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 49 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. Carolyn Perry, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601124276209
  2. Sarah Pertschuk, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921301144648825
  3. Angelina Pesigan, M.D.Covina, CA 917241396905626
  4. Oliver Petalver, PA-CDowney, CA 902411598933921
  5. Janet Peters, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331447579263
  6. Lansdale Peters, P.A-CCorona, CA 928811902097926
  7. Regina Petersen, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241770721714
  8. Debra Peterson, PACChico, CA 959261285725895
  9. William Peterson, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921611982644084
  10. Olga Petlinska, PA-CRancho Cordova, CA 956701164785671
  11. Nicole Petro, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981134373392
  12. Lori Petroff, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081588839518
  13. Rosanna Petronella, P.A.Santa Barbara, CA 931101134224272
  14. Carmen Petrus, P.A.Anaheim, CA 928011467458455
  15. Jason Peugh, MPAS, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611225431703
  16. Brian Pfeiffer, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900371457826901
  17. Emi Pham, PAFullerton, CA 928351932666815
  18. Jennifer Pham, P.ASan Diego, CA 921031396993713
  19. Thanh PhamSan Bernardino, CA 924101285247049
  20. Kyra PhelanSanta Cruz, CA 950621205752094
  21. Elizabeth Phi, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931051124047691
  22. Cathy Phillips, PA-CHemet, CA 925431770851578
  23. Charles Phillips, PASalinas, CA 939061245252162
  24. Linda Phillips, PA-CModesto, CA 953541194821223
  25. Vila Phoulavan, PA-CBerkeley, CA 947041184705212
  26. Dien Phung, PA-CSacramento, CA 958271699582411
  27. Yin PhungParamount, CA 907231629499934
  28. Fern Pietruszka, PA-C, MPHNorth Hills, CA 913431568419133
  29. Mariah Pignone, P.A.Pacoima, CA 913311972768844
  30. Christopher Pilaczynski, PA-CFairfield, CA 945331396963997
  31. Kimberly Pinckney, P.A.Fountain Valley, CA 927081134328941
  32. Rebecca Pinto, PA-CEast Palo Alto, CA 943031033269451
  33. Bounmy Pinyasone, PA-C, MPASFresno, CA 937011750505061
  34. Adrineh Pkhrikyan, PA-CReseda, CA 913351770273666
  35. Sarah Planchard, MPA-CRedding, CA 960021942522495
  36. Daniel Pletsch, P.A.Victorville, CA 923951942345947
  37. Shawn Plowman, PA-C MMSLadera Ranch, CA 926941467707406
  38. Stephanie Plowman, DPT, PA-CLadera Ranch, CA 926941154593739
  39. Erik Poast, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231790048957
  40. Amber Pohl, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081447444732
  41. Ron Poli, P.A.Anderson, CA 960071285839449
  42. Daniell Pollack, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031376797795
  43. William Pollock, PA-CCorona, CA 928791881867919
  44. Damone Poole, PA,MPA,NHARichmond, CA 948041780891598
  45. Ghazal PooyaWoodland Hills, CA 913641629352588
  46. Naomi Porter, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601740479302
  47. Whitney Porter, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951281780038091
  48. Lupe Portugal, PALos Angeles, CA 900221083790489
  49. Lacey Post, PAOceanside, CA 920561033790415
  50. Susan Potter, PA-CCitrus Heights, CA 956211871694166

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.