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 85 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. Krystal Li, DNPDiamond Bar, CA 917651780554527
  2. Sareen Li, RN, NPSan Francisco, CA 941331174894067
  3. Wing Shan Wendy LiFoster City, CA 944041437077518
  4. Yan LiAnaheim, CA 928011811719909
  5. Rizza Lian, APRNMountain View, CA 940401235745373
  6. Jim Liang, FNPMonterey Park, CA 917541104537067
  7. Julia Liang, NPOrange, CA 928681679917686
  8. Alice Liao, NPStanford, CA 943051558664169
  9. Yuwen Liao, RN, MSN, NPStanford, CA 943051366701419
  10. Yelena LibovaSan Francisco, CA 941431952084345
  11. Ana Lichterman, RN, NPSan Francisco, CA 941431609501576
  12. Lindsey Licup, NPRiverside, CA 925071841996998
  13. Cynthia Lidy, NPLynwood, CA 902621194755470
  14. Greta Liebelt, NPSan Jose, CA 951281316989494
  15. Kathy Lien, RN, PNPSan Carlos, CA 940701639840390
  16. Nhi Lien, FNP-CFullerton, CA 928331205535135
  17. Luis Lifschitz, NPBurlingame, CA 940101417804030
  18. Susan Light, R.N.N.P.Berkeley, CA 947201619077278
  19. Ellen Liguori, NP-CYucca Valley, CA 922841821451964
  20. Catherine Liikala, DNPChula Vista, CA 919111114659091
  21. Nancy Lilliott, RN NPOceanside, CA 920561255390910
  22. Rosalind Lilly, R.N., N.P.Lancaster, CA 935361073643284
  23. Hengky Lim, N.P.Palmdale, CA 935511568715324
  24. Michele Limoges, NPFolsom, CA 956301932122009
  25. Sandra Limon, NPHesperia, CA 923451316493406
  26. Crystal Limonta, MSN, FNP, RNSan Marcos, CA 920781720687932
  27. Suphannee LimprathanLos Angeles, CA 900951487205225
  28. Laudimir Limqueco, AGPCNPUnion City, CA 945871053962597
  29. Aileen Lin, NPStanford, CA 943051316265846
  30. Candice Lin, NPStanford, CA 943051447497748
  31. Chia-Hui LinMerced, CA 953481063823409
  32. Christine Lin, NPPalo Alto, CA 943041124439930
  33. Hung-Fu Lin, NPPalo Alto, CA 943041649770785
  34. Hunter Lin, NP-CSacramento, CA 958161225689573
  35. Jen-Gu LinMoreno Valley, CA 925551922350537
  36. Meei-Ing Lin, NPLos Angeles, CA 900271992872741
  37. Sandy Lin, FNP-CFolsom, CA 956301255198438
  38. Sarah Lin-Aamodt, N.P.Auburn, CA 956031801009253
  39. Evelin Linares, NPTustin, CA 927801518742659
  40. Beth Lincoln, NPSaint Helena, CA 945741073927380
  41. Linda Linda, APRN,BCLos Angeles, CA 900731265534150
  42. Carlajean Lindenberg, NPLong Beach, CA 908061679932990
  43. Theresa Linehan, BC-FNP, BC-ADMSalinas, CA 939011598917791
  44. Amanda Ling, NPSan Francisco, CA 941101912350752
  45. Linda Lingao, NPNewport Beach, CA 926601447698261
  46. Lizabeth Linn, ARNP, FNPMartinez, CA 945531699813329
  47. Briauna Linton, NPLos Angeles, CA 900591215590518
  48. David Linzey, FNP-CSanta Barbara, CA 931031033827274
  49. Stacey Lip, N.P.Loma Linda, CA 923541962421115
  50. Inna Lipkind, NPCastro Valley, CA 945461407563331

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.