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 177 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. Kenia Ruiz TorresSan Diego, CA 921051780497040
  2. Benjamin Ruiz VillalpandoMontclair, CA 917631396556783
  3. Rosalba Ruiz-NanezMoreno Valley, CA 925531700402328
  4. Hector Ruiz-RomoCorona, CA 928791992563647
  5. Lashelle RullanSan Francisco, CA 941171588086813
  6. Julia RumbSouth San Francisco, CA 940801316648272
  7. Thomas RumseySanta Barbara, CA 931031194677484
  8. Cameron RunyanWoodland Hills, CA 913671821768979
  9. Justin RupertoCypress, CA 906301639733892
  10. Belinda RussSacramento, CA 958311013739853
  11. Paul RussSan Francisco, CA 941101235975988
  12. Courtney RussellSan Francisco, CA 941171366903965
  13. Douglas RussellSan Francisco, CA 941021477113744
  14. Harrison RussellSan Francisco, CA 941031114439874
  15. Jaqueese RussellOakland, CA 946091104665124
  16. Lauren RussellNapa, CA 945581275194177
  17. Princess RussellSan Bernardino, CA 924011548036346
  18. Sean RussellAnaheim, CA 928041356127864
  19. Nidia RussiRoseville, CA 956611720911670
  20. Laura RussoRancho Mirage, CA 922701659141794
  21. Alla RusuGold River, CA 956701437013554
  22. Jasmine RutherfordOakland, CA 946011013489954
  23. Araceli RuvalcabaUpland, CA 917861982553434
  24. Christopher RuvalcabaOrange, CA 928681922701408
  25. Edith RuvalcabaHuntington Park, CA 902551235569815
  26. Casey RyanOakland, CA 946051144914342
  27. Marissa RyanSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011881890382
  28. Merle RyanSan Francisco, CA 941031255840633
  29. Shane RyanConcord, CA 945201972199362
  30. Sara RyugoSan Leandro, CA 945781033692504
  31. Mahlia SaabPalm Desert, CA 922601881529972
  32. Ali Saadatmand TehraniSacramento, CA 958171205453347
  33. Alan SaavedraSylmar, CA 913421215798988
  34. Antoino SaavedraUpland, CA 917861376973636
  35. Jose SaavedraLos Angeles, CA 900261598587545
  36. Marianne SaavedraRedwood City, CA 940621548493752
  37. Erica Saavedra VazquezSan Pablo, CA 948061457940215
  38. Joel SabajanPasadena, CA 911241891338075
  39. Rachel SaconiSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011952173494
  40. Michael SacotoUpland, CA 917861669867958
  41. Louis SacramentoOakland, CA 946011750835427
  42. Faiza Saeed, MENTAL HEALTH WORKERSan Francisco, CA 941021700395456
  43. Melanie SaeleeSan Francisco, CA 941151902685514
  44. Mouangjoi SaeleeOakland, CA 946091336979822
  45. San SaeleeRedding, CA 960011659602357
  46. Shirley Saenz, CHW SUPERVISORRiverside, CA 925211205319399
  47. Teresa SaenzApple Valley, CA 923071205111333
  48. Ian SaetaneSacramento, CA 958211609910223
  49. Kao SaeternSan Francisco, CA 941161982099982
  50. Rima SafaryanLos Angeles, CA 900201376041301

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.