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 37 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. Maria Lopez, PA-CRiverside, CA 925031679870695
  2. Mario Lopez, PA-CSpring Valley, CA 919771932335080
  3. Melanie Lopez, MAPalmdale, CA 935501417788605
  4. Noe Lopez, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900571629210075
  5. Violeta Lopez, PA-CSan Fernando, CA 913401295162394
  6. Abraham Lopez Chavez, PAVallejo, CA 945921043885361
  7. Gloria Lopez-Glass, PA-CEncino, CA 913161144450057
  8. Kimberly Lopipero, PASan Diego, CA 921231467533596
  9. Jenny LorSacramento, CA 958151144958372
  10. Alayde Loredo Contreras, PAWest Sacramento, CA 956911265187868
  11. Lorissa Lorenzo, PA-CMcKinleyville, CA 955191053970327
  12. Edward Lott, PALos Angeles, CA 900731023078201
  13. Kristina LouSherman Oaks, CA 914231447707831
  14. Juanita Louis, MPA-CMarysville, CA 959011326342072
  15. Justin Love, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923541104006741
  16. Polly Loveton, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601912052499
  17. Kathy Lovig Hughes, PA-CValencia, CA 913551679802698
  18. Nicola Lowrey, PAOrange, CA 928681760419428
  19. Kellie Lowry, PASan Francisco, CA 941331912150822
  20. Esther Loya, P.A.CMontclair, CA 917631548557309
  21. Susan Lozier, PA, MMSCOakland, CA 946091144595752
  22. Ryan LuAuburn, CA 956021528835931
  23. Yen Lu, PALake Forest, CA 926301538779939
  24. Carlos Luarca, P.A.-CInglewood, CA 903011235174780
  25. Kendall Lubatti, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941051023502853
  26. Jean Luck, P.A.Green Valley Lake, CA 923411740322619
  27. Valerie Luethge Stern, PA-C, MPASBeverly Hills, CA 902111336176304
  28. Christopher Lugo, PASan Diego, CA 921341720358914
  29. Sierra Lujan, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTUpland, CA 917841710847041
  30. Lisa Lumar, PA-CInglewood, CA 903011841288297
  31. Andrew Luna, PA-CHuntington Park, CA 902551841788783
  32. Andrew Luna, PAColton, CA 923241821877721
  33. Karen Luna, MAPalmdale, CA 935501992536189
  34. Kelly Lunzer, P.A.Torrance, CA 905051699800805
  35. Jenny Luong, RPA-CIrvine, CA 926121316281280
  36. Trang Luong, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Jose, CA 951161093807471
  37. Paul Lutter, DMSC, PA-CCamp Pendleton, CA 920551144465915
  38. Trisha Luu, PALong Beach, CA 908051508261256
  39. Ashley Luu Tully, PA-CHuntington Park, CA 902551932963451
  40. Kevin LyCampbell, CA 950081194359141
  41. Casidee Lynch, PA-CCitrus Heights, CA 956211881243129
  42. Jennifer Lyons, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231841495140
  43. Felicia Ma, PA-CBerkeley, CA 947101104234731
  44. Steve Ma, PA C MSMartinez, CA 945531659356095
  45. Marites Macasadia, PANational City, CA 919501093743015
  46. Stuart Macdonell, PA-CFreedom, CA 950191407814247
  47. Courtney Maciel, PA-COrange, CA 928681275815987
  48. Marisa Mackenzie, PARedding, CA 960011447536933
  49. Kevin Macklin, P.A.-CCarmichael, CA 956081326442401
  50. Kassandra Macpherson, PATemecula, CA 925901487924510

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.