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 41 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. Moriah Mechlowicz, PA-CEl Monte, CA 917321568111219
  2. Mark MeddersHayward, CA 945451952713711
  3. Raquel Medeiros, PA-CDesert Hot Springs, CA 922401023143633
  4. Linda Medina, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927051801486634
  5. Paige MedinaSan Carlos, CA 940701972272920
  6. Rony Medina, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900291013058627
  7. Yanet Alicia Medina Chinas, PASalinas, CA 939011992472500
  8. Yasna Mehrabani, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771275184152
  9. Darcy Mejia, CCMC-CLancaster, CA 935341386524692
  10. Ernest Mejia, P.A.National City, CA 919501407211881
  11. Maria Mejia-Novoa, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900221932273968
  12. Manuel Mejias, PAFresno, CA 937031104976059
  13. Rita Mekkam, MPA, PA-COakland, CA 946051578706958
  14. Nicole Melet, P.A.San Francisco, CA 941181477657971
  15. Whitney MelonukSanta Barbara, CA 931011013464171
  16. Ann Mendenhall, PA-CPoint Reyes Station, CA 949561316320682
  17. Susan Mendes, PA-CGlendale, CA 912081740662022
  18. Erika Mendes-Jones, PA-CHanford, CA 932301326347428
  19. Aaron Mendez, PACEl Cajon, CA 920211871518100
  20. Christopher Mendez, CCMAPalmdale, CA 935521437039757
  21. Irlanda Mendez, PACLos Angeles, CA 900571306236757
  22. Jesus Mendez, P.A.Bakersfield, CA 933061023202108
  23. Samantha MendezSan Diego, CA 921031972442127
  24. Elder Mendoza, PA-CMontebello, CA 906401568659936
  25. Diana Mendoza De Saenz, PA-CTwentynine Palms, CA 922781043890452
  26. Fernanda Mendoza LimonPalmdale, CA 935501174463178
  27. Jenna Meng, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611699148254
  28. Rodrick Meraz, PAHesperia, CA 923451235148289
  29. Roberto Meraz Nunez, PAVan Nuys, CA 914011316573843
  30. Erica Mercado, PAPatterson, CA 953631902582430
  31. Luis Mercado, PA-CTurlock, CA 953821508332305
  32. Stephanie Mercado, PA-CFresno, CA 937011508909888
  33. Kelly Mercer, PA-C, MPHSan Diego, CA 921231154609790
  34. Jessica Meredith, PA-CWildomar, CA 925951730445891
  35. Leah Merrin, PA-COceanside, CA 920541487068318
  36. Les Mershon, PA-CLa Mesa, CA 919421265723985
  37. Mena Mesdaq, PALa Jolla, CA 920371376887976
  38. Michele Messiah, PAWestlake Village, CA 913621568891851
  39. Ashley Metzger, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908081932501137
  40. Mandy Metzger, PABurbank, CA 915051376735126
  41. Troy Metzger, PA-CSanta Clarita, CA 913501104076660
  42. Joanna Meyer, PAEncinitas, CA 920241144167420
  43. Lauren Meyer, PA-CSacramento, CA 958171649869868
  44. Angelica Meza, PAWalnut Creek, CA 945981386687945
  45. John Michalak, P.A.-C.Camarillo, CA 930101922057934
  46. Libbey Michelini, PAGilroy, CA 950201144514860
  47. Alfayo Michira, PATurlock, CA 953801245866086
  48. Kristin Mickelson, PA-CUpland, CA 917861982072682
  49. Linda Mieses, PA CMountain View, CA 940431881736155
  50. Michael Mietz, PALakeport, CA 954531689944779

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.