NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dental Assistant in California

969 NPPES records list dental assistant with a practice address in California, 2.5 per 100,000 residents, the 5th highest rate of 50. Los Angeles and Torrance have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 10 of 20.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 126800000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Los Angeles has the most, 145

  1. Los Angeles145
  2. Torrance39
  3. Fort Irwin34
  4. Riverside34
  5. Fresno31

Dental Assistant records in California

  1. Samuel LarsenSan Diego, CA 921161437776606
  2. Nicole LattimerValencia, CA 913551669606604
  3. Frances LeeFort Irwin, CA 923101023467123
  4. Sean Lee, DENTAL ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900591932718608
  5. Toni LeeLos Angeles, CA 900251376158964
  6. Araceli LemusLos Angeles, CA 900071447509294
  7. Jacqueline Lemus, DABaldwin Park, CA 917061376780627
  8. Melissa LemusRiverside, CA 925031376874107
  9. Juliann Lena, R.D.A.Santa Clara, CA 950541679689830
  10. Beverly Lenhardt, RDAEF2 CDAManteca, CA 953371720840598
  11. Favio Leon, RDALos Angeles, CA 900071790050540
  12. Vanessa Leon, RDAPerris, CA 925711528573763
  13. Maria Leon TapiaVan Nuys, CA 914051841581329
  14. Lamar Leseur, DAFort Irwin, CA 923101962914374
  15. Erica Licea, RDA ORTHO ASSISTANTRialto, CA 923771376002287
  16. Raul LimbaringOrange, CA 928671801445564
  17. Bobbie Linstrum, RDANorth Hills, CA 913431356689962
  18. Erika LiraClovis, CA 936111831864446
  19. Leah Lira, RDAGlendale, CA 912041255773032
  20. Norma Lira, RDAUpland, CA 917861245608165
  21. Genesis LixTorrance, CA 905011164735684
  22. Vicki Llaverias, RDASan Rafael, CA 949011235453325
  23. Megan LoganFresno, CA 937201851957963
  24. Anabel LopezTorrance, CA 905051437463775
  25. Angelica Lopez, RDALos Angeles, CA 900071336782796
  26. Delmy LopezCovina, CA 917221912219916
  27. Francisca Lopez, RDANorwalk, CA 906501720570468
  28. Jessica LopezHawthorne, CA 902501194058008
  29. John LopezFontana, CA 923351619382298
  30. Juan LopezLos Angeles, CA 900171205172772
  31. Liduvina LopezSouth Gate, CA 902801356922363
  32. Mary Lopez, R.D.A.Los Angeles, CA 900171336511625
  33. Nancy Lopez, B.S.Moreno Valley, CA 925511104264399
  34. Veronica LopezMontebello, CA 906401013360585
  35. Yesenia LopezPerris, CA 925701255971123
  36. Joyce LozanoPomona, CA 917661750825667
  37. Veronica Lozano, RDAEFCovina, CA 917221972836773
  38. Adriana Luna, LICENSE NO. RDA69026Covina, CA 917221528207982
  39. Rene Lundy, DASan Bernardino, CA 924041730665605
  40. Julia LuzaValencia, CA 913551548586886
  41. Sergio MachadoSouth Gate, CA 902801396111993
  42. Greta MaciasFresno, CA 937251235461203
  43. Mayra Macias, RDAOrange, CA 928671225653488
  44. Stephanie MaciasGuadalupe, CA 934341861348179
  45. Cathleen Maclean, RDARed Bluff, CA 960801609095900
  46. Julio Madrid, RDAFontana, CA 923351306233903
  47. Maria Madrigal, RDASouth Gate, CA 902801801034483
  48. Anjelica Magallon, DASanta Ana, CA 927011316834021
  49. Guadalupe Magana, RDAParamount, CA 907231235493057
  50. Nataly MaganaBaldwin Park, CA 917061659725315

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 126800000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 5 of 50 per resident

  1. Alaska3.5
  2. Nevada3.1
  3. Colorado2.7
  4. California2.5
  5. Washington2.3
  6. Ohio1.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.8

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 126800000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.5% 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. California0.3%
  2. United States0.5%

Dental Assistant records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file3 of 969 · 0.3% here, 0.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more902 · 93.1% here, 79.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 126800000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

969 NPPES records list dental assistant (126800000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 2.5 per 100,000 residents against 0.8 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 145 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. Oregon295
  2. Ohio182
  3. Washington182
  4. Colorado157

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nevada3.1
  2. New Mexico1.5
  3. Hawaii1.5
  4. Alaska3.5

The largest states

  1. Oregon295
  2. Ohio182
  3. Washington182
  4. Colorado157
  5. Texas126

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.