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 201 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. Mackenzie Pennington, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900171992002570
  2. Alyssa PentonWestlake Village, CA 913611881307049
  3. Shelly Peppe-Nani, P.A.Escondido, CA 920251821004581
  4. Tiffany PerainoRiverside, CA 925071124457015
  5. Angelica Peralejo, PA-CFresno, CA 937201053734061
  6. Aracely Perales, PA-CPomona, CA 917661124337241
  7. Mariselda Peralez, NP, PA-CSalinas, CA 939081295716629
  8. Ecstacy PeraltaSanta Ana, CA 927061659774602
  9. Edgar Peralta, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041619345899
  10. Lisette Peralta, PA-CWhittier, CA 906021568770725
  11. Frank Percy, PA-C, MPASSan Diego, CA 921341528143351
  12. Jesus Perea OchoaOntario, CA 917611659738920
  13. Elena Pereira Da SilvaAuburn, CA 956031508273012
  14. Frida Pereira Palencia, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941101760217921
  15. McKenna Perel, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900481912651522
  16. Mahela PereraSanta Maria, CA 934541073399333
  17. Steven Peres, PARoseville, CA 956611497825087
  18. Ron Perets, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900481982084141
  19. Lydia Pereverzina, PASacramento, CA 958161326848904
  20. Aimee Jaquelyn Perez, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928051801324892
  21. Ana Perez, PA-CSacramento, CA 958171922751981
  22. Andrea PerezVallejo, CA 945921487426953
  23. Angel PerezAlameda, CA 945011710659891
  24. Cindy Perez, PA-CMission Hills, CA 913451699413146
  25. Crystal PerezGlendale, CA 912051346785862
  26. Czarinabelle PerezStockton, CA 952041073352449
  27. Daniel PerezFort Irwin, CA 923101528431350
  28. Deanna PerezLos Angeles, CA 900211760692339
  29. Erika PerezVallejo, CA 945921124775010
  30. Esther Perez, PASalinas, CA 939011528217528
  31. Frank Perez, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331134301716
  32. Guillermo Perez, P.A.Greenfield, CA 939271275557506
  33. Jaime Perez, PA-CRiverside, CA 925031629373030
  34. Jessica PerezOxnard, CA 930361609637743
  35. Jose Perez, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Mateo, CA 944011336294651
  36. Karalyn PerezSanta Clara, CA 950511982412078
  37. Kerwin PerezCarson, CA 907461801674320
  38. Leonardo Perez, PASanta Ana, CA 927051457459547
  39. Leticia PerezLos Angeles, CA 900211588376040
  40. Marilyn Perez, PA-CPorterville, CA 932571427334424
  41. Melissa Perez, PAVisalia, CA 932911821616608
  42. Rachelle Perez, PA-CCampbell, CA 950081831715531
  43. Rossy Perez, PA-CTustin, CA 927801417930272
  44. Scott Perez, PA-CChico, CA 959261790934453
  45. Sean PerezTulare, CA 932741922897255
  46. Sharon Perez, PA-CEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621225319486
  47. Stephen Perez, PA-CMountain View, CA 940401407453541
  48. Veronica Perez, PAWasco, CA 932801831423276
  49. Victoria Perez, PA-CWildomar, CA 925951649050444
  50. Madeline Perez-Andrade, PASanta Barbara, CA 931101639841869

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.