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 19 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. Josue VallesCovina, CA 917221700122421
  2. Kathryn VanhartClovis, CA 936111992479935
  3. Ricardo Vaquerano, RDAEFReseda, CA 913351346834371
  4. Beatriz VargasSouth Gate, CA 902801376071696
  5. Gustavo Vargas, RDAGranada Hills, CA 913441669609574
  6. Siomara VargasLos Angeles, CA 900011477791721
  7. Denise VarillasPanorama City, CA 914021750902219
  8. Angelina Vasquez, RDA ASMoreno Valley, CA 925571518593565
  9. Erika VasquezApple Valley, CA 923081962986752
  10. Isaiah Vasquez, RDALynwood, CA 902621861038713
  11. Ronald Vasquez, DANorth Hills, CA 913431811133853
  12. Travis Vasquez, DENTAL ASSISTANTFort Irwin, CA 923101427560739
  13. Thitirat Vaughn, RDASonora, CA 953701205643624
  14. Desiree Vazquez, D.AClovis, CA 936121043456221
  15. Anette Vazquez TorresDinuba, CA 936181215854328
  16. Jemilyn VelascoSanta Ana, CA 927031558787416
  17. Patricia Velasco, RDAGarden Grove, CA 928401356768410
  18. Ricardo VelascoWhittier, CA 906021356959035
  19. Alicia VelasquezOntario, CA 917641275867327
  20. Alma Velasquez, RDABaldwin Park, CA 917061366094112
  21. Sandra VelazquezWest Covina, CA 917921821483512
  22. Maria Dolores VerdeSan Francisco, CA 941101952669111
  23. Maria VerdinRiverside, CA 925051508100272
  24. Claudia VerduzcoLos Angeles, CA 900071972817435
  25. Vanessa VerduzcoMadera, CA 936361679340640
  26. Amy Victorino, RDAOakland, CA 946011295093557
  27. Christina VidalClovis, CA 936121225274400
  28. Noemi VillaPleasanton, CA 945881083375687
  29. Neriza Villaflor, RDAWhittier, CA 906051245808310
  30. Willy VillagranTorrance, CA 905031376906974
  31. Bernadette VillarealCamp Pendleton, CA 920551417554635
  32. Maria VillarrealTorrance, CA 905031144729021
  33. Brenda Villegas, DABrea, CA 928211306349832
  34. Evie Vivaldo-Hernandez, RDALos Angeles, CA 900421013154103
  35. Eduardo VizcarraBuena Park, CA 906201811134497
  36. Jane VoGarden Grove, CA 928401255956678
  37. Monica WadeLancaster, CA 935341386977247
  38. Vickie Walden, RDAHappy Camp, CA 960391619033602
  39. Marvy Walker, DENTAL ASSISTANTFort Irwin, CA 923101053824862
  40. Natalie WalkerSunnyvale, CA 940871770248650
  41. Latanya WashingtonLancaster, CA 935351073943676
  42. Shawntae Washington, DENTAL ASST.Palmdale, CA 935501760819197
  43. Michelle Weier, RDACorona, CA 928811760994933
  44. Amalia WesterheidyValencia, CA 913551396976163
  45. Lance WhiteImperial Beach, CA 919321336703990
  46. Leann WhiteClovis, CA 936121275837866
  47. Deborah Whitman, RDAHappy Camp, CA 960391841356631
  48. Sheri Widdis, CDA, RDAMoorpark, CA 930211033565205
  49. Larisa WilliamsHawthorne, CA 902501912464033
  50. Linda WilliamsBellflower, CA 907061033590617

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.