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 242 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. Jacqueline Small, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371598410615
  2. Christie Smallwood, OTR/LSan Marcos, CA 920781942736699
  3. Deborah Smallwood, P.A.-C.San Jose, CA 951231083738686
  4. Richard SmallwoodEmeryville, CA 946081467539486
  5. Kathryn Smiley, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231780158733
  6. Akemi Smith, P.A-CSan Diego, CA 921301841473170
  7. Allison SmithPomona, CA 917661619403847
  8. Amy Smith, PAFremont, CA 945381396788675
  9. Anna Smith, PA-CIrvine, CA 926121992390710
  10. Anna SmithRedding, CA 960021144035536
  11. Anthony Smith, PA-CRedlands, CA 923741902817463
  12. Ashley SmithEl Cajon, CA 920211194408872
  13. Aubrie Smith, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926471568650513
  14. Brianna Smith, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941151750044178
  15. Celine SmithWhittier, CA 906021699499657
  16. Chelsea Smith, PAStanford, CA 943051801320155
  17. Christopher Smith, PACIrvine, CA 926181285622803
  18. Claire Smith, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041821663709
  19. D'Arcy Smith, P.A-CSan Jose, CA 951161629023734
  20. Delmar Smith, PARedwood City, CA 940621902188832
  21. Donald Smith, PASan Francisco, CA 941171548594542
  22. Donovan SmithPalm Springs, CA 922621558840322
  23. Eden Smith, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900271417831231
  24. Elizabeth Smith, RPA-CStanford, CA 943051831495241
  25. Eric Smith, PA-CBaldwin Park, CA 917061346683901
  26. Erik Smith, P.A-CPomona, CA 917671346284015
  27. Erik Smith, PA-CLakeport, CA 954531396033395
  28. Gabriel Smith, MASTER OF SCIENCE PALong Beach, CA 908071962036525
  29. Harper Smith, PANewport Beach, CA 926631043904980
  30. Jared Smith, PACRedding, CA 960011679502926
  31. Jennifer Smith, PASaint Helena, CA 945741386646024
  32. Jesse Smith, PA-CStanford, CA 943051790037828
  33. Jessica Smith, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011760685051
  34. Jessica Smith, PA-CStanford, CA 943051821377920
  35. John Smith, P.A-CRoseville, CA 956611821010398
  36. Joshua Smith, PAPatterson, CA 953631154976561
  37. Julia Smith, PA-CStanford, CA 943051528469210
  38. Kara Smith, PAIndio, CA 922011427575109
  39. Karen SmithSacramento, CA 958251245108166
  40. Kelli SmithMenifee, CA 925841841771664
  41. Krista Smith, PAPasadena, CA 911051942274220
  42. Kristen SmithRedondo Beach, CA 902771528591898
  43. L'Tanya Smith, PALos Angeles, CA 900281871627323
  44. Laura Smith, P.A.Palm Springs, CA 922621922250505
  45. Lawrence Smith, PA-CEureka, CA 955031235205865
  46. Linda Smith, PASan Diego, CA 921201326196262
  47. Lora Smith, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941041891990552
  48. Luke SmithJamul, CA 919351730991993
  49. Lynda Smith, MSPA-CLos Angeles, CA 900451073916201
  50. Marcie Smith, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTOakland, CA 946111215119482

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.