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 268 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. Eric VargasChula Vista, CA 919111629607460
  2. Gregory Vargas, P.A.Fresno, CA 937201548406853
  3. Jose Vargas, PACanoga Park, CA 913061396903647
  4. Melissa Vargas, PA-CApple Valley, CA 923071538972468
  5. Emily Vargas JimenezAlhambra, CA 918031083293500
  6. Samantha Varghese, PA-CBlythe, CA 922251912390147
  7. Melina VarjabedianWoodland Hills, CA 913651447884937
  8. Claudia Varnedoe, PA-CSacramento, CA 958251811886856
  9. Shannon VartanianAnaheim, CA 928071245199660
  10. Evelyna Vartanians, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900891750957031
  11. Tania Vartanians, PACLos Angeles, CA 900331902939515
  12. Allysha Varughese, PA-COrange, CA 928681316430754
  13. Suzanne Vashishta, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601972050060
  14. Nina Vasiliev, PACFolsom, CA 956301972661874
  15. Annamaria VasilievaSan Diego, CA 921211144865015
  16. Shivani Vasishta, PANovato, CA 949491750743555
  17. Albert Vasquez, P.A.-CConcord, CA 945181336521681
  18. Alexandra Vasquez, PA-CConcord, CA 945201881473379
  19. Carina Vasquez, PACEl Monte, CA 917311720306269
  20. Carlos Vasquez, PASouth Gate, CA 902801841479839
  21. Emil Vasquez, P.A.C.North Hills, CA 913431790052819
  22. Jacqueline VasquezOxnard, CA 930361386378156
  23. Jeanette Vasquez, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928051801382072
  24. Linda Vasquez, PA-CTempleton, CA 934651679713762
  25. Philippe Vasquez, MPAS, PA-CSacramento, CA 958211841591484
  26. Raquel Vasquez, P.A.Beverly Hills, CA 902111508989062
  27. Stacey Vasquez, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928051942728795
  28. Susan Vasquez, PACPomona, CA 917671548429699
  29. Nancy Vassallo, P.A-CRoseville, CA 956611215959788
  30. Raphael Vassor, P.A.Redwood City, CA 940631174552970
  31. Naren Vasudevan, PARiverside, CA 925041841500626
  32. Alexandra Vaughan, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908061265893689
  33. Samantha Vaughan, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931011689960825
  34. Deidre Vaughn, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA 954051437519931
  35. Toni Vaught, PA-CJackson, CA 956421912702630
  36. Erin VawterLa Mesa, CA 919421376988691
  37. Aidan VazquezPomona, CA 917661114651940
  38. Ariane VazquezVallejo, CA 945921942875786
  39. Katherine Vazquez, PA-CRialto, CA 923761023654530
  40. Lilia Vazquez, PA-CWhittier, CA 906061417283367
  41. Mary Veal, PA-CHollywood, CA 900281740565449
  42. Emely Veater, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900041588707566
  43. Ana Vega, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900151770533747
  44. Brittany Vega, PAIndio, CA 922011184466427
  45. Cristina Vega, PAFresno, CA 937201417566514
  46. Marcela Vega, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231548155427
  47. Ricardo Vega, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900151386946770
  48. Robert Vega, PA-CDowney, CA 902421962530071
  49. Sara Vega, PA-COakland, CA 946121447894902
  50. Heather Veitch, PACosta Mesa, CA 926261275905960

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.