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 34 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. Jon Lacy, PALos Angeles, CA 900281588907638
  2. Zachary Ladner, PABrentwood, CA 945131699986935
  3. Helia LaftaviWest Hollywood, CA 900461477954089
  4. Clarissa Lagman, PA-CCarson, CA 907461912295171
  5. David Lague, MPA-CRedwood City, CA 940631295979227
  6. Jessica LaiWalnut, CA 917891558153924
  7. Nina Lai, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA 954031093254674
  8. Lesley Laird, PA-CRiverside, CA 925061144313420
  9. Sonia Lakhanpal, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031285796458
  10. Sapna Lalwani, PAPalo Alto, CA 943011356500672
  11. Lisa Lam, PA-CBaldwin Park, CA 917061568796803
  12. Teranze Lam, PA-CFrench Camp, CA 952311922646587
  13. Jessamy Lambert, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945971871853200
  14. Michelle Lancaster, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925621427351212
  15. Michael Lance, P.A.-CMontclair, CA 917631740310531
  16. Jennifer Lane, PASimi Valley, CA 930651245776244
  17. Nathaniel Lane, PA-CFort Bragg, CA 954371528427994
  18. Isabella LangAuburn, CA 956031154254373
  19. Tracy Langhurst, PA-CMcKinleyville, CA 955191689826091
  20. Angel LangloisSouth Gate, CA 902801306667159
  21. Teresa Langslet, PA-CSusanville, CA 961301568471951
  22. Jame Lanier, PA-CHemet, CA 925431578590717
  23. Marc Lanuza, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511184840803
  24. Marianne LapointeJackson, CA 956421225167356
  25. Nathaniel Lara, PAMadera, CA 936381366899940
  26. Betty Larrabee, PAModesto, CA 953551700898772
  27. Mark Larroque, P.A.Novato, CA 949451396143855
  28. David Lash, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341295703353
  29. Beverly Lassiter-Brown, PA, MPHValencia, CA 913551962670141
  30. Rachel LauBeverly Hills, CA 902101063750438
  31. Kerri Lauchner, PA-CThousand Oaks, CA 913601255536066
  32. Robert Lavigne, P.A.San Diego, CA 921011093003485
  33. Anahi LazaroNorthridge, CA 913241326875584
  34. Vanessa Lazaro, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921211376766741
  35. Christine Le, PA-CSan Leandro, CA 945781104605302
  36. Deena Le, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927011487460366
  37. Michelle LeCorona, CA 928781871227751
  38. Nga Le, PAMilpitas, CA 950351568593887
  39. Taylor Le, PA-CEl Cajon, CA 920201396478400
  40. Tiffany LeCosta Mesa, CA 926271093891061
  41. Tri Le, PATorrance, CA 905021730269564
  42. Tuan Le, P.A.Garden Grove, CA 928441417210204
  43. Carlos Leal, PA-CCamarillo, CA 930101043648132
  44. Marisa Leal, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511285002840
  45. Cassandra Leamy, PA-CBurlingame, CA 940101285249102
  46. Sharon Leavitt, PA-CConcord, CA 945201447529573
  47. Gideon Lebowitz, PA-CVallejo, CA 945891295474799
  48. Steven Lebowitz, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231497714828
  49. Anette Lecair, PA-CCorona, CA 928791194745661
  50. Sheila Lederer, PA-CStockton, CA 952031811290638

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.