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 208 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. Hazel VegaLos Angeles, CA 900111154081115
  2. Jubilee VegaLoma Linda, CA 923541427805381
  3. Kwinuah VegaMammoth Lakes, CA 935461497565865
  4. Maria VegaChatsworth, CA 913111205393329
  5. Martha Vega, MH COMMUNITY HEALTHAntioch, CA 945091255899126
  6. Vanessa VegaFairfield, CA 945331851049894
  7. Maria Vega-CruzRiverside, CA 925031013603794
  8. Giselle Vega-RojasPalm Desert, CA 922601992677298
  9. Anita Vega-VasquezFairfield, CA 945331891146718
  10. Edson Veizaga JaimesSan Francisco, CA 941031255840583
  11. Alyssa VelaArcadia, CA 910061316806235
  12. Miranda VelaSoledad, CA 939601013636679
  13. Chloe VeladorOakland, CA 946011023857638
  14. Gabriel VelardeSan Bernardino, CA 924011265218358
  15. Anna VelascoLong Beach, CA 908131841019783
  16. Brenda VelascoLos Angeles, CA 900361811680812
  17. Carolina VelascoRiverside, CA 925031629826268
  18. Dariana VelascoEl Centro, CA 922431730911918
  19. Jesus VelascoSan Jose, CA 951161194608174
  20. Marcela VelascoVictorville, CA 923921346010063
  21. Veronica VelascoFresno, CA 937271629615232
  22. Francisca Velasco KristensenOakland, CA 946051598422701
  23. Reina Velasco-DecuellarCanoga Park, CA 913031144653098
  24. Jacqueline VelasquezEl Centro, CA 922431790406817
  25. Ricardo VelasquezLos Angeles, CA 900101205014370
  26. Vanessa Velazco AcostaSan Jose, CA 951341851236608
  27. Dana VelazquezSanta Ana, CA 927011134908130
  28. Eduardo VelazquezAnaheim, CA 928051144003385
  29. Juan VelazquezOakland, CA 946021619659588
  30. Morelia VelazquezLos Angeles, CA 900421265273932
  31. Sebastian VelazquezHayward, CA 945451396632436
  32. Keheolani VeleBerkeley, CA 947051932927928
  33. Angela Veles GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900371598125742
  34. Isabella VeletaPalm Desert, CA 922601457212243
  35. Brenda Velez, MASan Diego, CA 921541255961124
  36. Linda VelezSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701518819663
  37. Angel Velez GutierrezSan Francisco, CA 941031407719990
  38. Archana VellasureConcord, CA 945201629815006
  39. Blake VelozLos Angeles, CA 900421083453641
  40. Uma Vendrakkadu KrishnanSan Diego, CA 921011366126120
  41. Alberto VenegasFresno, CA 937031770279051
  42. Jessica VenegasPalmdale, CA 935521073211769
  43. Angelica VenturaOntario, CA 917611245832062
  44. Karina VenturaRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301184478570
  45. Tina Ventura, CHWSan Diego, CA 921141508796277
  46. Ulises Ventura RiveraVentura, CA 930031073290375
  47. Abel VeraSanta Ana, CA 927011124781885
  48. Elizabeth VeraLos Angeles, CA 900031861096224
  49. Magda VeraMerced, CA 953411255278792
  50. Stephanie VeraFullerton, CA 928311538508080

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.