NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Midwife in California

762 NPPES records list midwife with a practice address in California, 2 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. San Diego and Oakland have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 2 of 16.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 176B00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

San Diego has the most, 36

  1. San Diego36
  2. Oakland31
  3. Los Angeles30
  4. San Francisco26
  5. Berkeley23

Midwife records in California

  1. Meredith Benzion, LMNewhall, CA 913211679123202
  2. Grace Beougher, LM, CPMFallbrook, CA 920281669126348
  3. Andrea BergeleenSan Diego, CA 921231780159145
  4. Lauren Beserra, CNM/WHNP-BCOrange, CA 928671780421198
  5. Nancy Beyda, LM/CPMLos Angeles, CA 900681932516747
  6. Melanie Bigda, CPM, LMAliso Viejo, CA 926561437663093
  7. Naomi Bjorgan, LMRedding, CA 960011962778944
  8. Renae Black, CNMEl Cajon, CA 920201962464057
  9. Allison Blackham, LM, CPMYuba City, CA 959911871030288
  10. Katie Blair, RN, CNMRoseville, CA 956611255900692
  11. Darynee Blount, LICENSED MIDWIFEChula Vista, CA 919101497088231
  12. Keilah BobickPlumas Lake, CA 959611972453967
  13. Debra Bochinski, LM, CPMOceanside, CA 920541619210036
  14. Megan Bochum, L.M.Arroyo Grande, CA 934201982992509
  15. Katrina Bolduc, LM, CPMTempleton, CA 934651720332372
  16. Kimberly Bongcaron, LM,CPMCompton, CA 902211225653900
  17. Camila Borja, CNM, WHNPSan Francisco, CA 941141417667890
  18. Michelle Borok, L.M., C.P.M.Oakland, CA 946081770878662
  19. Ann Boss, CNMRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751376204503
  20. Alice Bowland, CNMSanta Cruz, CA 950651881737161
  21. Jacqueline Boyd, LM, CPMRedondo Beach, CA 902771558823419
  22. Kathleen Boyer, LMNevada City, CA 959591518159318
  23. Phyllis Branson, L.M., C.P.M.Carlsbad, CA 920081285925693
  24. Carolyn Bravo, CNMGreenbrae, CA 949041588033054
  25. Claudia Breglia, LM, CPMSacramento, CA 958171629273206
  26. Claire Breining, CNM, WHNPSan Francisco, CA 941101063134328
  27. Jessica Breiter-Bonner, LM CPM RNAnaheim, CA 928081346608254
  28. Charlette Bright, LM, CPMMorgan Hill, CA 950371265180327
  29. Lisa Britt, CNMWhittier, CA 906041023724416
  30. Kristina Britton, LM, CPMHealdsburg, CA 954481487412938
  31. Tonya Brooks, LMSherman Oaks, CA 914231740319763
  32. Lucia Brosgart, LM, CPMBerkeley, CA 947031558876946
  33. Carlee Brown, C.P.M., L.M.Winters, CA 956941588036123
  34. Donna Brown, LM, RNAptos, CA 950031285978411
  35. Erin Brown, LM, CPM, IBCLCWoodacre, CA 949731295851368
  36. Jennifer Brown, LMCameron Park, CA 956821811172638
  37. Jocelyn Brown, CPM, LDMLos Angeles, CA 900291629326749
  38. Karni Brown, LMVentura, CA 930011063551968
  39. Nicole BrownInglewood, CA 903011386268936
  40. Carol Bryan, CNM NP PPMcKinleyville, CA 955191558437608
  41. Chelsea Bryan, LM, CPMNevada City, CA 959591134887466
  42. Cinnamon Buckley, CPM,LMLong Beach, CA 908021972123479
  43. Monica Bullard, CNMRedding, CA 960021306913793
  44. Tanya Bullwinkle, L.M.Eureka, CA 955031003053968
  45. Jennifer BuonamassaSherman Oaks, CA 914031730994526
  46. Chastity Burchuk, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BCVentura, CA 930031144198011
  47. Stacey Burgos, LMNorco, CA 928601760031736
  48. Megan Burk, RN, PHNDavis, CA 956161679262547
  49. Angela Burwick, LM, CPMClaremont, CA 917111003192576
  50. Vanessa CaldariBerkeley, CA 947051447766597

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 176B00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Wyoming2.1
  2. West Virginia2.0
  3. Massachusetts2.0
  4. California2.0
  5. Virginia1.9
  6. District of Columbia1.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.8

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 176B00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

11.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 16.1% 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. California11.2%
  2. United States16.1%

Midwife records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file85 of 762 · 11.2% here, 16.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file49 · 6.4% here, 11.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more444 · 58.3% here, 56.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year2021 · the 48 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 176B00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

762 NPPES records list midwife (176B00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 2 per 100,000 residents against 1.8 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Diego has 36 of them (5%).

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. Texas503
  2. New York494
  3. Florida347
  4. Washington298

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Virginia1.9
  2. District of Columbia1.9
  3. Massachusetts2.0
  4. West Virginia2.0

The largest states

  1. Texas503
  2. New York494
  3. Florida347
  4. Washington298
  5. Pennsylvania209

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.