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 144 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. Kregg Lemon, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161194426452
  2. Manuel Lemus, PALong Beach, CA 908021215170618
  3. Mario LemusPorterville, CA 932571134519374
  4. Michael Lemus, PA-CFresno, CA 937201326355660
  5. Mychael Lenehan, PA-COrange, CA 928681548557499
  6. Grace LengVacaville, CA 956881477263184
  7. George Lennon, P.A-CPalm Springs, CA 922621174567838
  8. Kimberly Lennon, PASan Diego, CA 921611649535451
  9. Gavin LenoxVentura, CA 930031972271336
  10. Kelly Lent, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900481427544600
  11. Ryan Lentz, PA-CStanford, CA 943051053811489
  12. Brandon Leon, PASan Francisco, CA 941111093463374
  13. Christine Leon, PA-CFolsom, CA 956301609562214
  14. Flor Leon, PA-CSan Marcos, CA 920781902358237
  15. Gigi Leon, PA-CHealdsburg, CA 954481780897496
  16. Luis Leon, P.A.Victorville, CA 923951568428001
  17. Tahannie LeonAnaheim, CA 928011306766480
  18. Alvin Lester Leonardo, PA-CFair Oaks, CA 956281083565485
  19. Hannah Leone, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901508572785
  20. Margaret Leone, PA-CTorrance, CA 905051659774966
  21. Jonathan Leong, PA-CAtwater, CA 953011366058158
  22. Frannie Leopold, PA 11942Fort Bragg, CA 954371164638599
  23. David Leos, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTChina Lake, CA 935551417208224
  24. Kristina Lepard, PA-CVista, CA 920841053020362
  25. Erika Lepe, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900631356648968
  26. Jonathan Lepp, PA-CReedley, CA 936541144585837
  27. Cindy Lerch, PABeaumont, CA 922231679944565
  28. Steven Lerner, PAFountain Valley, CA 927081891777462
  29. Susie Leroy, PAFresno, CA 937211962654269
  30. Diego Lescano, PATracy, CA 953761831713833
  31. Heather Lesieur, PA-C, MS, MPHClayton, CA 945171891726972
  32. Anastasiya LeslieRedding, CA 960011912509084
  33. Scott Leslie, MDLos Angeles, CA 900891588942940
  34. Catherine Letherer, PA-CPomona, CA 917671265476485
  35. Chelsy Letko, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031134765738
  36. Erica Lettow, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Diego, CA 921211356742522
  37. Scott Letu, PA-CTustin, CA 927801972267631
  38. Cheryl Leu Sinclair, PABaldwin Park, CA 917061134296981
  39. Agnes Leung, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951281861024671
  40. Gregory Leung, PAFontana, CA 923351538236377
  41. Ricky Leung, PATorrance, CA 905051770182990
  42. Sherby LeungSan Rafael, CA 949011447970074
  43. Ting Leung, PALos Angeles, CA 900891982165874
  44. Valerie Leung, PAPomona, CA 917661013839828
  45. Caroline Levanovic, PA-CRiverside, CA 925031467317172
  46. David Leventer, PAThousand Oaks, CA 913201861121584
  47. Christine LevinLos Angeles, CA 900371508268996
  48. Brooke Levine, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900491306560107
  49. David Levine, PA-CRiverside, CA 925011003060898
  50. Jennifer Levine, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT-San Marcos, CA 920691316109614

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.