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 200 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. Mattison Pearlman, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908021508377847
  2. Susan Pearose, PALos Angeles, CA 900171972137453
  3. Chelsea Pearson, PAAlturas, CA 961011801221635
  4. Doriel Pearson-Nishioka, PA-CEast Palo Alto, CA 943031205937885
  5. Richard Peatman, PHARM.D.Meadow Vista, CA 957221558366872
  6. Jamie Peatrowsky, PA-CSacramento, CA 958231821564360
  7. Isabella Pecchia, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231861080640
  8. Christina Pech, PA-COxnard, CA 930301265816110
  9. Yana Pechenik, PASherman Oaks, CA 914231457681389
  10. Robert Pechloff, PA-CCamarillo, CA 930101023745296
  11. Kamaile PeckColton, CA 923241710864038
  12. Brett Pedley, PA-CYuba City, CA 959911710471289
  13. Francesca PedrazaSalinas, CA 939011437994670
  14. Vanessa Pedrego, PA-CPomona, CA 917671467763755
  15. Ashley Pedroza, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041861936692
  16. Jennifer Pedroza, P.A.Colton, CA 923241982880332
  17. Robert PedrozaOntario, CA 917611821832551
  18. Sarah Pedroza, PA-COrange, CA 928681336660141
  19. Michael Peffer, PALos Angeles, CA 900331538652128
  20. Sarah Peffer, PA-CWoodland, CA 956951750992988
  21. Aaron Peinado, PABakersfield, CA 933121083486823
  22. Sachini PeirisLaguna Hills, CA 926531487365482
  23. Paula Pelavin, P.A.Rohnert Park, CA 949281821458761
  24. Celine Pele, P.A.Arcata, CA 955211699716548
  25. Joseph Pelej, PA-CSan Mateo, CA 944031356796239
  26. Silvia Pellecer, MPT, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161386743110
  27. Sara PelletierLos Angeles, CA 900951871167908
  28. Tanya Peltz, PAWest Covina, CA 917901285129049
  29. Thomas Peluso, PAAtascadero, CA 934221265558498
  30. Amy Pelz, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950541689307803
  31. Molly PelzIrvine, CA 926201568860179
  32. Ana Pena, P.A.San Fernando, CA 913401013285154
  33. Carlos Pena, PA-CSacramento, CA 958171245687052
  34. Elizabeth PenaVallejo, CA 945921306593298
  35. Kristeen PenaLong Beach, CA 908061134586209
  36. Nicholas Pena, PA-COntario, CA 917611083176077
  37. Pedro Pena, PAAnaheim, CA 928071629145487
  38. Yoceline Pena, PAColton, CA 923241881350486
  39. Octavio Penaloza, PA-CYuba City, CA 959911154332492
  40. Kimberly Penaso, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651174809164
  41. Rachel PendillaSanta Ana, CA 927011154504520
  42. Tessa Pendleton, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900481386448934
  43. Irina Penev, PA-CStanford, CA 943051851361646
  44. Cindy PengLos Angeles, CA 900481861137929
  45. Lifang Peng, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933091184018137
  46. Mayra Peng, PA-CLompoc, CA 934361366879306
  47. Tiffany Penhallurick, PA-CHemet, CA 925441083952147
  48. Ashley Penland, PA-CFremont, CA 945381093470106
  49. Holly PenleyFresno, CA 937261073303632
  50. Kara Pennington, PA-C, MMSEncinitas, CA 920241679921217

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.