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 165 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. Luke McLainSan Diego, CA 921341013761634
  2. Bryan McLaughlin, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161770370140
  3. Ina McLaughlinSan Pablo, CA 948061710026216
  4. Mackenzie McLaughlin, PA-CVan Nuys, CA 914051447080403
  5. Ginger McLeod, P.A-CPalm Springs, CA 922621386688075
  6. Leann McLeod, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900651558321851
  7. Tierra McLinn, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900251497220982
  8. Cori McMahon, PAAnaheim, CA 928071356418123
  9. McKenzie McMahonSanta Ana, CA 927051316581333
  10. Morgan McMahon, PA-CRedding, CA 960011710234737
  11. Megan McManigal, PA-CSacramento, CA 958231023689981
  12. Kathleen McManus, PA-CStanford, CA 943051962822254
  13. Rebekah McManus, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651912450081
  14. Melody McMath, PAFontana, CA 923351780751537
  15. Marlyn McMillion, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926461063804557
  16. Patrice McMoon, PA-CMonterey, CA 939401366630519
  17. Michael McMullen, PA-CLa Mesa, CA 919421194826230
  18. Tyson McMullen, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945971154006757
  19. Olivia McNally, PABeverly Hills, CA 902101902308562
  20. Alyssa McNamara, PAThousand Oaks, CA 913601790511160
  21. Clare McNamara, MPAS, PA-CStanford, CA 943051154585859
  22. Kristina McNaught, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945961710102462
  23. Caleb McNeal, PA-CBridgeport, CA 935171811407778
  24. Christian McNeill, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941101942448261
  25. Mary McNicholas, PAEmeryville, CA 946081295791960
  26. Marcella McPeek, PABaldwin Park, CA 917061972662690
  27. Katie McQuarrie, PA-CLa Mesa, CA 919421710367669
  28. Kaneal McShane, PA-CRiverside, CA 925061619307659
  29. David Meacham, PACompton, CA 902201861548786
  30. Alexandra Mead, PA-COakland, CA 946091730286832
  31. Galene Mead, PAChino Hills, CA 917091326254020
  32. Lynn Meadows, P.A.Ukiah, CA 954821407885122
  33. Connor Meaney, PACorona, CA 928791518712330
  34. Mary Mecca, PAFremont, CA 945381508544636
  35. Lilian Mechael, PABakersfield, CA 933121578362703
  36. Dina Medeiros, PA-CEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621649476011
  37. Taylor Medeiros, PA-CRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881457936213
  38. Litzy Medel, PALos Angeles, CA 900151841184538
  39. Cynthia Medina, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900481720473796
  40. David Medina, P.A.-C.Corning, CA 960211245342732
  41. Ingrid Medina, PA-CModesto, CA 953551063141489
  42. John Medina, P.A.Arcadia, CA 910071528166014
  43. Kelly Medina, PA-CMoreno Valley, CA 925551013587666
  44. Michael Medina, PAFullerton, CA 928351801536784
  45. Miguel Medina, PACPomona, CA 917661447232640
  46. Ramon Medina, P.A.Palmdale, CA 935511114085966
  47. Robert Medina, P.A.Fort Irwin, CA 923101235185190
  48. Valerie Medina, PAFontana, CA 923351083730220
  49. Alexa Medjo, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925621891478665
  50. Clint MeekSanta Cruz, CA 950651912781287

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.