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 33 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. Catherine KnightLos Angeles, CA 900381275021347
  2. Heather KnightPerris, CA 925701871232124
  3. Henry Knoop, RPA-CLakeport, CA 954531790912152
  4. Nicolas Knowles, PA-CRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301134846561
  5. Janice Knowlton, PABakersfield, CA 933081912116096
  6. Brian Ko, PA-CManhattan Bch, CA 902661790136430
  7. Allison Koch, PASan Francisco, CA 941431639735624
  8. Hilda Koch, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908061417177593
  9. Sandra Kochaon, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901336470871
  10. Nancy Koehler, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771164543716
  11. Pamela Koehler, PAFort Bragg, CA 954371255651063
  12. Rodney Koenig, PACEmeryville, CA 946081487668505
  13. Alexis Kofoed, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111770078479
  14. Jeffrey Kohfeld, PARancho Mirage, CA 922701336240316
  15. Deeba Kohi, PABeverly Hills, CA 902101477133015
  16. Juan Kojima, P.A.San Diego, CA 921221033301528
  17. Divya Kolli, PA-CYuba City, CA 959911811340391
  18. Joanna Kong, RPA-CPico Rivera, CA 906601316199656
  19. Coralee Koning, PA-CFresno, CA 937011992793525
  20. Marshall Koon, PA-CApple Valley, CA 923071982939302
  21. John Kopchak, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941141376699181
  22. Michelle Kostner, P.A.San Diego, CA 921311891197943
  23. Stephen Kotarek, PAMarysville, CA 959011235371915
  24. Karli Koval, PA-CIrvine, CA 926041598356909
  25. Natalia Kovaleski, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371841611324
  26. David Kowallis, P.A.Temecula, CA 925901982849600
  27. Abigail Kraemer-Cole, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934551902181159
  28. Thomas Kraft, PAModesto, CA 953551306895651
  29. Alice Kramer, PARiverside, CA 925031881879781
  30. Evelyn Kramer, P.A.Firebaugh, CA 936221386798338
  31. Mary Kreshon, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921211114349693
  32. Taline Krikorian, PA-CIrvine, CA 926121295050920
  33. Nichol Kriz, PA-CLakeport, CA 954531033321963
  34. Joseph Krpalek, PA-CRiverside, CA 925061316450885
  35. Petra Krupp, PA-CSacramento, CA 958271609938117
  36. Daryl Kubotsu, PARiverside, CA 925061558344465
  37. Diana KudernaBerkeley, CA 947031023482700
  38. Erik KuecherRoseville, CA 956611578956827
  39. Karny Kuehl, PA-CSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751770100711
  40. Hiruth Kumelachew, PA-CConcord, CA 945201740490267
  41. Karen Kushner, PARed Bluff, CA 960801548424237
  42. Ray Kusumoto, PAHollister, CA 950231194850800
  43. Annie KwanSan Jose, CA 951191912068107
  44. May Kwan, PA-CFremont, CA 945381699840280
  45. Dana Kwitnicki, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081700284783
  46. Cheryl Kyinn, MSPASan Diego, CA 921201649570284
  47. Phuong Anh La, P.A.-CCosta Mesa, CA 926271891865747
  48. Sheila Lachica, PA-CCarson, CA 907451225123177
  49. Jean Lacombe, PA-CRiverside, CA 925081952776759
  50. Jessica Lacy, PA-CCarlsbad, CA 920081043769367

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.