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 170 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. Shanna Michael Miller-Nabas, RDNSan Diego, CA 921231003453481
  2. Mark Milliron, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923501134523145
  3. Christopher Mills, PAWatsonville, CA 950761306243506
  4. John Mills, PAModesto, CA 953551982260402
  5. Lindsey Mills, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRedding, CA 960011699445833
  6. Michael Mills, PA-CTorrance, CA 905011770121014
  7. Olivia Mills, PA-COxnard, CA 930361023943305
  8. Victoria Mills, M.M.S., PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531932311610
  9. Chelsea Milne, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900481740849702
  10. Elizabeth Milne, PA-CFairfield, CA 945341144373937
  11. John Milner, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161558026021
  12. Heidi Milton, PASalinas, CA 939011710652565
  13. Audrey MinLoma Linda, CA 923501982395851
  14. Debbie MinAnaheim, CA 928041083342752
  15. Yeong Dong MinFullerton, CA 928351942899109
  16. Saori Minami, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927041790146983
  17. Jennifer Minassian, PA-CBurbank, CA 915051932417763
  18. Ashley Mine, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951281033416094
  19. Jarred Minefee, P.A.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051649423542
  20. Crystal Ming, PA-CTorrance, CA 905051699259705
  21. Samantha MinkewiczLong Beach, CA 908131467106179
  22. Lauren Mirabelli, PA-CGlendale, CA 912081548711781
  23. Marissa MiramontesSanta Maria, CA 934541942026448
  24. Yvette Miramontes, PAChino, CA 917101275076069
  25. Crystal Miran, P.A.-CAntioch, CA 945091598996019
  26. Christina Miranda, MS, PA-CLa Quinta, CA 922531255432639
  27. Kelly Miranda, PA-C, MPTMoreno Valley, CA 925551578671558
  28. Lisa Miranda, P.A.-CRoseville, CA 956611144314766
  29. Melissa MirandaRoseville, CA 956611336717560
  30. Olympia MirandaPomona, CA 917661457178295
  31. Peter Miranda, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSalinas, CA 939061285962993
  32. Rafael Miranda, PASan Diego, CA 921201609924521
  33. Noel MircovichOrange, CA 928681922881184
  34. Kathryn Mirth, PAEncinitas, CA 920241033997309
  35. Sophia MirthSan Diego, CA 921281326893629
  36. Haseena Mirza, PAAnaheim, CA 928021750552444
  37. Arshia Mirzadeh, PAPanorama City, CA 914021326699398
  38. Elise Mischke, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923501568347011
  39. Emily Mishler, PAMission Viejo, CA 926911871181628
  40. Pryana Mishra, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTOakland, CA 946061861143570
  41. Michele Missakian, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926481215254461
  42. Mae MissanaBurbank, CA 915051699400267
  43. Meenal Mistry, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011386951770
  44. Rita MistryVisalia, CA 932911790148310
  45. Andrew Mitchell, PA-COxnard, CA 930301497230890
  46. Cheryl Mitchell, PACarmichael, CA 956081437453883
  47. Gregory Mitchell, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924041477636496
  48. Hilary MitchellSacramento, CA 958171811561103
  49. James Mitchell, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923541790149318
  50. Marco Mitchell, PA-CColton, CA 923241467700328

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.