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 24 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. Diane VieraCovina, CA 917231942827498
  2. Luis VieraMonterey, CA 939401134759095
  3. Brenda Villa OsegueraVisalia, CA 932921841072360
  4. Sammy VillasenorEl Centro, CA 922431538848387
  5. Silvia VillasenorRiverside, CA 925071114395159
  6. Gabriel VillegasSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011427946037
  7. Nicole VilleneuveSan Francisco, CA 941031790243012
  8. Alyssa ViloriaEl Centro, CA 922431477345858
  9. Brianne Virgona, CHESMarina Del Rey, CA 902921326571803
  10. David ViveroPalo Alto, CA 943041295157469
  11. William VoSan Jose, CA 951161811686272
  12. Anne VonruedenArroyo Grande, CA 934201508181041
  13. Nu VuSanta Ana, CA 927061417253337
  14. Kathleen WackEl Cajon, CA 920201922315993
  15. Bobbi WaiauBanning, CA 922201972801900
  16. Maria Walker, MPHSan Diego, CA 921211902304926
  17. Rebecca Walker, CNLafayette, CA 945491306303003
  18. Seanna WalkerLos Angeles, CA 900181124945472
  19. Stanley Wanat, PHD POSTDOC BDCERTIFStanford, CA 943051487981502
  20. Kimberly Ward, PH.D.San Diego, CA 921151255883203
  21. Nevon WatsonLos Angeles, CA 900101750064630
  22. Darren Watters, ATC, EMT, FF, MALancaster, CA 935361265136576
  23. Ella WedderburnSalinas, CA 939061255291332
  24. Inoka Weedagama AppuhamilageRoseville, CA 956781952186744
  25. Anna WeismanSan Francisco, CA 941111265065379
  26. Tirzah WellsGreenfield, CA 939271558130203
  27. Charles White, PHD, MDRiverside, CA 925091528990173
  28. Marcos White, ATCLos Angeles, CA 900161457894636
  29. Lynn WhitingColusa, CA 959321386828556
  30. Alyssa WidickSalinas, CA 939061184463531
  31. Thomas Wiedemann, MPH, MTSLoma Linda, CA 923571154953974
  32. Ulrich WiedmannPalo Alto, CA 943011063761468
  33. Colleen WilberMonrovia, CA 910161841764024
  34. Elizabeth WilliamsLaguna Niguel, CA 926771962966531
  35. Kandis WilliamsReseda, CA 913351447977855
  36. Paula Williams-Valencia, MPH, CHESLos Angeles, CA 900421982483962
  37. Margie WilsonPasadena, CA 911051891095204
  38. Shawn Wilson, PHDPasadena, CA 911011063201754
  39. Shirley WilsonRichmond, CA 948061437713526
  40. David WohlnerCastro Valley, CA 945521356152540
  41. Kristina WongOakland, CA 946081578355095
  42. Wesley WongSan Francisco, CA 941241790084077
  43. Kate Woodard, COTA/LWinters, CA 956941831561083
  44. Kristina Woods, PHD, RN, CLNCMentone, CA 923591558494393
  45. Barry WrightChatsworth, CA 913111922764935
  46. Debora Wright, RTGranada Hills, CA 913441720742919
  47. Donald Wright, ACLM HEALTH COACHDavis, CA 956161962363259
  48. Belinda WuSanta Ana, CA 927061356613467
  49. Jiami WuSan Francisco, CA 941331831691633
  50. Natalia YadoVisalia, CA 932921306780507

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.