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 4 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. Candace Curlee, CNMSan Diego, CA 921341437124294
  2. Caroline Cusenza, LM, CPMMonterey, CA 939401033452214
  3. Yen Dahl, WHNP-BC, CNMCorona, CA 928811376136689
  4. Maura Daly, CPM, LMOakland, CA 946091962610527
  5. Birgitte DamgaardLaguna Hills, CA 926531184155715
  6. Dawn Dana, LMVentura, CA 930011164643383
  7. Kim Davis, CNMLos Angeles, CA 900451487670329
  8. Sarah Davis, LM, CPMChula Vista, CA 919101770736654
  9. Diane Dawson, L.M.Pasadena, CA 911011669560629
  10. Sandra De Guzman, CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWHarbor City, CA 907101295383602
  11. Malgorzata De Riera, ARNP/CNMWoodland Hills, CA 913671982840617
  12. Melissa Dean, LM, CPMLos Gatos, CA 950321457683112
  13. Emily Deckenback, LM CPMSan Bruno, CA 940661538512900
  14. Dara Desoto, CPM, LMOceanside, CA 920561194681791
  15. Catherine Deveau, CPM, LMRedding, CA 960021396328704
  16. Esha DholiaRedwood City, CA 940611003523325
  17. Alana Diamos, LM, CPMBerkeley, CA 947051447533351
  18. Deanna Dick, LM, CPMArcata, CA 955211295021327
  19. Jill Dieme, CPMSalinas, CA 939061588912695
  20. Kelly Dietzen, LMGlendale, CA 912071760787121
  21. Taylor Digby, LM, CPMUpland, CA 917841023586104
  22. Jessica Diggs, CPM, LMLos Angeles, CA 900141659916765
  23. Vickilynne Dikes, L.M.Palm Springs, CA 922621609098698
  24. Diane Dirks, CNMSanta Monica, CA 904041386823318
  25. Claire Donovan, CNMWalnut Creek, CA 945981174403679
  26. Rebekah Dorsey, CPM, LMWestlake Village, CA 913621568682961
  27. Barbara Douglass, CNMOakland, CA 946021821177379
  28. Coley Douglass, CPMMurrieta, CA 925631043402662
  29. Laura Doyle, LICENSED MIDWIFEArcata, CA 955211497190458
  30. Leslie Drew, L.M.Carmel Valley, CA 939241598109092
  31. Rebekah Duchateau, CPM, LMNorth Hollywood, CA 916061841890365
  32. Cecilia DuncanLa Canada Flintridge, CA 910111275269391
  33. Jenna Dunn, CNM, WHNP-BCSan Diego, CA 921341750897906
  34. April Durham, LM LICENSED MIDWIFEPetaluma, CA 949521245061563
  35. Heather Dy, C.N.M.San Leandro, CA 945771245514579
  36. Courtney Dyer, CNM/WHNP-BCLancaster, CA 935341114731627
  37. Deborah Eakes, CPM/LMFallbrook, CA 920281184398984
  38. Michelle Edgar, L.M.Berkeley, CA 947051407001969
  39. Karen Ehrlich, L.M., C.P.M.Santa Cruz, CA 950601598793523
  40. Amanda Elderkin, CPM, LMSebastopol, CA 954721316236318
  41. Brittany Eldridge, LM, CPMSan Francisco, CA 941311699387217
  42. Carolyn Eldridge, L.M.Arcata, CA 955211245388974
  43. Courtney Ellis, LM, CPMAliso Viejo, CA 926561023357282
  44. Rebecca Elowen, LM, IBCLC, CST-ISan Rafael, CA 949031437451218
  45. Paula Emigh, LMChico, CA 959281053622472
  46. Paloma Engel, CNMSanta Rosa, CA 954041932294568
  47. Kara Engelbrecht, LM CPMSan Francisco, CA 941101831443191
  48. Eden Epling, MS, CNM, WHNP-BCSan Diego, CA 921341629580279
  49. Tayebeh Erfani, LMPanorama City, CA 914021235287707
  50. Arianna Escobar Marin, LMEscondido, CA 920261609539071

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.