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 16 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. Trinidad Rocha, RDAArcadia, CA 910061104204346
  2. Araceli RodriguezLos Angeles, CA 900421477790269
  3. Guillermina RodriguezTorrance, CA 905051316242274
  4. Jose RodriguezRiverside, CA 925031104119924
  5. Lisset RodriguezLos Angeles, CA 900011215174198
  6. Patricia RodriguezLos Angeles, CA 900251558752691
  7. Roxana Rodriguez, RDAPico Rivera, CA 906601891932521
  8. Saul RodriguezGlendale, CA 912051194155572
  9. Sonia RodriguezDowney, CA 902401780817403
  10. Sylvia RodriguezLancaster, CA 935351285257188
  11. Dora RomeroValencia, CA 913551376780569
  12. Marcella RomeroArcadia, CA 910061245478718
  13. Rosemary Romero, RDALong Beach, CA 908051831438241
  14. Jonathan RosalesAgua Dulce, CA 913901417537069
  15. William Rosales, RDAVan Nuys, CA 914051023254885
  16. Jeanette Rosales BrisenoTustin, CA 927801457707424
  17. Guillermina RosasRialto, CA 923761033681549
  18. Martha Rosas, DENTALSan Fernando, CA 913401740704204
  19. Maria Cecilia RoyoLancaster, CA 935341306213806
  20. Maeledah Rubalcava, RDARialto, CA 923761831716570
  21. Alex RubioCompton, CA 902201942975735
  22. Elton RugamaCorona, CA 928821225330970
  23. Sally Ruger, RDAIrvine, CA 926041285773044
  24. Araceli RuizFresno, CA 937111851855886
  25. Gabriel Ruiz, R.D.ALos Angeles, CA 900251568810042
  26. Sonia Ruiz, RDALong Beach, CA 908151568807642
  27. Joy Rutz, RDA, CDARiverside, CA 925061306627682
  28. Angy SabbahCastaic, CA 913841538598859
  29. Meuy Saeparn, RDAOakland, CA 946011851659114
  30. Mary Jane Salapong, RDANorco, CA 928601447748199
  31. Cassandra SalazarOrange, CA 928671992949630
  32. Elizabeth Salazar, RDARiverside, CA 925031124633680
  33. Irma SalazarSouth Gate, CA 902801295071819
  34. Mariza Salazar, RDAOceanside, CA 920571295969368
  35. Enrique SalgadoSouth Gate, CA 902801912467267
  36. Jesus SamaniegoDowney, CA 902421568609642
  37. Douglas SanchezLos Angeles, CA 900171629363460
  38. Gabriela Sanchez, REG. DENTAL ASSITANTClovis, CA 936121538471909
  39. Guadalupe SanchezNorth Hills, CA 913431467743419
  40. Jorge Sanchez, DENTAL ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900221790922631
  41. Lupe Sanchez, RDALos Angeles, CA 900371770890840
  42. Maria SanchezHawthorne, CA 902501396317178
  43. Nayeli SanchezFresno, CA 937201134683568
  44. Wendy Sanchez MuroNorth Hills, CA 913431851844153
  45. Bonnie SandovalFresno, CA 937201962992487
  46. Joahn SandovalMurrieta, CA 925631972098424
  47. Maria SandovalArcadia, CA 910061700024262
  48. Veronica Santana, RDALos Angeles, CA 900171215334297
  49. Maria SantiagoLos Angeles, CA 900011003052796
  50. Anna SantominTorrance, CA 905011780287227

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.