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 223 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. Annie ZhangBerkeley, CA 947051811716020
  2. Fengruo ZhangLos Angeles, CA 900101447096029
  3. Lixin ZhangSan Francisco, CA 941221659974863
  4. Wen Jie ZhangSan Francisco, CA 941101588202824
  5. Wenhui ZhangSan Francisco, CA 941241316781297
  6. Yang ZhangSan Francisco, CA 941021770146771
  7. Elaine ZhaoSan Francisco, CA 941331376269407
  8. Jessica ZhaoOakland, CA 946091568844538
  9. Shiqi ZhaoSan Francisco, CA 941031598268179
  10. Xinhua ZhengMoreno Valley, CA 925551548972490
  11. Vera Zhiry, CDAPSacramento, CA 958231780468793
  12. Huixue ZhuSan Francisco, CA 941161932758661
  13. Julie ZhuSan Francisco, CA 941021609638063
  14. Yayu ZhuPalm Desert, CA 922601508737834
  15. Cindy Zhu HuangSan Francisco, CA 941031881402246
  16. Olivea ZimmermanFremont, CA 945361801575758
  17. Gary ZimpelSan Pablo, CA 948061386827145
  18. Zuleyma ZirateRedwood City, CA 940631992334445
  19. Alexios ZiskaLoma Linda, CA 923541326879560
  20. Roland ZollerBerkeley, CA 947041528216785
  21. Cassandra ZolozabalChino Hills, CA 917091932828886
  22. Catherine ZubiaWestminster, CA 926831376783886
  23. Gil Zucker AbudiSan Diego, CA 921011841027299
  24. Anna ZuikerSacramento, CA 958251770318081
  25. Raquel ZumaetaSan Francisco, CA 941161568056224
  26. Stefan ZumbroegelSan Francisco, CA 941021578015087
  27. Jaqueline Zuniga, B.ALos Angeles, CA 900421073234845
  28. Jessica ZunigaLong Beach, CA 908061124751102
  29. Joshua ZunigaSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701598471385
  30. Kimberly ZunigaLos Angeles, CA 900071851115323
  31. Martin ZunigaLaguna Hills, CA 926531912640327
  32. Arturo ZunoPinedale, CA 936501689345944
  33. Steven ZwartLong Beach, CA 908061518585264

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.