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 14 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. Rommel Pastor, RDAGlendale, CA 912041386292472
  2. Candice PatrickLos Angeles, CA 900251922672146
  3. Gabriel Pavelsky, RDARiverside, CA 925031871849604
  4. Fernando Pedroza, RDAGilroy, CA 950201245866656
  5. Rosa Pelayo BarrazaHemet, CA 925451043879711
  6. Gilbert Pena, RDARialto, CA 923761467090514
  7. Beilei PengSanta Ana, CA 927011538926670
  8. Randy Penoliar, RDANorth Hills, CA 913431053923540
  9. Reynaldo PenoliarPalmdale, CA 935511669083812
  10. Kathleen Peregoy, RDARed Bluff, CA 960801194944090
  11. Paulina Pereira, RDAPalo Alto, CA 943041881704849
  12. Alma Perez, RDA/CDAWhittier, CA 906011023593316
  13. Amberlyn PerezPico Rivera, CA 906601871166686
  14. Angelica Perez, RDATorrance, CA 905011245730407
  15. Herbert Perez, RDASouth Gate, CA 902801750528691
  16. Jannell PerezFresno, CA 937201588371934
  17. Jenny Perez, R.D.ALos Angeles, CA 900251043537848
  18. Joelle PerezNorth Hills, CA 913431285134551
  19. Kendy Perez, DENTAL AST.Madera, CA 936381518103761
  20. Saira Perez, DABaldwin Park, CA 917061083851166
  21. Guadalupe Perez ArreolaCorona, CA 928811184397879
  22. Guadalupe Perez-Rincon, RDASanta Ana, CA 927011700317914
  23. Carla Perkins, RDALynwood, CA 902621922542265
  24. Susanna Pfeffer, DARichmond, CA 948011952086688
  25. Denny Phan, RDAEFSan Rafael, CA 949011932423001
  26. Hong PhanOakland, CA 946011144633959
  27. Jonathan Pichardo, DATorrance, CA 905051164664264
  28. Darlene PiltingsrudCamp Pendelton, CA 920551255930921
  29. Alberto Pimentel, DENTAL ASSITANTTorrance, CA 905031558509075
  30. Renee Pimentel, RDALos Angeles, CA 900251346773298
  31. Mauricio Pineda, RDA IIIPico Rivera, CA 906601760900914
  32. Tamica Pipkin, RDALos Angeles, CA 900431962860361
  33. Mariaelena Plazola, RDANorth Hills, CA 913431538515895
  34. Rohshana Plunkett, RDASantee, CA 920711073095428
  35. Rita Ponce, RDACorona, CA 928831861849937
  36. Josefina PoyserNapa, CA 945581366683104
  37. Wirote Praiphetsak, RDAEFSan Rafael, CA 949011437473527
  38. Danielle Pua, RDAPalmdale, CA 935511629457601
  39. Emmy Puente, RDABellflower, CA 907061568288835
  40. Veronica PugaArtesia, CA 907011073120416
  41. Aracely PulidoTorrance, CA 905031972153740
  42. Jennifer Putney, RDAHemet, CA 925441417492935
  43. Laurel Quartaro, RDAMenifee, CA 925841154808277
  44. Julie QuevedoPalmdale, CA 935521053920777
  45. Alicia Quidera, RDALong Beach, CA 908151215439468
  46. Melanie Quillen, RDAClovis, CA 936121023321262
  47. Roy QuimpoTorrance, CA 905021609362607
  48. Diana QuindiaganSunnyvale, CA 940871639069792
  49. Monica QuintanillaPico Rivera, CA 906601679092555
  50. Nancy Quintanilla, RDASan Rafael, CA 949011770807869

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.