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 288 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. Rebecca Zaghi, PA-CTarzana, CA 913561598237471
  2. Sayyedah ZahedNorwalk, CA 906501346099157
  3. Zehra Zahed, PA-CBrea, CA 928211093581142
  4. Camilia ZaherChico, CA 959281023730561
  5. Dalia Zahroon, PA-CLancaster, CA 935341033443445
  6. Mihai Zaiat, RCPChatsworth, CA 913111447874268
  7. Lalaine Zaide, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900951841482569
  8. Claudia Zajac, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927051962120261
  9. Kai Zajac, PALompoc, CA 934361114575081
  10. Alyssa ZajdelAlpine, CA 919011730957085
  11. Araxi Zakarian, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900891912677493
  12. Anna Zakasovskaya, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981649523218
  13. Saher ZakiFolsom, CA 956301720978943
  14. Pamela Zaldivar, PALos Angeles, CA 900011447063508
  15. Elyse Zaleski, PA-CColton, CA 923241316336522
  16. Megan Zaletel, PA-CCarson, CA 907451538023098
  17. George Zambrana, P.AEl Cajon, CA 920201104836659
  18. Sergio ZambranoLos Angeles, CA 900151184146375
  19. Jennifer ZamoraRiverside, CA 925041750512638
  20. Michael ZamoraSan Diego, CA 921081447650973
  21. Moises Zamora, PA-CMadera, CA 936381477609824
  22. Michelle Zandian, PA-CStanford, CA 943051225226475
  23. Rochelle Zangen, P.A-CRamona, CA 920651447681150
  24. Grace Zanolli, PA-CRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881376950519
  25. Marina Zanzarini, PA-CPomona, CA 917661649759895
  26. Rebecca Zanzerkia, PALos Angeles, CA 900331548875347
  27. Amanda Zapata, PA-COLa Canada Flintridge, CA 910111235879313
  28. Gabriel Zapata, PA-CFresno, CA 937201710380274
  29. Robert Zapotosky, PA-CGlendora, CA 917411841648573
  30. Terasina ZaragozaManteca, CA 953361083343776
  31. Sipora Zarbakhsh, RPA-CEncino, CA 913161053666974
  32. Osvaldo Zarco, PAModesto, CA 953551508624263
  33. Mahshar ZargarLos Angeles, CA 900341629794508
  34. Samantha Zarling, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900671841869617
  35. Sean Zarrabi, PA-CBurlingame, CA 940101740924174
  36. McKenna Zarrell, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951181760200547
  37. Stephanie Zatarain, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCorona, CA 928821649871492
  38. Jose ZavalaCosta Mesa, CA 926271306938873
  39. Reyna Zaver, PA-CMountain View, CA 940401992573026
  40. Beatrize ZaycoOrange, CA 928691649900952
  41. Husni Zayed, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900151760886584
  42. Elias Zayer, PA-CRancho Cucamonga, CA 917011649903758
  43. Amanda ZaytounVan Nuys, CA 914051750093225
  44. Rachel ZderoCarson, CA 907451376297291
  45. Thomas Zdimal, PAHollister, CA 950231245269836
  46. Madeline Zea, PAGrass Valley, CA 959491962166330
  47. Isaac Zedner, P.ABeverly Hills, CA 902121871839233
  48. Erika Zeen, PA-CAlhambra, CA 918031891543088
  49. Madeleine Zeichner, PA-CFresno, CA 937201457991036
  50. Elizabeth Zeid, PA-CPleasanton, CA 945661578887980

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.