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 227 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. Kimberly SalinasVallejo, CA 945921093533390
  2. Nancy SalinasFresno, CA 937211306567334
  3. Jane Sallen, PA-CRedwood City, CA 940621720785165
  4. Congwei Salo, MHS, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921211306384482
  5. Michael SaloCarmichael, CA 956081538604228
  6. Ryan Salt, PA-CEastvale, CA 928801225857394
  7. Duke Romeo Salvador, PAEl Segundo, CA 902451376299222
  8. Jaime Salvatierra, P.A.-CVisalia, CA 932911316999535
  9. Stephen Salvato, PASan Diego, CA 921201699891853
  10. Ghiwa SamaanHighland, CA 923461043100803
  11. Samuel Samalin, PA-CDowney, CA 902421255433082
  12. Udara Samarasinghe, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924111427427715
  13. Sara SameshimaLos Gatos, CA 950321720576473
  14. Marjon Samimi, PASacramento, CA 958151932818952
  15. Reta Samimi, PA-CLivermore, CA 945501790322253
  16. Reena Sampat, PA-CIrvine, CA 926181104112184
  17. Banpreet SamraPasadena, CA 911071407569502
  18. Gagandeep SamraBakersfield, CA 933011275183618
  19. Gurleen SamraVallejo, CA 945921225741457
  20. Georgina Samuel, PA-CFairfield, CA 945341427296292
  21. Revai SamuelIrvine, CA 926041295308831
  22. Samantha Samuel-Williams, PASan Diego, CA 921201689722530
  23. Natalie Samuelian, PA-CNorthridge, CA 913251871250845
  24. Jason SamuelsRoseville, CA 956611033947957
  25. Stephanie Samuels, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900671710205521
  26. Tracey Samuels, PA-CRed Bluff, CA 960801811004856
  27. David Samuelson, PAWhittier, CA 906021417992470
  28. Daniela San GabrielFullerton, CA 928311528891520
  29. Victor San Roman, PASan Bernardino, CA 924101669766200
  30. Camila SanabriaBell Gardens, CA 902011841080512
  31. Yasaman SanandajWest Hollywood, CA 900481760116339
  32. Adriela Sanchez, PA-CFresno, CA 937201336770999
  33. Aimee Sanchez, PA-CTemecula, CA 925901851175087
  34. Ariana SanchezBellflower, CA 907061568726487
  35. Christina Sanchez, PA-CCastro Valley, CA 945521134892417
  36. David SanchezOxnard, CA 930331386359701
  37. David Sanchez, PA-CFowler, CA 936251992750004
  38. Ezequiel Sanchez, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900011649577842
  39. Gary Sanchez, PA-CGreenbrae, CA 949041386658318
  40. Isabella Sanchez, PASan Francisco, CA 941181801673660
  41. Ivanely SanchezLoma Linda, CA 923541992227813
  42. Jamie Sanchez, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161114775681
  43. Jason Sanchez, PA-CFresno, CA 937201871826966
  44. Joan Sanchez, N.P.Manteca, CA 953361871648162
  45. Katharine Sanchez, PASanta Maria, CA 934551992537062
  46. Keisy Sanchez, PA-CVista, CA 920831700507985
  47. Lauren Sanchez, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011528495215
  48. Leslie-Jean Sanchez, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921131801949185
  49. Maria Sanchez, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTWest Covina, CA 917901902371495
  50. Marsial Sanchez, P.A.Firebaugh, CA 936221891812897

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.