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 146 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. Tzu Yi LiaoBaldwin Park, CA 917061871983023
  2. Alexander Liaw, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051124890132
  3. Kirsten LiazVallejo, CA 945921174497226
  4. Victor Libbey, P.A.-CSacramento, CA 958111295775401
  5. Michael Liberato, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161962674465
  6. Jimmy Liboon, PAAnaheim, CA 928071578630349
  7. Hannah Licari, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331164893681
  8. Meghan Licciardello, PASacramento, CA 958151689212482
  9. Devin LichtenwalterTustin, CA 927801235844028
  10. Richard Licon, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927031740428101
  11. Emily Liebo, PA-C, MPHLompoc, CA 934361780231795
  12. Jessica Lieland, P.A.Avila Beach, CA 934241831320878
  13. Alan Lien, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933111467950493
  14. Vy Lien, P.A.-CColton, CA 923241093040933
  15. Julia Liepmann, MS, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933111720268576
  16. Vincent Lieras, PALake Elsinore, CA 925321477074094
  17. Jennifer Lievanos, PA-CRiverside, CA 925051659899813
  18. Amanda Liew, PA-C, MSPASLos Altos, CA 940221992270649
  19. Christopher Liguori, PAFresno, CA 937211396198081
  20. Tina Likou, PA-CPalm Springs, CA 922621194055632
  21. Christina Liljestrom, PA-CIrvine, CA 926171144788357
  22. Sarah Lilly, PA-CRipon, CA 953661740514082
  23. Tahnee LillyOntario, CA 917621730845280
  24. Anthony Lim, PA-CLa Puente, CA 917441922477991
  25. Benzen Byron Lim, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900191245996776
  26. Bryant Lim, PA-CRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301003767732
  27. Christine LimLos Gatos, CA 950321548978935
  28. Danny Lim, PA-CBeale Afb, CA 959031144753781
  29. Jamie Lim, PA-CBaldwin Park, CA 917061083949762
  30. Johnny Lim, PA-CDuarte, CA 910101598254468
  31. Li Lim, PASanta Barbara, CA 931051114527652
  32. Nelly Lim, PA-CFontana, CA 923361447052618
  33. Shelby LimFullerton, CA 928311316602568
  34. Sohyun LimRowland Heights, CA 917481821506775
  35. Tatiana Lim, PA-CTemecula, CA 925911336012384
  36. Tracy Lim, PACGlendale, CA 912041417984410
  37. Vincent Lim, PA-CVan Nuys, CA 914111194148882
  38. Elaine Lima, PAPomona, CA 917671215688668
  39. Gessica LimaheluMoreno Valley, CA 925551568936920
  40. Colin LimbachTorrance, CA 905011568132264
  41. Krista LimburgMurrieta, CA 925621740531706
  42. Allison Limfat, PA-CAlhambra, CA 918011902596232
  43. Jacqueline Limm, PA-CEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621407785769
  44. Anthony LimonHuntington Beach, CA 926461356237598
  45. Cynthia Limon, PAFullerton, CA 928351558009332
  46. Madele Limpahan, P.A-CAlbany, CA 947061619272168
  47. Annie Lin, PA-CCerritos, CA 907031073005088
  48. Bonnie Lin, PA-CStanford, CA 943051275252728
  49. Diana Lin, MSPAS, PA-CCorona, CA 928821942605811
  50. Ethan LinLos Gatos, CA 950321790593879

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.