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 289 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. Xavier ZelayaAntioch, CA 945091710839345
  2. Dan Zeng, PA-CWalnut, CA 917891417270687
  3. Jesse Zepeda, PALa Palma, CA 906231881710283
  4. Jesus Zepeda, PA-CMontebello, CA 906401891932083
  5. Brian Zerlaut, PAYuba City, CA 959911710171269
  6. Cresencio ZermenoWhittier, CA 906031760917959
  7. Ashley Zervic, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925621003249111
  8. Natalie Zettelmeier, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908131538833041
  9. Olivia Zetty, PA-CColton, CA 923241033083175
  10. Jeffrey Zhan, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908041295371532
  11. Kevin Zhang, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908061861066797
  12. Wei Zhang, MPASAnaheim, CA 928041144084153
  13. Annie ZhaoBurlingame, CA 940101003585159
  14. Aleksandr ZhdanSanta Monica, CA 904031255963922
  15. Ann ZhengFremont, CA 945381215714910
  16. Mia ZhitnitskyEscondido, CA 920251366082984
  17. Steven Zhong, PA-CDaly City, CA 940151770097255
  18. Christina Zhou, PA-CStanford, CA 943051457170995
  19. Jianwei Zhou, PA-CSan Carlos, CA 940701992521603
  20. Suyang ZhouSan Carlos, CA 940701669989638
  21. Candy ZhuVallejo, CA 945921639042591
  22. Helen Zhu, PA-CRiverside, CA 925061194230334
  23. Lei Zhu, P.ALong Beach, CA 908051316392939
  24. Baneen ZiaPasadena, CA 911051174244750
  25. Lisa Zia, PALos Angeles, CA 900191700135563
  26. Summer ZieglerLos Angeles, CA 900151285223297
  27. Zoe Ziegler, PAOrange, CA 928681881156107
  28. Melanie Zielomski, PA-CGardena, CA 902471730596917
  29. Katherine Ziesing, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941181710467774
  30. Julianne Zimlich, P.A.-CHalf Moon Bay, CA 940191013269240
  31. Daniel Zimmer, PAWoodland Hills, CA 913671871710350
  32. Drew Zimmer, PAIndio, CA 922011053962050
  33. Matthew Zimmermann, PA-CRedding, CA 960021841642253
  34. Nick Ziomek, P.A.La Quinta, CA 922531154300457
  35. Vincent ZitoAnaheim, CA 928041821976515
  36. Amy Zmyslinski, P.A.Roseville, CA 956611962564542
  37. Chaya ZobdehLos Angeles, CA 900351043890932
  38. Michael ZoerbYucaipa, CA 923991508331497
  39. Stephanie ZouGlendale, CA 912041447094057
  40. Emily Zuckerman, PA-CLong Beach, CA 908061255878328
  41. Megan Zulfa, PA-CLincoln, CA 956481386574143
  42. Kellie Zumot, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161114241072
  43. Amilcar Zuniga, PA-CVictorville, CA 923951871718585
  44. Brianna Zuniga, PASan Diego, CA 921301265084883
  45. Elizabeth Zuniga, PASalinas, CA 939011033861927
  46. Rian Zuniga, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911033439849
  47. Stephanie Zuniga, PA-CWoodlake, CA 932861144408089
  48. Saray Zuniga RamirezVictorville, CA 923921477241586
  49. Kara Zurawski, PA-CVan Nuys, CA 914051689207136
  50. Sulaiman ZurmatiTurlock, CA 953821669935425

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.