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 267 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. Melissa VallejoOxnard, CA 930361699609297
  2. Denalee Valler, PA-CPalm Desert, CA 922111699852616
  3. Erven Vallero, PAFontana, CA 923351073672796
  4. Lydia Vallesillas, PA-CFresno, CA 937201942677489
  5. Roxanne Vallien, PALos Angeles, CA 900451417272543
  6. Lillie Valliere, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601346022811
  7. Brian Van, PA-COrange, CA 928681487148151
  8. Emily Van, PA-SPomona, CA 917661700627395
  9. John Van Auker, PAAuburn, CA 956031801987896
  10. Katherine Van Beurden, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011508454364
  11. Alyssa Van Bibber, PACPomona, CA 917671376887018
  12. Ann Van Bourg, PASan Diego, CA 921201992307078
  13. Jennifer Van Buskirk, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081144662743
  14. Valerie Van Dellen, PA-CNorthridge, CA 913251548977697
  15. Viridiana Van Den Hengel-Gomez, PA65426Winters, CA 956941124871801
  16. Alex Van Der Ham, PALake Forest, CA 926101043853237
  17. Mone Van Der LindeRedding, CA 960011770317703
  18. Dayna Van Dooren, PA-CCoronado, CA 921181205596590
  19. Gregory Van Dyke, PAHanford, CA 932301871157701
  20. Emily Van GilderSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751568352979
  21. Shannan Van Houten, PAModesto, CA 953501740409168
  22. Erika Van Hulzen, P.A.-C.La Jolla, CA 920371518930478
  23. Mackenzie Van Loon, PA-CStanford, CA 943051922560002
  24. Anton Van Metre-Keen, PA-CFresno, CA 937111376277657
  25. Brian Van Ness, PA-CStanford, CA 943051740281898
  26. Emily VanasseDaly City, CA 940151558031401
  27. Jessica Vancil, PA-CAlta Loma, CA 917011427367259
  28. Michelle Vande StouweNovato, CA 949451790561777
  29. Cameron Vandenakker, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926481376328971
  30. Angela Vander Voort, PA-CWoodland, CA 957761437698263
  31. Jessica Vanderkallen, P.A-CRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301861776049
  32. Kaeli Vandersluis, PA-CTorrance, CA 905021023649449
  33. Allison Vandoren, PASan Diego, CA 921031396349726
  34. Alexia VanegasLos Angeles, CA 900331841977048
  35. Lisa Vanegas-Diaz, PAColton, CA 923241326084583
  36. Choua VangSanta Maria, CA 934541801666185
  37. Joua Vang, PA-COakland, CA 946061194679761
  38. Pady Vang, PA-CIrvine, CA 926181538799580
  39. Sabrina VangkhueSacramento, CA 958151760189336
  40. Shawn Vangronigen, P.A.Hanford, CA 932301386928703
  41. Linda Vanlint, P.A.Glendale, CA 912051033320148
  42. Kari Vanocker, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921111912213349
  43. Jacqueline Vaquera, P.A-CSan Diego, CA 921051568693398
  44. Tiffany VarchettoLos Angeles, CA 900251558515593
  45. Ani Vardapetian, PAHuntington Park, CA 902551316178312
  46. Lucy VardapetyanNorth Hollywood, CA 916051164018966
  47. Alejandro Varela, PAColton, CA 923241043851223
  48. Nivia Varela, PACModesto, CA 953551083880678
  49. Danielle Vargas, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTAnaheim, CA 928041740775071
  50. Edgar Vargas, PALoma Linda, CA 923541689909046

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.