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 204 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. Elise UkestadHollister, CA 950231043660681
  2. Brian UlfCulver City, CA 902301316716418
  3. Joseph UlibarriLos Angeles, CA 900381205656006
  4. Nicole UlivarriBarstow, CA 923111205378692
  5. Erica UllmanSanta Monica, CA 904051932319969
  6. Nicole Ullom, RADTGrass Valley, CA 959451942986344
  7. Claudiu UlmeanuLos Angeles, CA 900121831978261
  8. Obonganwan UmanahSylmar, CA 913421972361764
  9. Carolina UmansorSan Francisco, CA 941171336707827
  10. Heylee UnangstUkiah, CA 954821467172601
  11. Kimberly UnderwoodFontana, CA 923351437022399
  12. Mariah Underwood, BASWOlivehurst, CA 959611538645965
  13. Virak UngLong Beach, CA 908061356980148
  14. Adan UrandaSan Francisco, CA 941021992693410
  15. Elena UrbanoFresno, CA 937021982590717
  16. Ruth UrenaFresno, CA 937111346008901
  17. Aday UriasEl Centro, CA 922431508698655
  18. Natalie UriasBellflower, CA 907061659074813
  19. Jonathan UribeSan Francisco, CA 941161528409950
  20. Maria UribeRoseville, CA 956611568394385
  21. Mariam UribeLong Beach, CA 908021043905698
  22. Natalie Uribe, BSWVictorville, CA 923921659006468
  23. Edwin UrrutiaSanta Barbara, CA 931011962956292
  24. Laura UrzuaOntario, CA 917611154724789
  25. Maria UsachevaSacramento, CA 958201689188849
  26. Benson UsiadeIndio, CA 922031598223273
  27. Chris UsselmanSan Francisco, CA 941031366018566
  28. Rosetta UsseryOakland, CA 946051689452260
  29. Eva Ussher, LVNSan Bernardino, CA 924011366280133
  30. Isabel Usuga CastrillonLancaster, CA 935341558018739
  31. Destinee UtleySan Mateo, CA 944021568257160
  32. Molly UwamahoroPittsburg, CA 945651093562647
  33. Mary Uwoghiren, MSWOakland, CA 946061972013761
  34. Roxanne UyedaSan Francisco, CA 941031225689102
  35. Isabel VacaNewhall, CA 913211467205864
  36. Luis VacaOrange, CA 928681922990506
  37. Luis Vaca-CoronaLaguna Hills, CA 926531891273207
  38. Nathan VailSan Francisco, CA 941021629683669
  39. Venasio VaipuluRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301154165272
  40. Destiny ValadezLancaster, CA 935361215447727
  41. Karen ValderramaSan Jose, CA 951361578907473
  42. Adrienne ValdezLancaster, CA 935341235807850
  43. Alejandro ValdezPalm Desert, CA 922601831044254
  44. Alexis ValdezFresno, CA 937221316703853
  45. Cinthya ValdezPalm Desert, CA 922601508734492
  46. Diana ValdezCommerce, CA 900401477361178
  47. Fernando ValdezRialto, CA 923761699421594
  48. Jessica ValdezDowney, CA 902421275214157
  49. Mireya ValdezCalexico, CA 922311720899222
  50. Nathaly ValdezBakersfield, CA 933011609613504

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.