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 59 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. Justin Starling, PA-SSanta Maria, CA 934541467222646
  2. Sarah Starosta, PA-CBishop, CA 935141649323395
  3. Jennifer Steece, PAOrange, CA 928681225060387
  4. Lindsey Steglich, PA-CSusanville, CA 961301538573365
  5. Carl Stein, MHS, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941141053346957
  6. Jared Steinberg, PAPalm Desert, CA 922601659626398
  7. Michael Steinberg, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900731023059615
  8. Ashley Stemley, P.A.-CRedlands, CA 923731942582739
  9. Suellen Stenhouse, PAYuba City, CA 959911568565489
  10. Liya Stephanian, PADavis, CA 956161699906727
  11. Andrea Stephens, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231396999488
  12. Blake Stephens, PA-CVacaville, CA 956961285427450
  13. Teresa Stephens, PACTehachapi, CA 935611790824548
  14. Thomas Stephens, PA-COakland, CA 946091295994523
  15. Louis Sterling, PAVictorville, CA 923941497170112
  16. Laura Stevenson, PA-CValencia, CA 913551437116639
  17. Armari StewartSan Francisco, CA 941101205794575
  18. Carly Stewart, PA-CSacramento, CA 958191104050533
  19. Kathryn Stewart, PA-CHesperia, CA 923451194000778
  20. Taylor Stewart, MEDICAL ASSISTANTSan Bernardino, CA 924151932992435
  21. Laura Stillman, RPA-CLos Gatos, CA 950321235403460
  22. Debra Stock, PAFairfield, CA 945341376623215
  23. Andrita Stokes, PA-CYuba City, CA 959911861804239
  24. America Stone, P.AAlta Loma, CA 917371326293895
  25. Stacey StoneSanta Cruz, CA 950621154289692
  26. Rita Stoufflet, MSPAS, MPH, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081467576280
  27. Cynthia Stover, P.A.Riverside, CA 925091366644429
  28. Bryan Stowe, PA-CCorning, CA 960211780993782
  29. Joan Stoykovich, PA-C, RNPOrange, CA 928661750467346
  30. Ann Strain, P.A.Burlingame, CA 940101669573911
  31. Michelle Street, PACTracy, CA 953781245416817
  32. Abby StretchRoseville, CA 957471609269927
  33. Brendan StrozFairfield, CA 945351750788253
  34. Phillip Strubbe, PARiverside, CA 925011578510665
  35. Rosemary Strube, BS, PAC, MSLos Angeles, CA 900891932325628
  36. Natalie Studley, P.A.Emeryville, CA 946081437541786
  37. Brandon Stutz, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCHHuntington Beach, CA 926481316588734
  38. Stephen Styadi, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTOntario, CA 917641093024994
  39. Jose Suarez, P.A.Vista, CA 920831497757728
  40. Martha Suarez, P.A.Hanford, CA 932301720342538
  41. Terri Sullivan-Macias, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928041215075841
  42. Brittany Sumerel, PA-CSan Marcos, CA 920781497105696
  43. Cristal Sumerlin, PA-CMenifee, CA 925861932796869
  44. Elena Summerlin, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921301740414838
  45. Bradley Summers, PARidgecrest, CA 935551093864829
  46. Belinda SunSanta Ana, CA 927041366868184
  47. Mary Surdilla, P.A-CFremont, CA 945381407197437
  48. Cinthia SuruySouth Gate, CA 902801437083870
  49. Christine Sutherland, PASacramento, CA 958191619120730
  50. Anthony Sutton, PA-CVictorville, CA 923951376594747

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.