NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nurse Practitioner in California

8,223 NPPES records list nurse practitioner with a practice address in California, 21 per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest rate of 51. Stanford and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 27 of 165.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363L00000X · method

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

Stanford has the most, 572

  1. Stanford572
  2. Los Angeles520
  3. San Diego458
  4. San Francisco425
  5. Palo Alto318

Nurse Practitioner records in California

  1. Vicki Charbonneau, NP, CNMSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051932216264
  2. Madeline CharetteLa Jolla, CA 920371851195762
  3. Kelly CharlesSan Marcos, CA 920781932970290
  4. Brittany Chartchaiganan, PNPLos Angeles, CA 900951467121723
  5. Isabella Charway, NPSan Francisco, CA 941431992317309
  6. Jessica Chase, NPSan Francisco, CA 941431477344208
  7. Karen Chase, FNP RNFortuna, CA 955401891729406
  8. Sheila Chase, NURSE PRACTITIONERPalmdale, CA 935901346605037
  9. Sydney Chase, FNPSan Diego, CA 921081831021443
  10. Holly Chastain, RNCitrus Heights, CA 956211720930779
  11. Parminder ChathaCarmichael, CA 956081467915595
  12. Thuy Chau, FNPHuntington Beach, CA 926481194547158
  13. Thuylien Chau, FNPParamount, CA 907231063104248
  14. Jalpa Chaudhari, NPPomona, CA 917671962032706
  15. Christie Chaudry, APRNPalo Alto, CA 943041417163213
  16. Antoinette Chavez, FNP-C, CDETorrance, CA 905021114323557
  17. Celeste Chavez, FNPPalo Alto, CA 943011154766616
  18. Cesar Chavez, FNPLos Angeles, CA 900571821837352
  19. Claudia ChavezManhattan Beach, CA 902661669127775
  20. Ernestina Chavez, NPLos Angeles, CA 900271811064652
  21. Manuel Chavez, FNPWatsonville, CA 950761033130810
  22. Mario Alfredo ChavezLos Angeles, CA 900171326456120
  23. Fabiola Chavez Sanchez, FNPBCPalmdale, CA 935511659216109
  24. Martha Chavez-Rangel, FNPLong Beach, CA 908071073384608
  25. Sunmeet Chawla, NPLos Angeles, CA 900251083352744
  26. David Chayawatna, FNP-CCamarillo, CA 930101457913485
  27. Angela ChaykaCarmichael, CA 956081508662784
  28. Vathany Chea, NP-CFresno, CA 937201770168544
  29. Brittany Cheatham, NP-CSan Diego, CA 921031184111684
  30. Donna Chee, NPSan Francisco, CA 941151386719870
  31. Evgeniya CheklerSan Jose, CA 951241790589018
  32. Angela ChenFontana, CA 923371760178578
  33. Angela ChenFoster City, CA 944041346115045
  34. Connie Chen, NPStanford, CA 943051346656832
  35. Isabelle ChenEl Cajon, CA 920211477387405
  36. Karla Chen, FNPMaywood, CA 902701174298095
  37. Kelly Chen, NPStanford, CA 943051942765391
  38. Meimei Chen, NPReedley, CA 936541265159008
  39. Thida Chen, NPChino Hills, CA 917091104095231
  40. Tsaiti Chen, NPMountain View, CA 940401790091478
  41. Xiamei ChenLos Angeles, CA 900951164066460
  42. Yunying Chen, NPLos Angeles, CA 900951558944520
  43. Patricia Cheney, NURSE PRACTITIONERLa Mesa, CA 919421699776963
  44. Annie Cheng, NPStanford, CA 943051366100968
  45. Kwok Fai Cheng, FNP-CSan Francisco, CA 941141518007319
  46. Shu-Chen Jennie Cheng, FNPFremont, CA 945381770517393
  47. Sophan ChengLos Angeles, CA 900371225405921
  48. Stephanie Cheng, NP-CMountain View, CA 940401679086847
  49. Stephen ChengStanford, CA 943051134746514
  50. Vicki Cheng, FNP-CLos Angeles, CA 900071255994216

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 41 of 51 per resident

  1. Alaska22
  2. Colorado21
  3. New Jersey21
  4. California21
  5. Louisiana20
  6. Maryland20
  7. 50 states and D.C.29

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

65.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.4% 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. California65.3%
  2. United States73.4%

Nurse Practitioner records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file5,368 of 8,223 · 65.3% here, 73.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,427 · 41.7% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,696 · 44.9% here, 44.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2017 · the 3,425 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363L00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

8,223 NPPES records list nurse practitioner (363L00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 21 per 100,000 residents against 29 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Stanford has 572 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. Florida8,844
  2. Illinois4,892
  3. Texas4,825
  4. North Carolina4,524

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Jersey21.1
  2. Colorado21.4
  3. Alaska21.5
  4. Louisiana20.4

The largest states

  1. Florida8,844
  2. Illinois4,892
  3. Texas4,825
  4. North Carolina4,524
  5. Ohio4,254

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.