NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Health Educator in California

1,225 NPPES records list health educator with a practice address in California, 3.1 per 100,000 residents, the 7th highest rate of 51. Visalia and San Francisco have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 23 of 25.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 174H00000X · method

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

Visalia has the most, 101

  1. Visalia101
  2. San Francisco62
  3. San Diego58
  4. Los Angeles46
  5. Salinas46

Health Educator records in California

  1. Bethany TaylorArcata, CA 955211366875395
  2. Victoria Teicher, NBC-HWCBerkeley, CA 947051952288201
  3. Noel Teixeira, MASalinas, CA 939011396047262
  4. Evelyan Thomas, MDRedlands, CA 923741912201716
  5. Emily ThompsonLivermore, CA 945501164778247
  6. Isaac ThurlowEl Centro, CA 922431619742996
  7. Thomas TombsEncinitas, CA 920241144656687
  8. Heather TonkinsMountain View, CA 940401447109293
  9. Mark TorresVisalia, CA 932911154452423
  10. Stephen TorresBanning, CA 922201861773814
  11. Brianna TranSan Jose, CA 951161306523584
  12. Cindy Tran, MPHSan Jose, CA 951181407360944
  13. Darrence TranSan Jose, CA 951161174205785
  14. Amy Trivedi, MSPH, CDESan Francisco, CA 941111942773197
  15. Natalie TruebloodVisalia, CA 932771215388483
  16. Lizette TrujilloSalinas, CA 939061659098341
  17. Vivian TseSan Francisco, CA 941111487287363
  18. Marlin Tsui, BA, IDS.Burlingame, CA 940101033771142
  19. Terri TurnboSan Leandro, CA 945791558706895
  20. Emily TurpinSan Francisco, CA 941111306403779
  21. Paulina UlloaEl Centro, CA 922431215682562
  22. Catherine Updyke-BrunetSalinas, CA 939061376496588
  23. Flor ValenciaWasco, CA 932801629596762
  24. Mary ValenciaCommerce, CA 900401316347842
  25. Samuel Valencia Mena, RESEARCHNapa, CA 945581639015092
  26. Delores ValenzuelaTulare, CA 932741124983812
  27. Gabriela VallejoVisalia, CA 932921114854130
  28. Martha Van GastelSanta Clara, CA 950511255800736
  29. Dennis Van Hoof, PHDSanta Clara, CA 950511407414881
  30. Anna Vanderstelt-FrankBakersfield, CA 933061043750649
  31. Downey VangSacramento, CA 958231033776703
  32. Tong VangYuba City, CA 959931932910148
  33. Ruby VargasMonterey, CA 939401508493081
  34. Stephanie VargasVisalia, CA 932911023807880
  35. Dolores VasquezChico, CA 959281992264873
  36. Lorena Vasquez, HESan Ysidro, CA 921731679836191
  37. Lucia Vasquez, CERTIFIED SEXOLOGISTOakland, CA 946011134719131
  38. Monica VasquezWasco, CA 932801548813074
  39. James Vaughn, ATCVacaville, CA 956881275760407
  40. Linda VegaEl Centro, CA 922431568284081
  41. Lucia Vega GarciaTulare, CA 932741851758023
  42. Andrea VelasquezLong Beach, CA 908051023985579
  43. Nancy VelasquezSanta Ana, CA 927041295094993
  44. Javier Venegas, BSMoreno Valley, CA 925571336709286
  45. Hector VerdugoSan Diego, CA 921131962997551
  46. Nereida VerduzcoVisalia, CA 932771205134921
  47. Yhadira VerhoevenVisalia, CA 932771366865347
  48. Alma Vidal-Mendoza, MHRSVisalia, CA 932771982262143
  49. Elmer VidanaSanta Ana, CA 927061902158983
  50. Katie Viehmann-Wical, MPH, MCHES, RCP, RRTFontana, CA 923371023542552

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174H00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 7 of 51 per resident

  1. District of Columbia4.1
  2. Michigan4.1
  3. Maryland3.3
  4. California3.1
  5. Hawaii2.9
  6. New Hampshire2.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 174H00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.2% 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. California0.1%
  2. United States0.2%

Health Educator records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 1,225 · 0.1% here, 0.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1 · 0.1% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more597 · 48.7% here, 60.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 174H00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,225 NPPES records list health educator (174H00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 3.1 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Visalia has 101 of them (8%).

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. New York854
  2. Michigan413
  3. Florida343
  4. Texas291

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maryland3.3
  2. Hawaii2.9
  3. New Hampshire2.6
  4. New Mexico2.5

The largest states

  1. New York854
  2. Michigan413
  3. Florida343
  4. Texas291
  5. Maryland206

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.