NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Medical Physician Assistant in California

3,376 NPPES records list medical physician assistant with a practice address in California, 9 per 100,000 residents, the 36th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 11 of 68.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363AM0700X · 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, 225

  1. Los Angeles225
  2. San Diego169
  3. Sacramento105
  4. Fresno81
  5. San Francisco74

Medical Physician Assistant records in California

  1. Brian Chen, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900281730557794
  2. Bryant Chen, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011649708231
  3. Elaine Chen, PA-CSouth Pasadena, CA 910301962968032
  4. Megan ChenLos Alamitos, CA 907201053930370
  5. Michelle Chen, PA-CPomona, CA 917671467241471
  6. Jim ChengHacienda Heights, CA 917451790122638
  7. James Cheung, PA-CPomona, CA 917661891018313
  8. Joy Cheung, P.A.-CTorrance, CA 905041952469959
  9. Lisa Cheung, PAMountain View, CA 940401659093987
  10. Martha Chevalier, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951281548385305
  11. Eric Chew, PA-CInglewood, CA 903011104972462
  12. Morrell Chhay, PA-CFresno, CA 937211881169639
  13. Linda Chiang, PASacramento, CA 958161376631911
  14. Bianca Chihuahua, PA-CBell, CA 902011740088350
  15. Apama Childers, P.A.Ridgecrest, CA 935551609870047
  16. Lacee Childers, PARiverside, CA 925011073816583
  17. Elizabeth Chilian, PA-CGlendale, CA 912031417519588
  18. Katherine Chin, PALos Angeles, CA 900221053654640
  19. Marian Chin, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941081871544890
  20. Michelle ChinManhattan Beach, CA 902661780112581
  21. Gary Chiswick, P.A.San Marcos, CA 920691174964001
  22. Andrew Cho, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921081700280443
  23. Eun Cho, PALake Forest, CA 926301528308061
  24. Jaehyun Cho, PAMission Viejo, CA 926911053952002
  25. Ami Choi, PASan Ysidro, CA 921731083792311
  26. Lilian Chou, PA-COntario, CA 917611306175021
  27. Christine Chow, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908221700085404
  28. Chad Christensen, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924041780991737
  29. Tait Christensen, PA-CApple Valley, CA 923071861775611
  30. Deborah Christian, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900591750538914
  31. Anastasia ChuSan Diego, CA 921111083180558
  32. Thanh Chu, PA-CEl Segundo, CA 902451982716213
  33. William Chu, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900231043227804
  34. Dick Chuang, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTAlhambra, CA 918011588752349
  35. Manuk Chulyan, P.A.Glendale, CA 912051881986826
  36. Ji Chun, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771982912945
  37. Cindy ChungRowland Heights, CA 917481831732445
  38. Eric Chung, PACorona, CA 928791215303490
  39. John Chung, P.A.Chatsworth, CA 913111043304470
  40. Karlyssa Chung, PA-CGarden Grove, CA 928451518305168
  41. Min Chung, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928041801278908
  42. Esther Chung-Watanabe, P.A.-C.Huntington Beach, CA 926471720199326
  43. Ashley Church, PA-CGrass Valley, CA 959451033800420
  44. Molly ChurlonisLake Forest, CA 926301699201277
  45. Monika Cieszynski, PACarmichael, CA 956081003399981
  46. Emmanuelle Marie CigarroaEast Los Angeles, CA 900221063134518
  47. Elsa CisnerosIndio, CA 922011184554453
  48. Jessica Cisneros, MA/ MANAGERLong Beach, CA 908071649085432
  49. Vanessa CisnerosLos Angeles, CA 900131336949916
  50. Alyssa Cituk, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231811057375

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 36 of 51 per resident

  1. Nevada10
  2. Kansas9
  3. South Carolina9
  4. California9
  5. Tennessee9
  6. New Jersey9
  7. 50 states and D.C.12

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

69.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 74.0% 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. California69.1%
  2. United States74.0%

Medical Physician Assistant records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file2,332 of 3,376 · 69.1% here, 74.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,348 · 39.9% here, 54.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,823 · 54.0% here, 54.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2012 · the 1,347 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AM0700X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

3,376 NPPES records list medical physician assistant (363AM0700X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 9 per 100,000 residents against 12 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 225 of them (7%).

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 York3,670
  2. Pennsylvania3,897
  3. Florida2,776
  4. Texas2,146

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Tennessee8.6
  2. New Jersey8.5
  3. South Carolina9.2
  4. Minnesota8.0

The largest states

  1. Pennsylvania3,897
  2. New York3,670
  3. Florida2,776
  4. Texas2,146
  5. North Carolina1,352

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.