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 229 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. Rebekah SandstromVallejo, CA 945921699649517
  2. Brooke SandvigNewport Beach, CA 926601487254736
  3. Elizabeth Sandy, PAWest Hollywood, CA 900461285260745
  4. Linda Sanfilippo, PAFountain Valley, CA 927081336140003
  5. Nina SanfilippoVallejo, CA 945921285414458
  6. Emily SanfordLa Jolla, CA 920371548045347
  7. Gordon Sanford, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941581801033055
  8. Jashanjot SanghaBakersfield, CA 933111245056795
  9. Navneet SanghaFresno, CA 937201477494458
  10. Sumneet SanghaBakersfield, CA 933091174322549
  11. Charles SangmoahHuntington Park, CA 902551093009359
  12. John SangmoahLos Angeles, CA 900431659649341
  13. Ephraim Sanmiguel, P.A.COntario, CA 917611871712034
  14. Barbara Santa Cruz, P.A-CRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301881775088
  15. Leon Santa Cruz, PAOntario, CA 917641902816085
  16. Matthew Santa Cruz, PALa Verne, CA 917501609424027
  17. Juan Santacruz, PA-COrange, CA 928681528823689
  18. Kaicey SantacruzWhittier, CA 906041619831187
  19. Noel Santamaria, PARiverside, CA 925031184075921
  20. Carlos Santana, PA-CChino, CA 917101952040073
  21. Julian Santiago, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941271356713028
  22. Elvis Santillan, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331043962814
  23. Kaitlin Santillan, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923541457911604
  24. Jeleena Santillana, MHS, PA-CLos Alamitos, CA 907201699294389
  25. Lauren Santilli, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923541972789766
  26. Catherine Santizo, PASanta Clarita, CA 913511437882875
  27. Kimberly Santo, PAStanford, CA 943051891276846
  28. Ron Santore, PAFresno, CA 937211831136225
  29. Kelly Santoro, PALos Angeles, CA 900641982960340
  30. Charmaine Santos, PA-CAntioch, CA 945091386341576
  31. Christian Santos, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331114746534
  32. Cristhiam Santos, PA-CSan Pedro, CA 907311124618186
  33. Erick Santos, PA-CGlendale, CA 912061447885058
  34. Ira Pauline Santos, PA-CRialto, CA 923771518659382
  35. Jessica Santos, PACosta Mesa, CA 926261043042096
  36. Mary Grace Santos, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900371538445945
  37. Micah Janelle Santos, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081881268753
  38. Ricky Michael Santos, PAOakland, CA 946091942947163
  39. Stephanie Santos, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541942843719
  40. Samantha Santosa, PA-CRiverside, CA 925041720942097
  41. Shelly Santoyo, PA-CSanger, CA 936571073823100
  42. Cheryl Jane Sapida, P.ACorona, CA 928821033211875
  43. Gaylord SapigaoLoma Linda, CA 923541831876770
  44. Christian Sapp, PASanta Clara, CA 950511740003979
  45. Priya Sapra, PASan Diego, CA 921271003996513
  46. Esteban Sarabia, PACLos Angeles, CA 900131881782290
  47. Desiree Saralegui, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928011871363291
  48. Allison Sarbaum, PA-CInglewood, CA 903011235959768
  49. Jon Peter SardeaSan Francisco, CA 941431811450885
  50. Jessica Sarder, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921141083124564

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.