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 20 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. Paulina Becerra GonzalezPomona, CA 917671073475687
  2. Andrea Bechtel, PAThousand Oaks, CA 913611407069396
  3. Jonathan Bechtel, PA-CMoorpark, CA 930211770603391
  4. Lisa Beck, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611760575682
  5. Michael Beck, P.A.-CSalinas, CA 939011376584896
  6. Reena Beck, PASylmar, CA 913421437841806
  7. Tana Beck, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900461467428359
  8. Bryce BeckerSanta Barbara, CA 931101568975829
  9. Jantima Becker, PALa Jolla, CA 920371497370514
  10. William Becker, PATwnetynine Palms, CA 922781184996134
  11. Monica Becks, PASan Francisco, CA 941431659620052
  12. Leanne Beckstrom, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081437636313
  13. Katherine Beckwith, PA-CLos Alamitos, CA 907201710397930
  14. Allan Bedashi, PAHemet, CA 925431174534838
  15. Vadim Bederov, PA-CStanford, CA 943051659681278
  16. Dina BedwaniThousand Oaks, CA 913611184008641
  17. Natalie Beeman, PARed Bluff, CA 960801710175930
  18. Richard Beeman, PASan Diego, CA 921201225154487
  19. John Beemer, PA-CAlta Loma, CA 917011306033071
  20. Noreen Beeve, P.A.-C.Glendale, CA 912081063530590
  21. Alexandra BeggLos Angeles, CA 900251275316770
  22. Briana Beghi, PAWest Hollywood, CA 900481083496293
  23. Janice Beglau-Taylor, MDConcord, CA 945201538214937
  24. Brian Begley, PAStanford, CA 943051013044635
  25. Sherryl Beh, PASanta Monica, CA 904041467497719
  26. Sujata Behera, MA, MPH, PA-CAlameda, CA 945011538796370
  27. Candice Behm, PA-CPalmdale, CA 935511255878666
  28. Parmida Behmardi, PAPomona, CA 917671265907836
  29. Keerstin Beitter, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921101477129302
  30. Verenisse Bejarano, PAWoodland, CA 956951841590726
  31. Metasebia Bekele, PA-CRed Bluff, CA 960801558682195
  32. Alan Belch, PA-CJackson, CA 956421639244296
  33. Aliyah Bell, PASacramento, CA 958231578244125
  34. Brittany Bell, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051972047587
  35. Eric Bell, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA 954051891217204
  36. Justus BellStanford, CA 943051497535355
  37. Kevin BellOntario, CA 917611497159818
  38. Mark Bell, PAPanorama City, CA 914021265591960
  39. Robert Bell, PASan Rafael, CA 949011255671186
  40. Birgitta BellaSan Rafael, CA 949031639368210
  41. Janna Belletto, PA-CManteca, CA 953361952696957
  42. Lauren Belleville, PA-CStanford, CA 943051467104455
  43. Eric Bellfort, PACastro Valley, CA 945461073504403
  44. Randalyn Bellin, PAVisalia, CA 932911790281533
  45. Shane Bellon, PASignal Hill, CA 907551356995344
  46. Brittany Bellows, P.A.Torrance, CA 905031801088240
  47. David Belnap, PAPorterville, CA 932571760175426
  48. David Belshaw, PA-CMountain View, CA 940401245372473
  49. Evelyn Beltran, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933061255680039
  50. Nadine Beltran, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900151518316421

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.