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 53 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. Mercedes Corlew, PATemecula, CA 925921609142850
  2. Daniel Cornejo, PAColton, CA 923241508423492
  3. Veronica CornejoVallejo, CA 945921538931266
  4. Christopher Cornett, PA-CVentura, CA 930031952863573
  5. Melissa Cornett, P.A-CColton, CA 923241154361905
  6. Shannon Cornwell, PAFullerton, CA 928351902961626
  7. Juan Corona, P.A.Bakersfield, CA 933071043453202
  8. Khiabet CoronaLos Angeles, CA 900151982431920
  9. Jacklyn Corona-KernsWhittier, CA 906061134042146
  10. Anthony CoronadoModesto, CA 953561184363608
  11. Felipe Coronado, PA-CDiamond Bar, CA 917651508920059
  12. Jose Coronado, PANapa, CA 945581598701310
  13. Arthur Corpus, P.A.Chula Vista, CA 919101366451627
  14. Heather Corr, PABurney, CA 960131548577489
  15. Jesus Corral, PALivingston, CA 953341558536003
  16. Serena Corrales, PA-COakland, CA 946091790596187
  17. Beverly Correa, PA-CFontana, CA 923371902319346
  18. Marcio Correa, PA-CModesto, CA 953511144523739
  19. Denise Corriveau, PASan Diego, CA 921231902420938
  20. Heather Corson, PA-COrange, CA 928681205118312
  21. Ashley Noelle Cortero, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941091619753951
  22. Elizabeth CortesNewport Beach, CA 926601942975867
  23. Jose CortesUpland, CA 917861588371058
  24. Julie Cortes, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933111710450226
  25. Nicholas Cortese, PAMonterey, CA 939401174252548
  26. Adriana CortezVan Nuys, CA 914111366934499
  27. Linda Cortez, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945961487927414
  28. Mirella Cortez, PA-CTemecula, CA 925921982097085
  29. Natalia Cortez, PA-CSan Leandro, CA 945781790073682
  30. Carmen Cortez OrtegaReseda, CA 913351558911602
  31. Alma Corvera, P.A.Woodlake, CA 932861992850291
  32. Joel Justin CorveraVisalia, CA 932911720836083
  33. Jose Corvera, P.A-CVisalia, CA 932911134230428
  34. Nicolas CorviniHemet, CA 925431194242461
  35. Joshua Cosek, PA-CStanford, CA 943051871226837
  36. Kathryn Cosgrove, P.A.Santa Cruz, CA 950621720528565
  37. Megan Cosgrove, PA-CStanford, CA 943051336565159
  38. Nadine Cosico, PA-CRancho Cucamonga, CA 917371992811749
  39. Jordan Coslet, MS, PA-CHemet, CA 925431295111243
  40. Kalie Coslet, PA-CLa Mesa, CA 919421992181457
  41. Madelyn Costa, P.A.San Jose, CA 951121437343134
  42. Cole Coster, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTAnaheim, CA 928041134982291
  43. Michael Costine, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904031851940571
  44. Naikeya Coston, PA-CFort Irwin, CA 923101497183578
  45. Mary Katherine Cote, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941051336627520
  46. Chloe Coto, PAColton, CA 923241831762566
  47. Maria Coto-MadrigalPalm Springs, CA 922621700523602
  48. Carmen Cotsis, PA-CLos Alamos, CA 934401801456785
  49. Scott Cotteen, PA-CDesert Hot Springs, CA 922401598125890
  50. Theresa CotterSan Diego, CA 921281073388930

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.