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 212 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. Myesha Walker, BASan Francisco, CA 941161689943524
  2. Renee WalkerSan Francisco, CA 941021639556236
  3. Shantel WalkerSan Francisco, CA 941021043639701
  4. Stephen WalkerSan Mateo, CA 944031346898053
  5. Renah WallEureka, CA 955011417693060
  6. Demetrius WallaceVictorville, CA 923921073186540
  7. Elise Wallace, 172V00000XCompton, CA 902211376079558
  8. Jackylin WallaceLake Isabella, CA 932401073247912
  9. Kathleen WallaceSan Francisco, CA 941031508145715
  10. Latrina WallaceBarstow, CA 923111124581327
  11. Lorie WallacePacoima, CA 913311225427131
  12. Rayvohn WallaceLos Angeles, CA 900421922840529
  13. Sylvester WallaceGrand Terrace, CA 923131427827625
  14. Trina WallaceVictorville, CA 923921942873344
  15. Jearema WallenStockton, CA 952021134599335
  16. Kyle WallerCulver City, CA 902321932807773
  17. Celeste WalleyOakland, CA 946051639841232
  18. Kyn Wallick, B.A.Sacramento, CA 958171497194492
  19. Andrew WallinRiverside, CA 925031053253997
  20. La'Shall WallsLong Beach, CA 908071679131742
  21. Abel WalserEl Cajon, CA 920211629942628
  22. Cameron WalshOakland, CA 946211700640034
  23. Cherella WalstonSan Leandro, CA 945781295381317
  24. Eric WaltersSanta Barbara, CA 931101992851646
  25. James WaltersChatsworth, CA 913111457690729
  26. Marshall WaltersOakland, CA 946121841632247
  27. Terri WaltersLos Angeles, CA 900641558510073
  28. James WaltonSan Bernardino, CA 924011669342523
  29. Deidre WanSan Francisco, CA 941021528276680
  30. Elizabeth WangLake Elsinore, CA 925301629902069
  31. May WangSan Francisco, CA 941161295223980
  32. Xueyou WangLos Angeles, CA 900131770349847
  33. Kristen WannBarstow, CA 923111215627856
  34. Crystal WansickRedway, CA 955601427988948
  35. Gena WansleyLos Angeles, CA 900371689341984
  36. Sundus WaqiaOakland, CA 946121770413320
  37. Charlotte WardRedwood City, CA 940631215714233
  38. Gerel WardSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701619775814
  39. Lea WardEureka, CA 955011083268270
  40. Magdalena WardSan Francisco, CA 941071740720077
  41. Oathea WardLong Beach, CA 908071053850511
  42. Rayjanique WardBakersfield, CA 933011306614052
  43. Sylvia WardSacramento, CA 958261588865141
  44. Therese WardSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011538661053
  45. Princess Ward-Bankhead, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORPomona, CA 917671225772130
  46. Brianna WareHawaiian Gardens, CA 907161790260859
  47. Passion WareFairfield, CA 945331467214940
  48. Nicole WarmsleySanta Monica, CA 904041093289696
  49. Ana WarnerSan Mateo, CA 944031235465246
  50. Alexis WarrenOrange, CA 928671558079947

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.