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 16 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. Madison Baker, PA-CRedlands, CA 923731336574425
  2. Mike Baker, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511588729115
  3. Patricia Baker, PAPetaluma, CA 949541902022494
  4. Rachel Baker, P.A.-CAntioch, CA 945091922271238
  5. Rusty Baker, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Diego, CA 921341861828808
  6. Lily Baker-Lubin, PA-CStanford, CA 943051073253068
  7. Crystal Bakhaj, PA-CVan Nuys, CA 914061609582048
  8. Nicole Bakhshi, PALos Angeles, CA 900351801379870
  9. Armita Bakhtmand, PA-CStockton, CA 952041235916396
  10. Suzanne Bakke, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051861676553
  11. Esmeralda Bako, PASacramento, CA 958151770372039
  12. Ashley Baksh, PA-CGilroy, CA 950201598273328
  13. Jonina BalabisVallejo, CA 945921437862430
  14. Vidya Balakrishnan, PASan Francisco, CA 941111194208405
  15. Francheska BalarezoVallejo, CA 945921811715196
  16. Konstantin Balayan, PA-CNorth Hollywood, CA 916061265839708
  17. Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771417352345
  18. Salma Balbas, PA-CLos Alamitos, CA 907201194314104
  19. Ryan Baldeo, PA-CStanford, CA 943051245616473
  20. Analicia Baldonado, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919111215477765
  21. Alice Baldwin, PALong Beach, CA 908061700831153
  22. Brandon Baldwin, PA-CERTIFIEDRedding, CA 960011891422929
  23. Danielle Balestra, PASan Rafael, CA 949031780308890
  24. Ami Bali, PALa Mesa, CA 919411679827117
  25. Sean Balkcom, PA-CPomona, CA 917671831647387
  26. Jovana Balkis, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900451235116039
  27. Carolyn Ball, PASan Diego, CA 921201982752887
  28. Monica Ball, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950621205977790
  29. Amanda Ballard, PA-CPomona, CA 917671164983375
  30. Claire Ballard, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511326110693
  31. Julie Ballard, PA-CPoint Reyes Station, CA 949561689204018
  32. Natalya BallardRedlands, CA 923731093989949
  33. Taylor Ballard, PA-CRedding, CA 960021134915903
  34. Alyssa Ballesteros, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919101821680398
  35. Kaylie BalvanedaThousand Oaks, CA 913201568357796
  36. Rita BalyanNewport Beach, CA 926601730538216
  37. Megana Bammidi, PAMountain View, CA 940401174304836
  38. Vanessa Banales, PA-CVisalia, CA 932771659043768
  39. Olivia Banando, PA-CPomona, CA 917661205750296
  40. Michelle Banayan, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTEncino, CA 914361922645993
  41. Soo Chi Bang, PA-COrange, CA 928681487423455
  42. Bailey Bangerter, PA-CVallejo, CA 945891336618040
  43. Sasha Bangs, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921021720524374
  44. Masseray Bangura, PASouth Gate, CA 902801689213639
  45. Kimberly Banh, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231386370294
  46. Leticia Banker, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341609107358
  47. Alan Bankhead, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933011023397833
  48. Christopher Banks, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161457796427
  49. Dawn Banks, P.A.Loma Linda, CA 923541699705574
  50. Grace Banks, PASan Francisco, CA 941141427672559

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.