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 2 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. Hector ArgumedoLos Angeles, CA 900261609238609
  2. Erlinda AriasHuntington Park, CA 902551508003708
  3. Elaine Aripez, RDALos Angeles, CA 900281548534613
  4. Nicole Arredondo, RDARancho Dominguez, CA 902201275151367
  5. Marisela ArteagaLos Angeles, CA 900221699917914
  6. Sonya AscencioPacoima, CA 913311285254359
  7. Irving AvalosCorona, CA 928811942702857
  8. Alma Avendano, DAHighland Park, CA 900421619291473
  9. Nana AvetisyanVan Nuys, CA 914051891309233
  10. Carle AvilaCovina, CA 917221821663485
  11. Maria Avila, RDALos Angeles, CA 900631548648348
  12. Michelle Avila PimentelRolling Hills Estates, CA 902741114872520
  13. Jennifer Azevedo, RDA, OSAModesto, CA 953501801306493
  14. Maria Babakhanof, RDALancaster, CA 935341538301940
  15. Kimberly BaconBuena Park, CA 906201487891065
  16. Heather BakerRosamond, CA 935601013154889
  17. Jasdeep Bal, RDAEFCitrus Heights, CA 956211801360334
  18. Ghezal BalkhiFremont, CA 945361215378039
  19. Darlene BallesterosSouth Gate, CA 902801346483625
  20. Febelyn BallungayTorrance, CA 905031538306170
  21. Lidia Banados, RDAValencia, CA 913551073753760
  22. Martha BanuelosPalmdale, CA 935501245461797
  23. Egla Barahona, D.ATorrance, CA 905051477787869
  24. Karina BarahoonaBaldwin Park, CA 917061417194598
  25. Julie BarnesOceanside, CA 920581134736994
  26. Nancy BarrazaVan Nuys, CA 914051235374604
  27. Jennifer BartlettLos Angeles, CA 900251013436179
  28. Libia BautistaLos Angeles, CA 900071407488646
  29. Maria BautistaTorrance, CA 905051609356724
  30. Susan Beatty, RDAYreka, CA 960971518026509
  31. Belinda Becerra, RDAFresno, CA 937111427547975
  32. Nancy BecerrilCovina, CA 917221831337690
  33. Catalina BedoyaTemple City, CA 917801972993871
  34. Melissa Belinsky, RDASan Jose, CA 951391407297195
  35. David BellLos Angeles, CA 900631427381227
  36. Porsha Bell, X2Fort Irwin, CA 923101386091999
  37. Alfonso Benitez, RDAValencia, CA 913551568988301
  38. Josephine BergrenApo Ap, CA 962051982057550
  39. Clara Angela BermudezOrange, CA 928671366689648
  40. Magdalena Bianchi, RDALake Elsinore, CA 925301033755251
  41. VI BinguyenSan Jose, CA 951111528259538
  42. Eunice BlancoPalmdale, CA 935501366689226
  43. Maria Blazquez-GomezFort Irwin, CA 923101659903235
  44. Andrew BlodgettSan Diego, CA 921341992395941
  45. Ruben BlotMonterey, CA 939441548619489
  46. Lebrock Blystone, RDABaldwin Park, CA 917061205232204
  47. Eileen Boche MartinezVictorville, CA 923921639757743
  48. Helen BoettnerSunnyvale, CA 940871124783188
  49. Nicholas BohlingFort Irwin, CA 923101225650989
  50. Tatiana Bojorquez Grijalva, RDALa Puente, CA 917441457733602

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.