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 187 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. Sonia Nodal, PA-CVan Nuys, CA 914051821376492
  2. Samantha Noel, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241285389601
  3. Jenna NoenickxSanta Maria, CA 934551912437047
  4. Deborah Noghreyan, PALos Angeles, CA 900331730794314
  5. Lorena Nogosek, P.A-CSan Jose, CA 951161578518791
  6. Bret Noland, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241518294065
  7. Morgan NollettiYreka, CA 960971710528898
  8. Venice Nomof, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041346880721
  9. Ellen Nong, PA-CDuarte, CA 910101538772371
  10. Jazelle Nono, PA-CMountain View, CA 940401881863959
  11. Alexander Noonan, PA-CStanford, CA 943051972248870
  12. Babra NoorFullerton, CA 928311962359018
  13. Megan Noor, PA-CWest Hills, CA 913071821825399
  14. Frederick Noravian, PA-CBurbank, CA 915051629272307
  15. Gabrielle Nord, PA-COceanside, CA 920541477125292
  16. Courtney Nordell, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911265325716
  17. Robert Nordman, PAAuburn, CA 956021891783338
  18. Deborah NoriegaLos Angeles, CA 900271710367032
  19. Thomas Norman, PA-CYucca Valley, CA 922841528264942
  20. Eliana Norohian, PALos Angeles, CA 900241558123513
  21. Oscar Norona, PA-CWhittier, CA 906021548598535
  22. Jane Norris, P.A.-C.Palo Alto, CA 943041023241304
  23. Sean Norris, PA-CAntioch, CA 945091700016938
  24. Brent North, PA-CVictorville, CA 923951104155761
  25. Teresa North, P.A.-CSacramento, CA 958191568460731
  26. Andrew Northness, PA-CStanford, CA 943051235671181
  27. Seth Northway, PA-CRedlands, CA 923731669145736
  28. Christopher NortonSacramento, CA 958151033560784
  29. Kassidy Norton, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371215528716
  30. Kyle Norton, PAVan Nuys, CA 914051962815621
  31. Tysen Norton, PAWindsor, CA 954921275869497
  32. Deborah Norvell, PA-CStanford, CA 943051528483385
  33. Nicholas Noschese, PA-CRoseville, CA 956781821628553
  34. Jennifer Nossokoff, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941051205143591
  35. Matthew Nothern, NP PACLong Bech, CA 908061124117700
  36. Gary Notkin, PA, ATCNorthridge, CA 913261861842106
  37. Priscilla NouBellflower, CA 907061578481230
  38. Shohreh Nourollah, PALos Angeles, CA 900351396954079
  39. Adam Novak, PA-CTurlock, CA 953821942007257
  40. Elena Novak, PASan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751962028985
  41. Raia Ivanka Novak, PALong Beach, CA 908061902260672
  42. Reihaneh Noveir, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900481427755297
  43. Ronald Novelli, PARedding, CA 960011245631159
  44. Naomie Novelo, PA-CRiverside, CA 925031306847728
  45. Jacob Novick, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611538781372
  46. Janell-Francine Novilla, PA-CLa Mesa, CA 919421407690936
  47. Ava Novotny, PA-CFremont, CA 945381972937837
  48. Megan Novotny, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541215466354
  49. Allie Nowak, PA-COakland, CA 946191144636838
  50. Hilda Nowak, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928051184836710

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.