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 266 of 290.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

Los Angeles has the most, 935

Physician Assistant records in California

  1. Hector Urquilla, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMadera, CA 936381679976146
  2. Joshua UrreaRedlands, CA 923751063236057
  3. Krista UrrutiaYreka, CA 960971427675669
  4. Jason UrtisSan Francisco, CA 941051447294020
  5. Ada Ushie, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCulver City, CA 902301730521220
  6. Jessica Uvarov, PA-CEl Segundo, CA 902451598231060
  7. Bryant Uy, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900481346509213
  8. Jiami Uy, PA-CThousand Oaks, CA 913611346685849
  9. Dulguun Uyenbat, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921131881222354
  10. Brian Vaccarezza, PA-CWoodland, CA 957761811964232
  11. Kadra Vaccaro, PA-CSacramento, CA 958311356112262
  12. Tanate Vachira, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908061710943733
  13. Ankita Vadhia, PA-CSunnyvale, CA 940871457901134
  14. Scott Vahradian, PA-CStanford, CA 943051962473561
  15. Anita Vaidyanathan, PA-CPlaya Vista, CA 900941881247393
  16. Alexander Vainshtein, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA 902101942364708
  17. Alexandria ValadezYucaipa, CA 923991285456525
  18. Andrew ValadezWalnut Creek, CA 945961366111882
  19. Gino ValaraoArcadia, CA 910071588586374
  20. Heather Valasek, PA-CSacramento, CA 958151063011617
  21. Angela ValdezMontebello, CA 906401205515061
  22. Florentino Valdez, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCorcoran, CA 932121689701567
  23. Nicole Hilary Valdez, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331700410438
  24. Rachel ValdezSan Carlos, CA 940701275396491
  25. Shinahazel ValdezMoreno Valley, CA 925531306915350
  26. Timothy Valdez, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701841989373
  27. Ana ValdovinosIndio, CA 922031346851540
  28. Mirna Valdovinos, PASoledad, CA 939601538170246
  29. Jesus Valencia, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919101457387730
  30. Lisette Valencia, PA-CPomona, CA 917671487046272
  31. Evelyn Valencia Barboza, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTTemecula, CA 925901477218824
  32. Javier Valencia Cervantes, PA-COxnard, CA 930301730712134
  33. Caylie Valenta, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925621548507858
  34. Melinda Valentin, P.A.-C.Antioch, CA 945091831292895
  35. Dominick Valentine, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900481568891638
  36. Donna Valentine, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTOrange, CA 928681801995410
  37. Matthew ValentinePalm Springs, CA 922621154004083
  38. Alan Valenzuela, PA-CBanning, CA 922201598048407
  39. Andrew ValenzuelaBakersfield, CA 933091740695030
  40. Kelly Valenzuela, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908071245015783
  41. Alessandra Valenzuela Porfido, PA-CModesto, CA 953501134720972
  42. Kathy Valero, PALos Angeles, CA 900271326115155
  43. Cassandra Valizan, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901225603608
  44. Giselle ValladaresRosamond, CA 935601033955471
  45. Cory Vallance, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921081710104062
  46. Carlos Vallbona, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919101093768855
  47. Sandra Valle, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041861625121
  48. Reyna Valle MariscalCeres, CA 953071689221483
  49. Melvin Valle-Amaya, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900461124897285
  50. Onil Vallecillo, PAOrange, CA 928681912375577

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.