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 199 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. Debra Patrick, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341205893195
  2. Vanessa Patrick, P.A.Willows, CA 959881437212461
  3. Whitney Patrick, PA-CTravis Afb, CA 945351508269218
  4. Nanette Patron, PAElk Grove, CA 957581942285309
  5. Essence Patterson, PA-CArcadia, CA 910071972429744
  6. James Patterson, PABellflower, CA 907061073672788
  7. Kirsten Patterson, PASan Francisco, CA 941051780036392
  8. Patricia Patterson, PA-COakland, CA 946091982753117
  9. Timothy Patterson, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926631386742617
  10. Daniella Patterson-Macho, PA-CRiverside, CA 925051679728190
  11. Gabriel PattiFresno, CA 937211487265336
  12. Emma PattonSouth San Francisco, CA 940801902544729
  13. Haley Patton, PABakersfield, CA 933091942591052
  14. Kendra Patton, PA-CLos Gatos, CA 950321891129516
  15. Kathryn PaturzoColton, CA 923241760379564
  16. Heather Patz, PA-CLos Alamitos, CA 907201255573234
  17. Arup PaulMurrieta, CA 925631033781141
  18. Denny Paul, PA-COakland, CA 946091891571147
  19. Le'Anna Paul, PA-CFairfield, CA 945331740358605
  20. Robert Paul, PAChula Vista, CA 919101972811412
  21. Tanya Paul, PA-CTarzana, CA 913561164564746
  22. Claire Pauley, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933091942729363
  23. Gregory Pauling, PAWalnut Creek, CA 945981437344843
  24. Anthoney Paulisich, PAFresno, CA 937261821638420
  25. Kristin Paulson, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921181144547738
  26. Terri Pavelko, P.A.Folsom, CA 956301396705505
  27. Jennifer Pavley, PA-CColton, CA 923241861786139
  28. Katherine PavlikAlhambra, CA 918031215371307
  29. Stephanie Pawlikowski-Platt, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921081750588786
  30. Courtney Paxson, PA-CSolvang, CA 934631518486133
  31. Briana Paxton, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900131275076606
  32. Thomas Payea, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925621114354040
  33. Amber Payne, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMurrieta, CA 925621942361027
  34. Audrey PayneSanta Cruz, CA 950601245682194
  35. Chelsea Payne, PA-CLodi, CA 952421245852144
  36. Dana Payne, PA-CStanford, CA 943051083025993
  37. Gabrielle Payne, PADinuba, CA 936181588444822
  38. Mary PaynePomona, CA 917671538087366
  39. Jillian Payne-Friedick, PA-CThousand Oaks, CA 913201750569240
  40. Samantha Payseno, PAFresno, CA 937201679954747
  41. McKenzie Payton, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111730703877
  42. Daniela PazVallejo, CA 945921144197823
  43. Lisette Paz, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941431215286778
  44. Concepcion Paz-GonzalezSacramento, CA 958171720844814
  45. Christina Peacock, PA-COrange, CA 928661841664711
  46. Cindy Peak, PAAnaheim, CA 928071801013370
  47. Sihuor Peak, PAAlhambra, CA 918011205846326
  48. Andrew Peard, PA-COrange, CA 928691720747629
  49. Clinton Pearl, PASalinas, CA 939011942255153
  50. Taryn PearlSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011033684774

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.