NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist in California

50 NPPES records list gerontology clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in California, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 20th highest rate of 42. San Diego and Vallejo have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 364SG0600X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

San Diego has the most, 6

  1. San Diego6
  2. Vallejo4
  3. Palo Alto3
  4. Sacramento3
  5. San Francisco3

Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist records in California

  1. Maren AttanasioSan Diego, CA 921091407624901
  2. Astrid Block, RN, CNSPalo Alto, CA 943041528267465
  3. Chaunon Bond, MSN, CNS, PHNChula Vista, CA 919111548960255
  4. Janis BoteGlendale, CA 912031356298483
  5. Nico Buan-Lagazo, RN, CNSSacramento, CA 958351346049376
  6. Jennifer CanlasVallejo, CA 945891114471794
  7. Catherine Caston, APRN, CNSLong Beach, CA 908141467727313
  8. Felice Chang, MSN RN AGCNS-BCLivermore, CA 945501336737121
  9. Jacqueline Close, GCNS-BCSan Diego, CA 921291780212993
  10. Sarah Cluff, RNBerkeley, CA 947031417301581
  11. Edna CulpPoway, CA 920641235597352
  12. Barbara Cunningham, BSN, MS,APRN,BC, CNSPalo Alto, CA 943041750350229
  13. Cheryl Dankiewicz, RN, AGCNS-BCVallejo, CA 945891023515699
  14. Darryl De Los AngelesLake Balboa, CA 914061891339602
  15. Sarah Dulaney, RN, GCNS-BCSan Francisco, CA 941581578994695
  16. Melinda Gaynor, RN, AG-CNSSanta Clara, CA 950511255870630
  17. Maria Girasol, MSN, RN, AG-CNSLaguna Niguel, CA 926771881238780
  18. Jennifer Harris, CNSLa Jolla, CA 920371629845854
  19. Jennifer Hinson, MSN, APRN, CNSChula Vista, CA 919111659071355
  20. Chad JohnsonSanta Cruz, CA 950651619772506
  21. Tracey Krangel, MSN, RN-BC, AGCNS-BCConcord, CA 945181619476819
  22. Yelena Kruse, AGCNS-BCSan Rafael, CA 949031417320573
  23. Anila LadakSanta Monica, CA 904041497161145
  24. Sheethal LukoseFremont, CA 945381023870458
  25. Kathleen Mackerrow, MS, RN, CNS, GCNS-BCSan Francisco, CA 941161033921200
  26. Michele Maines, MSN, RN, CNS, CNLLos Angeles, CA 900951063358471
  27. Fotine MamaisRedondo Beach, CA 902771073462016
  28. Ann Mayo, RN; DNSC; CNS; FAANSan Diego, CA 921091457756413
  29. Julie Mena, RN BSN MSN CNSSonora, CA 953701790111003
  30. Lisa Morris, RN, CNSSouth San Francisco, CA 940801538510284
  31. Katherine Onstott, C.N.SSan Jose, CA 951191699964163
  32. Bernadette Osburn, MSN, RN, CNSWhittier, CA 906021811823099
  33. Allison Perkins, MSN, CNSSan Diego, CA 921611952518185
  34. Christa Perryman, AGCNS-BCRedwood City, CA 940631609425776
  35. Mary Salas, CNSAntioch, CA 945311275146870
  36. Shavinderpal SangaSacramento, CA 958231467112466
  37. Anna SatakeVallejo, CA 945891780733386
  38. Sheree ScottSan Diego, CA 921171104703735
  39. Karen Sheng, CNSRedwood City, CA 940631689730590
  40. Juliet ShihSan Francisco, CA 941181841704921
  41. Dianne SorreraVallejo, CA 945911750167664
  42. Marichelle Stoppenhagen, NP, RN, BSNCosta Mesa, CA 926271174074348
  43. Elaine Mae Suguitan, MS RN CNSCupertino, CA 950141598899254
  44. Olga Sukhenko, AG-CNSSacramento, CA 958171164115127
  45. Cherina Tinio, CNSMenlo Park, CA 940251770680308
  46. Norma Todd, CNSLa Jolla, CA 920371780384461
  47. Nicole Ward, RN, MSN, AGCNA-BCSan Diego, CA 921231518668151
  48. Betty Wexler, RN CNSPalo Alto, CA 943041164479937
  49. Charles Williams, CNS.,NP.Elk Grove, CA 957571851455372
  50. Helen Wood, APRNSouth San Francisco, CA 940801912064593

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364SG0600X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 20 of 42 per resident

  1. Nebraska0.2
  2. Missouri0.1
  3. Connecticut0.1
  4. California0.1
  5. South Dakota0.1
  6. Virginia0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364SG0600X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

14.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 43.4% 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. California14.0%
  2. United States43.4%

Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file7 of 50 · 14.0% here, 43.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1 · 2.0% here, 29.3% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more28 · 56.0% here, 49.9% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 364SG0600X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

50 NPPES records list gerontology clinical nurse specialist (364SG0600X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Diego has 6 of them (12%).

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. Texas49
  2. Ohio43
  3. Oklahoma28
  4. Illinois25

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Pennsylvania0.1
  2. North Carolina0.1
  3. Michigan0.2
  4. Wisconsin0.2

The largest states

  1. Texas49
  2. Ohio43
  3. Oklahoma28
  4. Illinois25
  5. Michigan17

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.