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 198 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. Daron TerrySan Francisco, CA 941101215336987
  2. Hanna TesfamikaelSan Leandro, CA 945781114377033
  3. Michael TesiSan Francisco, CA 941021093126096
  4. Kimberly ThaiSan Francisco, CA 941021548095383
  5. Shannon ThaiLos Angeles, CA 900231649903790
  6. Ariana ThakurPalm Desert, CA 922601174484018
  7. Azmiralda ThaljaPalm Desert, CA 922601407773476
  8. Hashem ThamassiLos Angeles, CA 900271487073003
  9. Aye ThantAlameda, CA 945021457831372
  10. Cheng ThaoMerced, CA 953411669036281
  11. Jim ThaoFresno, CA 937261699520403
  12. Mai ThaoStockton, CA 952021194403469
  13. Phillip ThaoChico, CA 959281801728548
  14. Sara ThatcherNapa, CA 945581174393722
  15. Ronlishia TheusDowney, CA 902421952121923
  16. Long ThiLos Angeles, CA 900171013383652
  17. Laura ThibaultSan Diego, CA 921261477955433
  18. Elizabeth ThogmartinSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011356116784
  19. Ahmad ThomasLos Angeles, CA 900621669229985
  20. Deztine ThomasMurrieta, CA 925621639662786
  21. Ejahnay ThomasLos Angeles, CA 900621306652664
  22. Geanna ThomasPalmdale, CA 935501992057715
  23. Ika ThomasBarstow, CA 923111689480535
  24. Jacob ThomasOntario, CA 917641053272369
  25. Jessica ThomasPasadena, CA 911031649034059
  26. John ThomasEureka, CA 955011942781075
  27. Kiara ThomasSan Francisco, CA 941101124866744
  28. Leslie ThomasOakland, CA 946081386241172
  29. Marquan ThomasRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301003643537
  30. Marquita ThomasSan Francisco, CA 941031649818295
  31. Martina ThomasSan Francisco, CA 941161275931610
  32. Naima ThomasStockton, CA 952021659130276
  33. Porsche ThomasBlythe, CA 922251861368425
  34. Rachel ThomasPomona, CA 917671962960534
  35. Sharieta ThomasHanford, CA 932301962358804
  36. Simone ThomasSanta Monica, CA 904011750930616
  37. Tichelle ThomasOakland, CA 946121326983032
  38. Tylana ThomasLos Angeles, CA 900201528464682
  39. Zina ThomasSan Francisco, CA 941101063270932
  40. Sharon ThomasonLodi, CA 952401417000399
  41. Derrell ThompkinsSan Francisco, CA 941151053862870
  42. Amanda ThompsonUkiah, CA 954821821874991
  43. Arzhonnie ThompsonConcord, CA 945191336707389
  44. Bridget ThompsonApple Valley, CA 923071922949627
  45. Corrine ThompsonSanta Rosa, CA 954051609394717
  46. David ThompsonLos Angeles, CA 900131013281112
  47. Elnora ThompsonVictorville, CA 923941528571114
  48. Erica ThompsonSan Francisco, CA 941031407370596
  49. Grieay Thompson, MPSSLos Angeles, CA 900031710688155
  50. Joy ThompsonLos Angeles, CA 900031063895688

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.