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 269 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. Oziel Vela, PA-CSan Ramon, CA 945831902482680
  2. Stephen Vela, PA-CTravis Afb, CA 945351720239965
  3. Esther Vela RodriguezLos Angeles, CA 900251154972099
  4. Ivonne Velado, PA-CEast Palo Alto, CA 943031154370963
  5. Alexander Velarde, PALaguna Hills, CA 926531346886538
  6. Estefania Velasco, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081023749322
  7. Vlascovia Velasco Rios, PACeres, CA 953071396923454
  8. Ana Velasquez, PA-CRed Bluff, CA 960801912250614
  9. Kenneth Velasquez, PA-CColton, CA 923241578787917
  10. Nicole Velasquez, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900891295405413
  11. Diana Velazquez, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531275869067
  12. Edward Velazquez, P.A.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917301881810141
  13. Mayra Velazquez, P.AHesperia, CA 923451558632471
  14. Viviana VelazquezLos Angeles, CA 900371033842471
  15. Sandra Velazquez Perkins, PA-CBanning, CA 922201902134539
  16. Elizabeth Velez, PANewport Beach, CA 926601093487977
  17. Katelynn Velez, PA-CStanford, CA 943051790024396
  18. Sharon Velez, P.A.Pasadena, CA 911051932214855
  19. Chelsey VelizSanta Ana, CA 927041619844925
  20. Jennifer Veliz, PA-CFairfield, CA 945341104833672
  21. Emily Venditti, PA-CWindsor, CA 954921992354526
  22. Carol Veneracion-Godoy, PA-CDowney, CA 902421760653885
  23. Valerie Venghiattis, PAWoodland, CA 957761689662801
  24. Anthony Vennik, P.A.-CRoseville, CA 956611629018965
  25. Sarah Vensel, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111649570797
  26. Lauren Vento, PA-CMission Viejo, CA 926911013243690
  27. Edwin Ventocilla, PA-CSacramento, CA 958231508934860
  28. Alexandra Venuto, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900171154806297
  29. Melissa Vepa, PA-C, RDOakland, CA 946121487971958
  30. Joshua Vera, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951261346530029
  31. Katherine VeraPalo Alto, CA 943041326626979
  32. Viviana Vera, PAModesto, CA 953501043798861
  33. Claudio Verano, PA-CRio Vista, CA 945711902378409
  34. Wendy Verano, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941151669550802
  35. Jacob Verhoeven, PA-CModesto, CA 953551306317987
  36. Irene Verkaaik, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951261942313945
  37. James Vermeulen, PAOakdale, CA 953611972898419
  38. Donald VertreesHanford, CA 932301285247445
  39. Michele Vertucci, PA-C/NPLos Angeles, CA 900381588939672
  40. Nika Verweij, PC-CStanford, CA 943051811540982
  41. Behrang Vessali, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTNorth Hollywood, CA 916061194261073
  42. Natalie Viakhireva, PAStanford, CA 943051689854671
  43. Arlene Vicencio, PAConcord, CA 945201871891747
  44. Danica VicenteVallejo, CA 945921144194101
  45. Shilpa Vichare, PA-CSunnyvale, CA 940871649316795
  46. Ryan Vickers, PA-C, MMSSimi Valley, CA 930651700264777
  47. Vida Vickers, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPomona, CA 917661831493113
  48. Kali Vickery, PA-SVallejo, CA 945921528895596
  49. Alisa Vickrey, PA-CRedding, CA 960011134591621
  50. Gustavo Victoria, PALos Angeles, CA 900111962997973

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.