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 13 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. Helena Astani, PA-CSacramento, CA 958251720602709
  2. Jessica Aston, PA-CRedding, CA 960011487446118
  3. Yesenia Astorga, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921401114984192
  4. Margaret Aten, PABakersfield, CA 933051902813710
  5. Alisha Atherly-Brown, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931051962978502
  6. Ashika Atienza, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511942455464
  7. Marina Atilano, PA-C, DMSC, MPHSacramento, CA 958231265918502
  8. Mohamed AtiyaLos Angeles, CA 900241568142461
  9. Allison Atkinson, P.A.-CSan Bernardino, CA 924111588752026
  10. Ashley Atlas, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921091861787301
  11. Fariha Atmar, PA-CGridley, CA 959481891710661
  12. Arpine Atoian, PACFresno, CA 937031154321651
  13. Mona Attalla, P.A.Porterville, CA 932571073633301
  14. Bahar AttaripourWest Hills, CA 913071083578538
  15. Cody Atterbury, PA-SMurrieta, CA 925621710386370
  16. Alex AttikuVisalia, CA 932911003585928
  17. Helene Au, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908131528093069
  18. Long Huen Au, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031821664996
  19. Cosette Audirac, PACVisalia, CA 932911255773966
  20. April August, PA-CPasadena, CA 911051831793587
  21. Navpreet AujlaLodi, CA 952421497495352
  22. Prabhjot Aujla, PA-CYuba City, CA 959911659949659
  23. Nicholas Aukland, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943051205461589
  24. Amber AulakhFresno, CA 937101124675095
  25. Radit Aur, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908041255748596
  26. Claire Austin, PAClovis, CA 936111578579702
  27. Garrett Austin, PAStockton, CA 952041508501883
  28. Heather Austin, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011265444582
  29. Tammy Auyeung, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371891137618
  30. Therese AuzaSeaside, CA 939551831950252
  31. Gayane Avagyan, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900191205699030
  32. Yesenia Avalos, PAMountain View, CA 940401457065179
  33. Errill Avecilla, PA-CStanford, CA 943051598938284
  34. Lara AvedianLos Banos, CA 936351972072528
  35. Liliana Avelar, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900071538173745
  36. Claudia Avelar-Rios, PA-CConcord, CA 945201033744040
  37. Michael AvellanBakersfield, CA 933111700490661
  38. Gino Aveni, PAHarbor City, CA 907101609923226
  39. Ashley Aveningo, PA-CSacramento, CA 958201710633490
  40. James Avery, P.A.Stockton, CA 952101790080182
  41. Eden Avila, PA-CRiverside, CA 925061922683515
  42. Esther Avila, PA-CCorona, CA 928821073834065
  43. Natalie AvilaSanta Maria, CA 934541942079108
  44. Sergio Avila, PA-CPomona, CA 917671396405312
  45. Shanna Avila, PASan Diego, CA 921211639418874
  46. Joseph Avitabile, PA-C, ATCNewport Beach, CA 926631841466067
  47. Alejandra Avitia Sanchez, PASan Diego, CA 921051639880560
  48. Mira Awad, PA-CVisalia, CA 932771962470922
  49. Susana Awad, PA-CTravis Afb, CA 945351053951434
  50. Nadia AwadaPico Rivera, CA 906601659029528

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.