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 213 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. Sheila WarrenSacramento, CA 958171427475094
  2. Sophie WasaczSan Francisco, CA 941161093116055
  3. Brad WashingtonOakland, CA 946061427417922
  4. Brittney WashingtonTemecula, CA 925911235017377
  5. Chyvonne WashingtonSan Mateo, CA 944031962024489
  6. Jasmyn WashingtonSacramento, CA 958221205634714
  7. Kurtena WashingtonFairfield, CA 945331629694195
  8. Lakesha WashingtonChico, CA 959731508650490
  9. Lakeshia WashingtonSan Diego, CA 921201184933681
  10. Marilyn WashingtonNorth Highlands, CA 956601194930586
  11. Sommar WashingtonOakland, CA 946071255129730
  12. Stephanie WashingtonLos Angeles, CA 900591821558198
  13. Jerald WatersVallejo, CA 945901316732894
  14. Kevin WatersInglewood, CA 903011740150549
  15. Russell WatersLos Angeles, CA 900471033035050
  16. Susan WatersWalnut Creek, CA 945961154467132
  17. April WatkinsHighland, CA 923461477245637
  18. Kelly WatkinsRed Bluff, CA 960801194509398
  19. Lori WatkinsSan Francisco, CA 941021083992663
  20. Octavia Watkins, PH.DPalmdale, CA 935501053976811
  21. Seth WatkinsSan Francisco, CA 941031811296577
  22. Shana WatkinsSacramento, CA 958171265279749
  23. Wendy WatkinsBarstow, CA 923111306318050
  24. Stephanie Watkins-SmithLos Angeles, CA 900201457191405
  25. Kisha WatlerHemet, CA 925451417816729
  26. Dominique WatsonLos Angeles, CA 900101699327957
  27. Jacqueline WatsonBelmont, CA 940021609237312
  28. Nicholas WatsonEureka, CA 955011073974671
  29. Paris WatsonSan Rafael, CA 949011265079099
  30. Shakira WatsonSan Francisco, CA 941031386299311
  31. Taylor WatsonSanta Cruz, CA 950601902567837
  32. Traci WatsonSan Francisco, CA 941121447901368
  33. Alyssa WattsSanta Rosa, CA 954011023725967
  34. Delviccio Watts-FrostLa Verne, CA 917501255938130
  35. Nina WaxvikSacramento, CA 958261467969618
  36. Berkeley WayneSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011821817644
  37. Franchesca WeaverSalinas, CA 939051104600709
  38. Claudia WebbSanta Clarita, CA 913501023882933
  39. Corey WebbSan Francisco, CA 941161386286151
  40. Devante WebbSan Francisco, CA 941101376053983
  41. James WebbSan Francisco, CA 941241255864856
  42. Laporsha WebbOakland, CA 946091871384305
  43. Eric WeberOrange, CA 928681972276749
  44. Stacy WedeckNapa, CA 945581043982499
  45. Tinita WeekesSan Francisco, CA 941021902472897
  46. Kenda WeekleySan Francisco, CA 941031245736776
  47. Rachael WeeksSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011609699909
  48. Jim WegmanSan Francisco, CA 941031053005983
  49. Megan WeidmanModesto, CA 953541427900828
  50. Scott WeigumUnion City, CA 945871679729487

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.