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 236 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. Priyanka Shah, PA-CStanford, CA 943051528542941
  2. Rachna Shah, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908081831489095
  3. Siddharth ShahRocklin, CA 957651275261729
  4. Vihar ShahSan Ramon, CA 945821427751460
  5. Vishali Shah, PA-CStanford, CA 943051982741864
  6. Vraj ShahNewport Beach, CA 926631083574552
  7. Nour Shahab, PA-CPasadena, CA 911051659876753
  8. Pardis ShahamatNewport Beach, CA 926601275355182
  9. Evette ShaharaSanta Maria, CA 934541992574982
  10. Shannaleah Shahedi, MASTERSVallejo, CA 945921255071981
  11. Intisar Shaheed, PA-CElk Grove, CA 956241265099360
  12. Dana Shaheen, PASanta Maria, CA 934551255360772
  13. Sarah Shaheen, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTModesto, CA 953551235763228
  14. Pionik ShahgholianLa Crescenta, CA 912141013867894
  15. Ali Shahi, PALos Angeles, CA 900481598618324
  16. Adriana ShahinPanorama City, CA 914021487124640
  17. Brianna Shahin, RDLong Beach, CA 908031659827806
  18. Sherene Shahin, PA-CPleasanton, CA 945881972314060
  19. Liana ShahinyanLaguna Hills, CA 926531043998586
  20. Sepideh Shahri, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900571518208214
  21. Shabnam ShahriyariFullerton, CA 928321871258020
  22. Joseph ShahryarWestlake Village, CA 913621619855863
  23. Dina Shaian, PASanta Maria, CA 934541861276883
  24. Samah ShaikhDesert Hot Springs, CA 922401790404549
  25. Kristine ShairYorba Linda, CA 928861679469951
  26. Yasaman ShakeranehIrvine, CA 926181093541435
  27. Zohreh Shakeri, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928011033269667
  28. Hiba ShakirEl Cajon, CA 920201437834934
  29. Valentina ShakooriStanford, CA 943051487323309
  30. Cynthia Shalby, PACrescent City, CA 955311467491258
  31. Katie Sham, PASanta Maria, CA 934541316720568
  32. Aman ShamaaSalinas, CA 939011902326739
  33. Rivine ShamashaSanta Maria, CA 934541205664281
  34. Mahnaz Shambayati, PA-CCosta Mesa, CA 926261639574395
  35. Hennah Shamel, PA-CDanville, CA 945061912855115
  36. Nesha Shami, PALong Beach, CA 908151730614801
  37. Yasmin ShamlooPleasant Hill, CA 945231326997966
  38. Rayan ShammetTracy, CA 953771326992967
  39. Shadi Shamsi, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921291366277352
  40. Dalia Shamsian, PA-CSacramento, CA 958151790244846
  41. Danielle Shanahan, PA-CSan Leandro, CA 945771659977676
  42. Paul Shank, PA-CYuba City, CA 959911255349304
  43. Amanda Shanklin, MPAP, PA-CRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881972827301
  44. Chondra Shanks, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924011467762179
  45. Shamila Shanmugam, PA-CEl Segundo, CA 902451417576380
  46. Gregory Shannon, PARancho Mirage, CA 922701225049984
  47. Saul Shapira, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900371700314812
  48. Ashlee Shapiro, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927041316304561
  49. Isabelle Shapiro, PAPalo Alto, CA 943041396369567
  50. Randee Shapiro, MS, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA 902111104467596

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.