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 65 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. Susan Wagner, PA-CRiverside, CA 925061457544983
  2. Molly Waite, P.A.Monterey, CA 939401386850246
  3. Ghazel Waiz, PA-CFairfield, CA 945331265015077
  4. Angela Waldron, PAIrvine, CA 926121740351451
  5. Melissa Walgamuth, PA-CRed Bluff, CA 960801306281217
  6. Anabelle Walker, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927041821278540
  7. Cecil WalkerInglewood, CA 903011528102969
  8. Erin Walker, PATruckee, CA 961611447677141
  9. Michael Walker, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341700845765
  10. James Wallace, P.A.,D.CRoseville, CA 956611013124908
  11. Jennifer Wallace, PA-CVentura, CA 930031578796926
  12. Anne Walsh, P.A.Newport Beach, CA 926631881811545
  13. Mary Walter, PASaint Helena, CA 945741770890345
  14. Nicholas Walther, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924041003288481
  15. Emily Wang, PA-CHuntington Park, CA 902551073879391
  16. George Wang, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900571447337118
  17. Yun Wang, P.A.Huntington Beach, CA 926471740627934
  18. Benjamin Ward, PA-CMerced, CA 953401104250018
  19. Jennifer WardVacaville, CA 956871245208818
  20. Dustin Ware, PAYucaipa, CA 923991568659712
  21. Thomas WarnerCorcoran, CA 932121215118997
  22. Annette Warwick, PA-CTracy, CA 953761851033377
  23. Julie Wash, PALos Gatos, CA 950321407125792
  24. Altressa WashingtonSanta Monica, CA 904051194615450
  25. David Watkins, CMASanta Cruz, CA 950601013250042
  26. Kenia Watkins, PASouth Gate, CA 902801639464845
  27. Jake Watson, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900731861433393
  28. Julia WatsonBakersfield, CA 933121457045486
  29. Kelly Watson, PA-COrange, CA 928661669805305
  30. Steven WatsonSouth Gate, CA 902801336070325
  31. Desmond Watt, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111134468515
  32. Rebecca Wattenbarger, PA, PTASacramento, CA 958161699929141
  33. Gina Weaver, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921011912186503
  34. Shannon Webb, MMS, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921211821271685
  35. Shiloh Wecklich, PA-COceanside, CA 920561558639476
  36. Brenna Weems, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231841096682
  37. Joshua Wehn, PA-COceanside, CA 920561285400333
  38. Alyssa Weiner, PAMoreno Valley, CA 925551639547755
  39. Claire Weisskopf, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921141528719424
  40. Danielle Wells, PA-CCypress, CA 906301750466181
  41. Steven WempleSan Francisco, CA 941231629453386
  42. John Western, PASan Diego, CA 921201679679682
  43. Angela Wetmore, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA 954011467889451
  44. Charles Wetter, PA-CFountain Valley, CA 927081275591356
  45. Allyse Wharton, PA-COakland, CA 946091710322664
  46. Beth Wheeler, PAWoodland, CA 956951477705564
  47. Lynda White, PADavis, CA 956161346278884
  48. Sonja White, PA-CStockton, CA 952071215189402
  49. Hannah Whitesell, PASan Diego, CA 921341720682693
  50. Doris Whittlesey, PA-CGrass Valley, CA 959451811034465

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.