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 147 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. Jeffrey Lin, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928011336494632
  2. Jenny LinBurbank, CA 915051073168282
  3. Jessica Lin, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371437598695
  4. Joy Lin, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331023393188
  5. Joyce Lin, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920931427681022
  6. Junior Lin, PAVallejo, CA 945921366319055
  7. Katie LinArcadia, CA 910071104596535
  8. Maria Lin, PA-CFresno, CA 937011295018026
  9. Sandor Lin, PAEscondido, CA 920251720231863
  10. Sophia Lin, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041669021531
  11. Wendy Lin, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611326411349
  12. Sarah Lindahl, PACCastro Valley, CA 945461336279785
  13. Paige Lindblad, P.A.C.Newport Beach, CA 926631992909873
  14. Christina Lindemann, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031194373514
  15. Danielle Lindgren, PAChula Vista, CA 919111639956287
  16. Vanessa Lindo, PA-CRedding, CA 960021003377433
  17. Carson LindsayPlacerville, CA 956671467135434
  18. Terry Lindsey, P.A.Jackson, CA 956421952414591
  19. Stephen Lindsey-OrtegaLos Angeles, CA 900361730043209
  20. Bethany Lindstrom, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921221184852394
  21. Jayanthi Linert, PASacramento, CA 958311154487569
  22. Lara Lingwall-Overstreet, P.A.-C.Redlands, CA 923731457463242
  23. Julia Link-Herrera, MMS, PA-CMarysville, CA 959011578030961
  24. Kathleen Linke, PA-CHemet, CA 925431265883649
  25. Julianna Linn, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926631285826966
  26. Jaime Linsenbigler, PA-COakland, CA 946111053796359
  27. Robin LinvilleSan Diego, CA 921031710534342
  28. Sharon Liou, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371477287936
  29. Mary Lipscomb, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934551265056170
  30. Lisa Lipton, PASacramento, CA 958191689779159
  31. Rogelio LiraRialto, CA 923771902725773
  32. Erin Lisko, PA-CSan Pedro, CA 907311568112951
  33. Margaret Lister, PA-CEncino, CA 913161013763374
  34. Eleni Litras, PA-CSun City, CA 925861558763953
  35. Haley Litten, PALos Angeles, CA 900071780341479
  36. Jonathan Little, P.A.C.Walnut Creek, CA 945981396157236
  37. Tatum Little, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900221154929644
  38. Tia Littleford, PA-CStevenson Ranch, CA 913811770175572
  39. Christopher Littmann, PAValencia, CA 913551215330808
  40. Erin Littmann, PA-CSan Pablo, CA 948061215284005
  41. Annie LiuYorba Linda, CA 928871396380796
  42. Beringia Liu, MPHLos Angeles, CA 900591801565494
  43. Bonnie Liu, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900481710614227
  44. Catherine Liu, MSPACMonterey Park, CA 917541285960070
  45. Danielle Liu, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011396217220
  46. Erica Liu, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541043732670
  47. Jamie Liu, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351801310552
  48. Jamie Liu, PA-CStanford, CA 943051871371328
  49. Jennifer Liu, PAAlhambra, CA 918011861913113
  50. June LiuPasadena, CA 911071801520960

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.