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 50 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. Sarah Potter-Smith, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921111447739867
  2. Shirley Powell, PA-CRedding, CA 960011134222169
  3. Sean Powers, PASanta Maria, CA 934541770357972
  4. Jacqueline Powers-Bowier, PARiverside, CA 925091255316261
  5. Teobaldo Praslin, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900231285820985
  6. Brooke Prather, P.A.Santa Barbara, CA 931011114107653
  7. Stacey Pratt, MPALos Angeles, CA 900171619200128
  8. Susana Praver, PACOakland, CA 946011255434452
  9. Richard Preciado, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331548263932
  10. Heather Pregerson, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031972809663
  11. Holly Prentice, P.A.C.Glendora, CA 917411588606404
  12. Breanna Price, PA-CSantee, CA 920711235851056
  13. Jennifer Price, PA-C, MMSLa Jolla, CA 920371093163032
  14. La Chune Price, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900061205022175
  15. Erin Prieto, PA-CCovina, CA 917231225410129
  16. Carolyn Prina, PA-CElk Grove, CA 957581801575253
  17. Kari Provost, P.A.Victorville, CA 923951376892521
  18. Madison Puccetti, PACorona, CA 928821487422077
  19. John Puccini, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981528351814
  20. Evan Pugh, PASan Diego, CA 921321255100053
  21. Fay Purcell, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331407986292
  22. Bonnie Pursell, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651245301837
  23. Li Qiao, PALos Angeles, CA 900051306959168
  24. Cheyenne QuachWalnut Creek, CA 945981184350597
  25. Alfonso Quant, P.A.Sacramento, CA 958231700949716
  26. Amy Quarre, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161841577863
  27. Cynthia QuattroSoquel, CA 950731659027274
  28. Jasmine Quenzer, PAFresno, CA 937211043979362
  29. Carmen Queral, P.A.-C.Los Angeles, CA 900731609051192
  30. Arnaldo Quinoneza, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900171245544220
  31. Sharon Rabbani, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900641194215202
  32. Shirin Rabbanian, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 902301487524914
  33. Nadia Radchenko, PASacramento, CA 958161285896043
  34. Melodie Radler Venturi, P.A.Richmond, CA 948061134268998
  35. Susan Radoff, P.A.Oceanside, CA 920561346306123
  36. Naomi Radoi, PA-CRiverside, CA 925061386402071
  37. Bina Raghavan, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951351184671901
  38. Neda Raheen, PA-CElk Grove, CA 957581891074423
  39. Furqan Raja, PATaft, CA 932681710210232
  40. Sibu Rajan, PAGranada Hills, CA 913441114112596
  41. Karen RaldaLancaster, CA 935341467370916
  42. Aalina RamirezSacramento, CA 958261588549828
  43. Angelique Ramirez, PA-CRiverside, CA 925041639913726
  44. Anna Ramirez, MAInglewood, CA 903011194458687
  45. Delia Ramirez, PALa Habra, CA 906311841503752
  46. Gabriel Ramirez, PA-CGrass Valley, CA 959451114252822
  47. Rudy Ramirez, PA-CCorona, CA 928831457660359
  48. Charlynne-Dianne Ramos, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951241114029741
  49. Daniel Ramos, PA-CVacaville, CA 956871417405366
  50. David RamosRiverside, CA 925051164371779

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.