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 26 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. Pamela BrownOakland, CA 946081124262241
  2. Rahsan BrownSan Francisco, CA 941031134588940
  3. Robert BrownOakland, CA 946011740601772
  4. Samantha BrownSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011588287833
  5. Shakell Brown, AA, BARancho Cucamonga, CA 917301851145031
  6. Sonya BrownGarden Grove, CA 928401023710878
  7. Tenika BrownLos Angeles, CA 900421386473361
  8. Vanessa BrownLos Angeles, CA 900191609472125
  9. William BrownOakland, CA 946051255103214
  10. Tiambe Brown JonesOakland, CA 946211295519908
  11. Jessica Brown-Mason, MBALos Angeles, CA 900371699371211
  12. Christian Browne-FrazierLos Angeles, CA 900331487428116
  13. Nikalet BrownsonSan Francisco, CA 941071831643451
  14. Danielle BrueskeOakland, CA 946071871239715
  15. Crystal BruffettGilroy, CA 950201609029073
  16. Krista Bruffett, MASacramento, CA 958201972060150
  17. Sarah BrunerSan Diego, CA 921211811499718
  18. James BrunetteSanta Cruz, CA 950601093442279
  19. Jean BrunoSan Francisco, CA 941211407352172
  20. Jill BrunoPalm Springs, CA 922621932975703
  21. Angela BruntonManteca, CA 953371073143095
  22. Tauteana Bruton, RADTLos Angeles, CA 900191598488868
  23. Jennifer BrvaoMonterey, CA 939401891546701
  24. Jonathan BryanLos Angeles, CA 900371306969019
  25. Anthony BryantSan Francisco, CA 941021811484496
  26. Brandy BryantAnderson, CA 960071336964626
  27. Karl BryantSan Francisco, CA 941141013488493
  28. Madeleine BryantSan Leandro, CA 945781871104554
  29. Patrick BryantSan Leandro, CA 945781699386375
  30. Desiree BucaySan Francisco, CA 941021205451838
  31. Tanis BuchanananVictorville, CA 923941801438437
  32. Keseana BuchannonConcord, CA 945201770258576
  33. Esmeralda BucioRiverside, CA 925071831066323
  34. Janette BucioLoma Linda, CA 923541659133452
  35. Maria BucioShafter, CA 932631720883796
  36. Darryl BuckhanaStockton, CA 952071528916301
  37. Felton BuckholtzSanta Monica, CA 904011699181941
  38. Michquinell BucknerOakland, CA 946091538565031
  39. Ning BucoloRiverside, CA 925071871389692
  40. Mark BudnickSan Francisco, CA 941021144966706
  41. Mark BuenaventuraLos Angeles, CA 900131801390281
  42. Christian BuenrostroOntario, CA 917641730041310
  43. Julie BuenrostroHesperia, CA 923451942177118
  44. Jose Enrique Bien BuenviajePlacentia, CA 928701194648683
  45. Tierra BuffinCampbell, CA 950081679112791
  46. Carl BufordMoreno Valley, CA 925531356025191
  47. Sydney BufordSan Rafael, CA 949011275118390
  48. Maria Teresita BugaySan Francisco, CA 941031164941720
  49. Tammy BuhlerSan Francisco, CA 941161043735442
  50. Jonathon Bui-NguyenRedwood City, CA 940621811732696

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.