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 139 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. Andrea LaudiEscondido, CA 920251316786098
  2. Michelle Lauer, PA-CStanford, CA 943051285185512
  3. James Lauerman, PAMurrieta, CA 925621083698245
  4. Elizabeth Laughlin-Hobbs, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900891104081017
  5. Kathleen Laurel, P.A.-C.Upland, CA 917861134131394
  6. John Laurence, PA-CStanford, CA 943051568445070
  7. Alexandra Laursen, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926631255933818
  8. Gerald Laursen, DPMAnaheim, CA 928071689722670
  9. Anita LavaisseSalinas, CA 939061811130453
  10. Lissande Laverty, PA-CVista, CA 920811285142125
  11. Dahlia Lavi, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA 902111972856342
  12. Emily LaviSan Pedro, CA 907311356969901
  13. Eric Laviaddin, PACanoga Park, CA 913061245546860
  14. Leora LavianBeverly Hills, CA 902101760332514
  15. Colette Lavoy, PA-CBeaumont, CA 922231427561786
  16. Jenica Law, PA-CMammoth Lakes, CA 935461386297323
  17. Angelina Lawhead, PAFolsom, CA 956301194606327
  18. Cheri Lawler, P.A-CApple Valley, CA 923071174567978
  19. Chelsea Lawrance, PACLos Gatos, CA 950321255869178
  20. Shawn Lawrence, PA-CUpland, CA 917861457062416
  21. Bryn Lawson, PAPlacerville, CA 956671447940127
  22. Stephen LawsonMoreno Valley, CA 925571568974236
  23. Mercedes Lawson-Smith, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921551588107536
  24. Nancy Laybourn, P.A.Ukiah, CA 954821669687182
  25. Kelsey Layne, PA-CRedlands, CA 923741891380325
  26. Katrina LayonesWest Hills, CA 913041871469866
  27. Lauren Anne Layson, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900131487047940
  28. Luke LaytonColton, CA 923241497471320
  29. Keli Layton-Cunnigan, PADiamond Bar, CA 917651063613958
  30. Nicole LazarevSan Francisco, CA 941321801577234
  31. Carl Virgil Lazaro, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908401700642311
  32. Rachel Lazerson, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531861362527
  33. Roderick Lazo, P.A.San Marcos, CA 920781588789754
  34. Alex Le, PA-C, CDCESSan Diego, CA 921021669713889
  35. Angeline LePomona, CA 917661427897495
  36. Anne Le, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926471174091326
  37. Benjamin Le, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951241942547732
  38. Blanca Le, PA-CPomona, CA 917661588397699
  39. Caroline Le, PA-CPomona, CA 917671174126080
  40. Carolyn Le, PA-CIrvine, CA 926141477212728
  41. Catherine Le, PALong Beach, CA 908071033895123
  42. Cathy LeLaguna Hills, CA 926531346872231
  43. Christine LeColton, CA 923241619544046
  44. Christopher LePlacentia, CA 928701326670217
  45. Christopher Le, PA-SVallejo, CA 945921396319562
  46. Colleen Le, PAStanford, CA 943051720638331
  47. Dakota LeLoma Linda, CA 923501952081028
  48. Daniel Le, PAStanford, CA 943051861953499
  49. Deanna LeTravis Afb, CA 945351013689587
  50. Diana LeValencia, CA 913551982338331

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.