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 17 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. Citlali Santos, RDAAnaheim, CA 928011518533033
  2. Jeremy Santos, RDASan Rafael, CA 949011720302813
  3. Mary Jade Santos, RDAValencia, CA 913551881243137
  4. Mireya Santos, R.D.AWhittier, CA 906051376084590
  5. Lawrence Saraos, RDACovina, CA 917221588801674
  6. Sandra SaraviaLancaster, CA 935341043556665
  7. Victoria Sarinana, RDALos Angeles, CA 900071336588516
  8. Eileen SartoLong Beach, CA 908151144675935
  9. Erica SaucedoLos Angeles, CA 900621881831089
  10. Annie SchanzCorona, CA 928811609359942
  11. Maria Sempe, RDAPomona, CA 917671992247423
  12. Maria Sepulveda, REGISTERED DENTAL A.Riverside, CA 925031194365882
  13. Anita Shah, RDASan Jose, CA 951361427400829
  14. Cristina SheltonLong Beach, CA 908101912144932
  15. Joni Sheppard, DENTAL ASSISTANTFort Irwin, CA 923101609389683
  16. Sharon Shirado, RDASan Rafael, CA 949011023332012
  17. Akely Shiro, DENTAL ASSISTANTFort Irwin, CA 923101780197764
  18. Ronda Shiro, STERILIZATION TECHFort Irwin, CA 923101619489937
  19. Monika Sierra, RDASylmar, CA 913421245905413
  20. Sonia SiguenzaLynwood, CA 902621588199178
  21. Valerie SilgueroMonrovia, CA 910161962011106
  22. Helen Silva, RDALos Angeles, CA 900291558796557
  23. Linda Silva, DENTAL ASSISTANTFort Irwin, CA 923101609388917
  24. Marcilla SilvaLake Elsinore, CA 925301174995252
  25. Rosario SilvaMadera, CA 936361942992359
  26. Roberta Simpkins, RDAMenifee, CA 925841295212496
  27. Ebony SimsInglewood, CA 903051427464320
  28. Silvio Simunovic, RDASan Francisco, CA 941221346843158
  29. Matthew SiragusaSan Jacinto, CA 925831699127118
  30. Tracy Sise, COSAModesto, CA 953551477694628
  31. Nikki SmithHemet, CA 925431659808301
  32. Svetlana SmithValencia, CA 913551699147561
  33. Haena SoBuena Park, CA 906211689159568
  34. Emmanuel SolanoAlhambra, CA 918031164906889
  35. Mahideh SoleimaniNorth Hills, CA 913431992319057
  36. Maria Agne Solis, RDALos Angeles, CA 900421821329921
  37. Elizabeth Solorzano, RDACudahy, CA 902011841742343
  38. Lira SorianoValencia, CA 913551578042933
  39. Araceli Sotelo, RDARiverside, CA 925051184862567
  40. Brittany Standridge, RDAFresno, CA 937101992260236
  41. Ginger Steiner, RDAFairfield, CA 945341790655801
  42. Nicole Stevenson, R.D.A.Jamestown Road, CA 953271760709935
  43. Tiffany SticeFresno, CA 937101457739666
  44. Kesanee Straub, R.D.ACovina, CA 917231992942445
  45. Lonnie SturkeyVictorville, CA 923921639668668
  46. Janina Sunderhaus, ASSanta Maria, CA 934541770752792
  47. Lytosia Sutton, DAFort Irwin, CA 923101104398429
  48. Tafaogalupe Swanney, DENTAL ASSISTANTFort Irwin, CA 923101376055681
  49. Stefanie TaggettFresno, CA 937201134882541
  50. Mitra Tahiree, RDAMurrieta, CA 925631275078107

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.