NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in California

14,451 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in California, 37 per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 107 of 290.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

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

Los Angeles has the most, 935

  1. Los Angeles935
  2. San Diego747
  3. San Francisco488
  4. Stanford480
  5. Sacramento387

Physician Assistant records in California

  1. Jillian Heywood, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933121639476971
  2. Tiffany Heywood, PA-CStanford, CA 943051922629559
  3. Catherine HickeySan Mateo, CA 944031598232134
  4. Christine Hickey, PA-COroville, CA 959661063968113
  5. Megan Hickey, PA-CIrvine, CA 926061578284931
  6. Christina Hicks, PAMerced, CA 953431013072057
  7. Michael Hicks, PAFontana, CA 923351700953544
  8. Nicole Hicks, PAChico, CA 959731427067495
  9. Shannon Hicks, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921301891556809
  10. Amanda Hidajat, PA-CIrvine, CA 926181508736471
  11. Francisco Hidayat, PA-CConcord, CA 945211619803442
  12. Jazmin HiemerIrvine, CA 926181013690478
  13. Carmen Higgins, PAFresno, CA 937011932236056
  14. Joshua Higgins, P.ASan Diego, CA 921271861624181
  15. Ryan Higgins, PATurlock, CA 953801205482601
  16. Aaron Highsmith, PASimi Valley, CA 930631124290093
  17. Brianna Hightman, PA-CStanford, CA 943051467165506
  18. Rokaya Hijaz, PAPomona, CA 917661154928885
  19. Star Hildabrand, PA-CAngels Camp, CA 952221992750376
  20. Courtney Hill, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925631912785049
  21. Danielle Hill, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011417793019
  22. David Hill, P.A.Palm Springs, CA 922621942292404
  23. Jacqueline HillMarysville, CA 959011467315564
  24. Janet Hill, PA-CWoodland, CA 957761376958173
  25. Kyndall Hill, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924041316544034
  26. Natalie HillBurbank, CA 915051699346981
  27. Taylor Hill, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611811630148
  28. June Hill-Falkenthal, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611679639157
  29. Devin Hiller, PAPalo Alto, CA 943041558080572
  30. Benjamin HillmanSusanville, CA 961301265197032
  31. Glenda Hillman, P.A.Sacramento, CA 958161962513341
  32. Douglas Hilton, PA-CLamont, CA 932411700019353
  33. Kelsie Hilty, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951301285455501
  34. Kristine Himmerick, PANapa, CA 945581073514840
  35. Rania HindiVallejo, CA 945921942080486
  36. Danielle Hindi-Goodman, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923541710441977
  37. Nataline Hindoyan, PAGlendale, CA 912081447789391
  38. David Hines, PA-CAlameda, CA 945011407835820
  39. Chela Hinesley, PAC RDMerced, CA 953401851473623
  40. Corinne Hinkle, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031508451949
  41. Dawn Hinkle, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371174887368
  42. Steven Hinojos, PA-CCorona, CA 928791447532320
  43. Sawyer Hinson, PA-CLemon Grove, CA 919451891210324
  44. Sylvia HintonFresno, CA 937201356951057
  45. Khatereh Hinze, D.C., PA-CTorrance, CA 905031144495441
  46. Dressia Hio, PAManteca, CA 953361689778227
  47. Emily Hipwell, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351447988092
  48. Lucinda Hirahoaka, P.A.East Palo Alto, CA 943031063535722
  49. Shannon Hirokane, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941171649798422
  50. Kyle Hirsch, PA-CVictorville, CA 923951447022827

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 41 of 51 per resident

  1. Georgia42
  2. New Mexico40
  3. Illinois39
  4. California37
  5. New Jersey37
  6. Texas36
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

75.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% 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. California75.2%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file10,860 of 14,451 · 75.2% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file7,218 · 49.9% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more5,775 · 40.0% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 7,214 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

14,451 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 37 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 935 of them (6%).

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. New York15,555
  2. Texas10,999
  3. Florida10,257
  4. North Carolina9,279

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Jersey36.5
  2. Indiana35.3
  3. Illinois39.3
  4. New Mexico40.1

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. Texas10,999
  3. Florida10,257
  4. North Carolina9,279
  5. Pennsylvania8,020

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.