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 245 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. Griselda Soriano, P.A.-C.Oxnard, CA 930301225252901
  2. Neil Soriano, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908061386368132
  3. Samira SoroudiPomona, CA 917661073003166
  4. Debra Sortino, PAPanorama City, CA 914021205995925
  5. Coelithia Sosa, PAGranite Bay, CA 957461992560437
  6. Gregorio Sosa, PARiverside, CA 925031518119098
  7. Whitney SosropartonoAlhambra, CA 918031124751623
  8. Gary Sothard, PARiverside, CA 925051881710036
  9. Kristin Sothard, PARiverside, CA 925051306905021
  10. Allen Soto, PA-CPorterville, CA 932571356507826
  11. Cristobal Soto, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921021447576970
  12. Lina Soto, PA-CStanford, CA 943051053073676
  13. Steven SotoAlhambra, CA 918031821838525
  14. Veronica Soto, RPA-CIrvine, CA 926041851312284
  15. Stephen Soto De Mayor, PARiverside, CA 925051851450571
  16. Layla Sotoodeh, PA-CMarina Del Rey, CA 902921346548690
  17. Timothy Souchek, PA-CStanford, CA 943051194709881
  18. Brandon Soule, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111689962581
  19. Soozan SouryWest Hollywood, CA 900481316186513
  20. Gabriel Sousa, PAModesto, CA 953541285242032
  21. Reginald SouthallLos Angeles, CA 900481669105854
  22. Beverly Southerland, P.A.Lakeport, CA 954531376529891
  23. Rickey Southwell, PA-CRedding, CA 960011952811051
  24. Elizabeth Sovakian, PA-CGlendale, CA 912021497385470
  25. Jamila Sozahdah, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900361972886638
  26. Katrina Spadafore, PA-CLake Forest, CA 926301225505951
  27. Madeleine Spady, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331497488563
  28. Janet Spagna, PA-CGoleta, CA 931171609127034
  29. Emily SpainVallejo, CA 945921013882372
  30. Robert Spalding, PA-CTorrance, CA 905031447463997
  31. Veronica SpandlerSan Francisco, CA 941151023626314
  32. Kathryn Spangenberg, PA-CCarson, CA 907451205519667
  33. Thomas Spangenberg, PA-CFresno, CA 937211558847640
  34. Destinee SpanglerLoma Linda, CA 923501548139983
  35. Justin Spangler, PAEureka, CA 955011770056566
  36. Lawrence Spann, PASanta Barbara, CA 931101184801102
  37. Melanie Spano, PA-CSantee, CA 920711861949364
  38. Monica Sparaco, PA-CModesto, CA 953501730416710
  39. Tavish Spargo, PA-CStanford, CA 943051326609249
  40. Trang Sparks, PAPomona, CA 917661780668178
  41. Nicholas Spear, PA-CRamona, CA 920651144985128
  42. Chad Spears, PA-C, ATCRocklin, CA 957651093155327
  43. Maria Janelle Spears, P.A.-CSacramento, CA 958161417305616
  44. Kristen Specht, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921211942448410
  45. David Spectre, PAOakland, CA 946021265669758
  46. Brittany Speer, PAMoreno Valley, CA 925551669086237
  47. Marisa Speer, PA-CSacramento, CA 958151376898544
  48. Brian Speh, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111124593926
  49. Benjamin Speicher, PA-CRedding, CA 960011790204824
  50. Odessa Speirs, P.A.Fountain Valley, CA 927081184985434

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.