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 135 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. William KuoFremont, CA 945361366311953
  2. Matthew KupferTorrance, CA 905051679179337
  3. Tiffany KupferGlendora, CA 917401023614922
  4. Max Kupferman, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601629643028
  5. Joshua Kure, PA-CWeed, CA 960941467122390
  6. Shehzaana Kureshi, PASan Diego, CA 921231437453438
  7. Gemechu Kurfessa, PALos Angeles, CA 900591134326648
  8. Clair Kuriakose, PAPalo Alto, CA 943041710141718
  9. May Rose Kurniawan, PACGlendale, CA 912041609096742
  10. Tara Kuroiwa, PACLos Gatos, CA 950321215916135
  11. David KurpinskyDanville, CA 945261285494898
  12. Lisa Kurt, PHYSICIAN ASSISTStanford, CA 943051952182115
  13. Bob Kurts, P.A.Paradise, CA 959691033144712
  14. Michael Kurtz, PASherman Oaks, CA 914031386343259
  15. Jennifer Kushnier, PA-CDanville, CA 945261437518909
  16. Yulia Kustova, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900111003121203
  17. Amara Kusuma, MPAS, PA-CMountain View, CA 940431578934998
  18. Brooke Kutka, PA-CFresno, CA 937201841441805
  19. Jamie KuttlerRedding, CA 960011902202807
  20. Candice Kutz, PA-CStanford, CA 943051811130370
  21. Mukesh Kuvadia, PAClaremont, CA 917111992391197
  22. Keiley Kuwahara, PA-CLaguna Woods, CA 926371831998335
  23. Harrison Kuykendall, P.A.-CVictorville, CA 923951386760510
  24. Jasmine KwackIrvine, CA 926141427925734
  25. Bum Kwak, PALos Angeles, CA 900061093505257
  26. Carol Kwak, PA-COntario, CA 917611891303293
  27. Ashley KwanOrange, CA 928681306318696
  28. Jaclyn Kwan, P.A.Torrance, CA 905031598172181
  29. Jessica KwanBeverly Hills, CA 902101639602378
  30. Jaremy Kwock, PA-C, MSPAS, MPHCastro Valley, CA 945461356491112
  31. Angela KwonVallejo, CA 945921659248326
  32. Ashley Kwon, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900271376400143
  33. Chae Kwon, PA-CAlpine, CA 919011447969233
  34. Clara Kwon, PA-CCorona, CA 928821952002156
  35. Dustin Kwon, PA-SWest Covina, CA 917901437789195
  36. Irene Kwon, P.A.Stanford, CA 943051992980221
  37. Ji Min Kwon, MPAP, PA-CLa Palma, CA 906231851840763
  38. Jazmine Kwong, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331508413303
  39. Melinda Kwong, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371629750328
  40. Melody Kwong, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925621114334950
  41. Jessica KylanderFoothill Ranch, CA 926101801687496
  42. Heather Kyte, PA-CArcata, CA 955211295159440
  43. Kathleen L'Heureux, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161912547324
  44. Alexis La, PASanta Ana, CA 927041497550743
  45. Betty LaDowney, CA 902421982568457
  46. Elaine La, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTIrvine, CA 926181396055240
  47. Helen La, P.A.C.Arcadia, CA 910071639113418
  48. Jessica LaWhittier, CA 906051750930129
  49. Leslie LaLos Angeles, CA 900891407207905
  50. Wipada La, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900271295885655

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.