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 46 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. Veronica Chicco, PASan Fernando, CA 913401285367458
  2. Sarah Chico FernandezSouth Gate, CA 902801740049899
  3. Jeanny Chien, PARiverside, CA 925051942401831
  4. Kristine ChienLos Angeles, CA 900121386310613
  5. Joseph Chiera, P.A.San Francisco, CA 941081992172571
  6. Faith Childers, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331780168864
  7. Kyra Childress, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923501780538587
  8. Teona Chilindrishvili, PASan Ramon, CA 945831336862325
  9. Frank Chimienti, P.A.Madera, CA 936381952468621
  10. Amber Chin, PARancho Cucamonga, CA 917391669675419
  11. Angela Chin, PA-COakland, CA 946091891173027
  12. Christopher Chin, MPAP, PA-CLancaster, CA 935341336520311
  13. Douglas Chin, PASan Francisco, CA 941431558303560
  14. Marissa ChinVacaville, CA 956881093484982
  15. Natalie Chin, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041386318889
  16. Ongie ChinVallejo, CA 945921407628126
  17. Sharon Chin, PA-CStanford, CA 943051972725331
  18. Stephanie Chin, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981902936115
  19. Tina Chin, PALos Angeles, CA 900271881753507
  20. Alisa ChingLos Angeles, CA 900331811403421
  21. Allison Ching, PA-CStanford, CA 943051831730803
  22. Katherine ChinnRedwood City, CA 940621144965567
  23. Ekaterine Chiradze, P. A .Northridge, CA 913251689846610
  24. Deanna ChircoDowney, CA 902411487678405
  25. Dante ChisholmSanta Maria, CA 934541740092485
  26. Kristin Chisum, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933091841424884
  27. Leila Chitayat, MPACalabasas, CA 913021932959459
  28. Lindsay Chiu, PAFontana, CA 923351972670719
  29. Kevin ChivacharoenWestminster, CA 926831801442694
  30. Adina Cho, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900161124510953
  31. Donny Cho, PA-C, MPHEmeryville, CA 946081295023455
  32. Eugenie ChoPasadena, CA 911011962920561
  33. Hendrick Cho, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900101225717549
  34. Jean Cho, PA-CSunnyvale, CA 940861073663969
  35. Kevin Cho, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941281558090845
  36. Sarah Cho, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331427619576
  37. Stephanie Cho, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926471508411224
  38. Sung Cho, P.A.Sacramento, CA 958171659503993
  39. Terri Cho, PALaguna Niguel, CA 926771174642524
  40. Yeonah ChoSan Ramon, CA 945831104586254
  41. Yoomi Cho, PANewport Beach, CA 926601619271038
  42. Sarah Chobot, PA-CStanford, CA 943051245524438
  43. Shanthi ChodagiriMoorpark, CA 930211659935104
  44. Krupaben ChodavadiyaFremont, CA 945381922818632
  45. Ammar Chohan, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951241700526159
  46. Sadia ChohanCerritos, CA 907031811532195
  47. Anisha ChoiNewport Beach, CA 926631518708668
  48. Bung Joo Choi, PALos Angeles, CA 900631851615371
  49. Caroline Choi, PADaly City, CA 940151487106183
  50. Chelsea ChoiOrange, CA 928681295338143

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.