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 5 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. Stephanie EsparzaSan Leandro, CA 945781902036270
  2. Leslie EspinozaFrench Camp, CA 952311487159703
  3. A'Maya Ettien, LMOakland, CA 946071144572264
  4. Aleksandra Evanguelidi, L.M., C.P.M.Los Angeles, CA 900661821299405
  5. Christina Evans, BSM, LM, CPMSan Marcos, CA 920691184207524
  6. Patricia Evans, CNMFountain Valley, CA 927081760488126
  7. Sheryl Evans, CPM, LMSan Diego, CA 921231285019372
  8. Kiara Fair, CNMLos Angeles, CA 900161790564706
  9. Sarah Fairlight, LMLos Gatos, CA 950321659847762
  10. Shelia Feldman, LM, CPM, IBCLCCalabasas, CA 913021609170208
  11. Andrea Ferroni, LM, CPMSonora, CA 953701801096300
  12. Maria Finnegan, CNMUkiah, CA 954821134299134
  13. Tessa FisherWestminster, CA 926831144795501
  14. Rachel Flores, LM, CPMOceanside, CA 920561124561014
  15. Shawna Ford, CNMFrench Camp, CA 952311871201384
  16. Kaleen Foster, LM, CPMCrestline, CA 923251649802182
  17. Dana Fox, L.M.Sebastopol, CA 954721255507166
  18. Cindy Foxfoot, LMNevada City, CA 959591053523712
  19. Liorit Frank Kremer, CNMIrvine, CA 926041841697596
  20. Rebekah Frankie, LMRedding, CA 960021366737264
  21. Chelsea Fredlund, LM, CPMPlacerville, CA 956671396081402
  22. Bethany Freeling, L.M.Richmond, CA 948051003353491
  23. Faith Freeman, CPM LMLos Angeles, CA 900171750634812
  24. Melissa French, CNM, NPRedwood City, CA 940631922192673
  25. Michelle Freund, LICENSED MIDWIFEOceanside, CA 920541437362555
  26. Kate Frometa Song, CNMGreenbrae, CA 949041497709844
  27. Mary Gacii, CNMLancaster, CA 935341871268730
  28. Lauren Galaty, CNMBerkeley, CA 947041083668743
  29. Tiffany Gallo, CPM,LMSanta Clarita, CA 913211235417478
  30. Jhoanna GalvezLong Beach, CA 908141942666987
  31. Lisa Garber, CNMPorterville, CA 932911164546404
  32. Kristine Garcia, LMSacramento, CA 958151467677104
  33. Patricia GarciaPomona, CA 917681770201097
  34. Vanessa Garcia, CNMBerkeley, CA 947051689278517
  35. Carole Garrett, CNMSanta Rosa, CA 954041720189962
  36. Lareina Garza, CPM, LMApple Valley, CA 923071639519622
  37. Asmara Gebre, RN, CNMSan Francisco, CA 941101477068229
  38. Molly Geisler-Juarez, LM, CPM, IBCLC, MASOakland, CA 946081720817380
  39. Kimberly George, CNMApple Valley, CA 923071366175002
  40. Vickii Gervais, LM, LACSan Diego, CA 921151801013495
  41. Kathe Gibbs, LMSanta Cruz, CA 950651952552192
  42. Faith Gibson, LICENSED MIDWIFEPalo Alto, CA 943031770028615
  43. Seanne Gibson, LM, CPMLos Angeles, CA 900651346396272
  44. Susan Gill, LMSanta Ana, CA 927051093816530
  45. Denise Gilpin, LMIrvine, CA 926181023241189
  46. Michele Girard, LM, CPMLos Angeles, CA 900651245386192
  47. Molly Gleeson, LM, LICENSED MIDWIFEUkiah, CA 954821932784550
  48. Christy Gochez, LM, CPMRancho Mission Viejo, CA 926941730854456
  49. Tara Gomez, LM, CPMCameron Park, CA 956821649076860
  50. Marea Goodman, LM, CPMOakland, CA 946111174075576

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.