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 63 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. Mischelle Turner, PA-CPasadena, CA 911041700096468
  2. Tiffany Turpin, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031356365563
  3. Timothy TwymanTarzana, CA 913561952138182
  4. Sweta TySan Jacinto, CA 925831740115476
  5. Rodney Tyson, PACLong Beach, CA 908401396805800
  6. Justin Uchida, P.A.Montebello, CA 906401558515742
  7. Jessica Uhl, PA-CSan Dimas, CA 917731497860126
  8. Manuel Umanzor, PANorth Hollywood, CA 916051871668152
  9. Erin Unger, PA-CCulver City, CA 902321962808451
  10. Paulina UribeSanta Cruz, CA 950621972343200
  11. Julie Urone, PA-CTorrance, CA 905051134473705
  12. Linzy Urrutia, PA-CFresno, CA 937101790150936
  13. Courtney UseltonSan Rafael, CA 949011356012157
  14. Natalia UsmanovaEncino, CA 913161568638302
  15. Carlos Usmany, PALos Angeles, CA 900471972781706
  16. Chidozie Uzor, PABeverly Hills, CA 902101720711179
  17. Susan Vachon, PASan Francisco, CA 941041477849339
  18. Hector ValadezOrange, CA 928681417574559
  19. Andreina ValdezSalinas, CA 939061144011610
  20. Itzayana ValdezIndio, CA 922011598645384
  21. Katelyn ValdonivosSouth Gate, CA 902801346003589
  22. Susanne Valenti, PA-COakland, CA 946091801141700
  23. Alexandra Valos, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933091023464633
  24. Ashley Van Belle, MMS, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900151932882396
  25. James Van Der Heyden, P.A.Santa Ana, CA 927051154660553
  26. Melanie Van Lieshout, P.A.-C.Santa Barbara, CA 931111578715918
  27. Lindsey Van Liew, PA-CNuevo, CA 925671790409878
  28. Ryan Van Liew, PA-CNuevo, CA 925671013631357
  29. Kenneth Vanderbeck, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531144535220
  30. Gary Vanetsky, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241417034489
  31. Seng VangAlameda, CA 945011043970254
  32. Ser Vang, P.A.-C.Modesto, CA 953501699784470
  33. Nalia VarelaSanta Cruz, CA 950621477387058
  34. Xavier Varela, PA-CRiverside, CA 925051336447689
  35. Marilyn Varela Morales, P.A.-CWoodland Hills, CA 913671467414367
  36. Mihaela Varga, P.A.Pasadena, CA 911031861545352
  37. Alfredo Vargas, PA-CBaldwin Park, CA 917061619202652
  38. Christopher Vargas, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919141922505775
  39. Daniel Vargas, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900271083876544
  40. Robert VargasSan Diego, CA 921131972528081
  41. Sarah Vargas, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926491174397608
  42. Vera Vargas, PAPerris, CA 925701750469342
  43. Beverly Varughese, PA-CSacramento, CA 958231356001945
  44. Nikita Vasoya, PAFullerton, CA 928311316824089
  45. Sonia Vasquez, PA-CEl Centro, CA 922431619184009
  46. Alexandra Vaughan, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371629370754
  47. Elizabeth Vaughan, P.A.Palo Alto, CA 943011043387509
  48. Ann Vavra, PA-CTarzana, CA 913561932217528
  49. Nancy Veerhusen, PAOakland, CA 946051730131715
  50. Christopher Vega, PALos Angeles, CA 900151134906613

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.