518Van Nuys, CA 914061275906513
  9. Fausto RubioHayward, CA 945411730046491
  10. Gisela RubioSan Francisco, CA 941171780181271
  11. Juan RubioNorthridge, CA 913241124916952
  12. Melissa RubioMoreno Valley, CA 925511093513442
  13. Maksym RudnievRoseville, CA 956781265229512
  14. Nickodem RudzinskiSan Francisco, CA 941101407446628
  15. Kayla RueLancaster, CA 935351043043789
  16. Alma RuedaCulver City, CA 902301427547637
  17. Tina RuedaFort Bragg, CA 954371851977607
  18. Viviana RuedaSan Francisco, CA 941021568078822
  19. Princessa RuelasFresno, CA 937101326736687
  20. Jeannine RuggeiroSan Francisco, CA 941101801292073
  21. Rodney RuggieriRidgecrest, CA 935551386400984
  22. Luke RuggieroSan Francisco, CA 941021386276509
  23. Laura RuhlSanta Ana, CA 927011013156702
  24. Adrian RuizRialto, CA 923761184462822
  25. Angela RuizSalinas, CA 939011962249615
  26. Anthony RuizStockton, CA 952021508721366
  27. Bianka RuizSan Francisco, CA 941021881112969
  28. Brittany RuizSacramento, CA 958261073972121
  29. Christian M Ruiz, CHWSan Bernardino, CA 924041447047568
  30. Claudia RuizBelmont, CA 940021467004283
  31. Erick RuizLos Angeles, CA 900151578385522
  32. Esther RuizSan Mateo, CA 944031811250087
  33. Evelin RuizSanta Ana, CA 927011154257343
  34. Karla RuizRialto, CA 923761922885615
  35. Luis Ruiz, A.SLos Angeles, CA 900201508007949
  36. Maia RuizFresno, CA 937111124896089
  37. Mercedes RuizTemecula, CA 925901396558557
  38. Richard RuizOntario, CA 917641023979887
  39. Salvador RuizSalinas, CA 939071235974536
  40. Samantha RuizSan Jose, CA 951161184017709
  41. Selena RuizTarzana, CA 913561063054781
  42. Sylvia RuizVictorville, CA 923941598323255
  43. Timothy RuizLos Angeles, CA 900591265317440
  44. Yelena RuizSan Bernardino, CA 924051346199288
  45. Claudia Ruiz BerberUnion City, CA 945871891149183
  46. Concepcion Ruiz BrisenoOakland, CA 946051104542968
  47. Daniela Ruiz CancholaYuba City, CA 959911518787399
  48. Diana Ruiz MillanElk Grove, CA 957581982350989
  49. Reyna Ruiz NunezLancaster, CA 935351831951847
  50. Evelyn Ruiz SanchezSan Francisco, CA 941031326548785

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.