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 163 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. Nicole McCannAlhambra, CA 918031477297463
  2. Abigail McCarthySanta Cruz, CA 950601285144113
  3. Daniel McCarthy, PA-CBrawley, CA 922271902240179
  4. Kinsey McCartney, PASan Francisco, CA 941581972880102
  5. Stanley McCartney, PAAnaheim, CA 928071992864607
  6. Christine McCartyPomona, CA 917661669996559
  7. Douglas McCarty, PHYSICAN ASSISTANTMoreno Valley, CA 925531043315880
  8. Kristina McCauley, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231063819944
  9. Robert McCauley, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTBeale Afb, CA 959031780305581
  10. Stephanie McClafferty, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231609209238
  11. Michael McClanahan, PA-CSacramento, CA 958251902227705
  12. Rachel McClatchey, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900891225607112
  13. Alan McClintick, PACupertino, CA 950141508800798
  14. Daniel McClough, P.ACorning, CA 960211023220167
  15. Kelly McClure, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941431194963421
  16. Casey McCollum, PA-CPomona, CA 917671083963664
  17. Amanda McConnell, PAOceanside, CA 920561801155775
  18. Christopher McConnell, PA-C, MSPAS, MPHSanta Barbara, CA 931061952656019
  19. Carole McCook, PA-CSacramento, CA 958191346270907
  20. Charles McCord, P.A.Victorville, CA 923951215287420
  21. Gary McCorkle, P.A.American Canyon, CA 945031891810099
  22. Joan McCormac, PACDowney, CA 902421457556490
  23. Cindi McCormack, PACSalinas, CA 939011659413318
  24. Elyssa McCormack, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351710593397
  25. Moira McCormack, PA-CFort Irwin, CA 923101437637030
  26. Amanda McCormick, PA-CModesto, CA 953581689123010
  27. Cathryn McCormick, PALa Jolla, CA 920931962614198
  28. Joseph McCormick, PA-CAntioch, CA 945091326347733
  29. Kevin McCormick, P.A.Colton, CA 923241891834123
  30. Jerry McCown, PALa Jolla, CA 920371578611422
  31. Claudia McCoy, PAMountain View, CA 940401184790313
  32. Jillian McCoyTemecula, CA 925901265910087
  33. Kierra McCoyRiverside, CA 925011396428751
  34. Michael McCoy, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611033358304
  35. Michael McCrary, PASan Diego, CA 921201063538221
  36. Shanna McCue, PA-CMenlo Park, CA 940271144912593
  37. Brandon McCulloughRancho Cucamonga, CA 917391659993624
  38. Daniel McCulloughMontclair, CA 917631992259071
  39. Stephanie McCullough, PA-CRocklin, CA 956771497500995
  40. Amanda McCurdy, PA-CConcord, CA 945201922631886
  41. Kelly McCurdy, P.A.Glendale, CA 912061831286954
  42. Meridith McCurdy-Yeoman, PACModesto, CA 953551821110586
  43. Heather McDaniel, P,A,Westlake Village, CA 913621619252913
  44. Julie McDaniel, PALa Jolla, CA 920371538534805
  45. Eileen McDermott, PABakersfield, CA 933011871652511
  46. Grace McDonaldRiverside, CA 925061528846425
  47. Heather McDonald, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611679310528
  48. Joseph McDonaldPasadena, CA 911011215648795
  49. Madeline McDonald, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011487308557
  50. Patricia McDougall, PA-CColton, CA 923241720158637

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.