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 38 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. Vivian Carlton, PA-CCarlsbad, CA 920091609029867
  2. Lindsay Carmack, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601588154231
  3. Maria Nicole Carmack, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900891437739406
  4. Richard Carman, PA-COakland, CA 946091104771443
  5. Channah Carmi, PA-CThousand Oaks, CA 913611215789730
  6. M Jennifer Carmichael, MPA, PA-CElk Grove, CA 957581710102371
  7. Stevie Carmody, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921111285062976
  8. Thomas Carmody, P.A.,CSacramento, CA 958161184731713
  9. James Carnahan, PARiverside, CA 925051679621569
  10. Stephanie Carnes, PA-CFremont, CA 945381477065639
  11. Alyssa Carney, PA-CPalmdale, CA 935511124889761
  12. Jessica CarneyRedondo Beach, CA 902771366023699
  13. Andrea Caro, PAFremont, CA 945381700602810
  14. Breanna Caro, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928011992028476
  15. Kylie Carolino, PA-CFremont, CA 945381962191627
  16. Ashley Carpenter, PAMarysville, CA 959011932675600
  17. Laura Carpenter, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933111235136649
  18. Leo Carpenter, PASacramento, CA 958161629077946
  19. Olga Carpenter, PA-CTwentynine Palms, CA 922781518337971
  20. Robyn Carpenter, PA-CRedding, CA 960011396994430
  21. Margarita Carpio, PA-CChino, CA 917101285650028
  22. Shairah Carpio, PAMurrieta, CA 925631043809254
  23. Brandon Carr, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941171033169073
  24. Candra Carr, PA-CLodi, CA 952421477742823
  25. Corey Carr, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911831760909
  26. Jody Carr, PA-CFountain Valley, CA 927081881882264
  27. Olivia Carr, PALaguna Hills, CA 926531730810490
  28. Gabriela Carranza, PA-CMorgan Hill, CA 950371306112933
  29. Armando Carranza-HernandezSanta Maria, CA 934541407626906
  30. Ericka Carranza-Perez, PA-CModesto, CA 953501295084259
  31. Albert Carrasco, PARiverside, CA 925051962527465
  32. Daniel Carrasco, PA-CRichmond, CA 948011821985110
  33. Gloria Carrasquel, P.A.French Camp, CA 952311255344925
  34. Alma Carrera, PA-CSylmar, CA 913421689533846
  35. Maurice Carretta, PALos Angeles, CA 900271619025566
  36. Brandy Carrillo, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934581760937338
  37. Brian CarrilloRiverside, CA 925011538517776
  38. Kavisha Carrillo, PALos Angeles, CA 900331144864240
  39. Marissa Carrillo, PAFresno, CA 937201538148929
  40. Rosanna Carrillo, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTVisalia, CA 932911043439557
  41. Estevaun CarrionSan Diego, CA 921031093209843
  42. Brian Carroll, PA-CDel Mar, CA 920141497369284
  43. Cara Carroll, PA-CMonrovia, CA 910161992269070
  44. Emily Carroll, PAStanford, CA 943051003596420
  45. Cindy Carson, PACRoseville, CA 956611528150430
  46. Cynthia Carson, PASan Diego, CA 921201104974005
  47. Rachel Carson, PA-CMoreno Valley, CA 925551922588649
  48. Simeon CarsonAlhambra, CA 918031801644208
  49. Christian Carter, PACIone, CA 956401518133693
  50. Darrell Carter, P.A.West Covina, CA 917901407047756

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.