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 12 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. Baltazar Mendoza, R.D.ABuena Park, CA 906201942531447
  2. Dulce Mendoza, RDAFresno, CA 937201093643454
  3. Ericka Mendoza, RDAPomona, CA 917661609330067
  4. Gabriela Mendoza, DENTAL ASSISTANT LICLynwood, CA 902621629314281
  5. Rosalyn Mendoza, RDAFontana, CA 923361649878968
  6. Oscar Mendoza MillanLos Angeles, CA 900251770177321
  7. J.refugio Merino, RDALos Angeles, CA 900571588143648
  8. Mirna Metcalf, OMSAModesto, CA 953551477887628
  9. Elizabeth Meza, RDABaldwin Park, CA 917061225594500
  10. Rocio Mier, RDASanta Ana, CA 927011083445142
  11. Ethel Mijares, DENTAL ASSISTANTFort Irwin, CA 923101982117180
  12. Alan Mills, DENTAL ASST 68EX2Fort Irwin, CA 923101356897615
  13. Marzia MirElk Grove, CA 957571932040722
  14. Mauro MiramontesRiverside, CA 925031457897068
  15. Jason Miranda, RDA/OAPLancaster, CA 935361134616394
  16. Pastor MirandaSan Gabriel, CA 917761609013234
  17. Raquel MirandaLos Angeles, CA 900071073115325
  18. Lacey MojarroArtesia, CA 907011619440328
  19. Carlos Molina, DENTAL ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900041225354962
  20. Edgar Monarrez, RDALos Angeles, CA 900071144875931
  21. Juan Moncada LulePalmdale, CA 935511083031017
  22. Magdaly MontenegroSan Jose, CA 951311619366994
  23. Ana Monterrosa, RDA 37451Lancaster, CA 935351609378934
  24. Maria Montoya EliasValencia, CA 913551588230098
  25. Donn MoonArtesia, CA 907011396381893
  26. Ana MoraCompton, CA 902201740892306
  27. Berenice MoralesBuena Park, CA 906201356954564
  28. Celeste MoralesMonrovia, CA 910161538725379
  29. Esther MoralesArcadia, CA 910061437397999
  30. Josephine MoralesBuena Park, CA 906201740427327
  31. Rosa MoralesNorth Hills, CA 913431891005997
  32. Antonia MoralezTorrance, CA 905021093432551
  33. Rebeca Moreira, RDALos Angeles, CA 900251518566645
  34. Silvia Moreno, RDALos Angeles, CA 900191295152221
  35. Yvonne Moreno, RDAEF 2Pomona, CA 917681689399735
  36. Hilda Moreno HernandezLos Angeles, CA 900221649127499
  37. Alfonso MunozMonrovia, CA 910161215551809
  38. Elena MunozLos Angeles, CA 900071598902678
  39. Guadalupe Munoz, RDAPomona, CA 917671972108850
  40. Nakesha Munson, RDAPerris, CA 925701265991756
  41. Karla Murga, RDALancaster, CA 935361922354893
  42. Tanya Muriel CastroPalmdale, CA 935501932595022
  43. Candelaria MuroTemecula, CA 925921639779499
  44. Amy Murphy, RDAEF2Martinez, CA 945531255100541
  45. Michelle Nailer, RDAHayward, CA 945411861500472
  46. Adriana Naranjo, RDADowney, CA 902411699072439
  47. Aimee Nash, RDA, OMDanville, CA 945261730379785
  48. Mayra NavaWindsor, CA 954921184255663
  49. Rosio NavaOrange, CA 928671164669560
  50. Maria Negriete-Bleazard, RDALong Beach, CA 908061508233222

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.