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 54 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. James Cotton, P.A.C.Carmichael, CA 956081972505998
  2. Justin Cottrell, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923541316051402
  3. Jessica CouchWalnut Creek, CA 945971730559642
  4. Andrew Couchara, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111164852638
  5. Garrett CouchmanFresno, CA 937201407590888
  6. Madelyn CoudercLa Jolla, CA 920371548947245
  7. Hailey CougherLa Mesa, CA 919421942874052
  8. Nena Coulombe, PA-CSusanville, CA 961301609587302
  9. Lianne Coulter, PA-CMission Viejo, CA 926911326507062
  10. Vela Council, PA-CSacramento, CA 958171295593440
  11. Jeannin Counts, PA-CPaso Robles, CA 934461386147999
  12. Michael Courtney, PA-CMerced, CA 953481396898029
  13. Victoria CovarrubiasUpland, CA 917861104660521
  14. Breana Coville, PA-CWoodland Hills, CA 913671164860433
  15. John Cowan, P.A.Encinitas, CA 920241083706089
  16. Amanda Cowden, PA-CThousand Oaks, CA 913601568177236
  17. Jason Cowen, PARancho Cucamonga, CA 917301245056688
  18. John Cowgar, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921091457743395
  19. Scott Cowger, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934551356779110
  20. Thomas Cowles, PA-CGranite Bay, CA 957461922696509
  21. Crystal Cox, PASanta Rosa, CA 954031811195100
  22. Jamie Cox, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911366984825
  23. Jonathan Cox, PAApple Valley, CA 923071720341555
  24. Kelsey Cox, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA 954091578110649
  25. Lauren Cox, PASanta Cruz, CA 950601104406545
  26. Samuel Cox, PARedondo Beach, CA 902771518400373
  27. Aubrey Cox-Alarcon, PA-CEl Centro, CA 922431326159971
  28. Kelly Coyne, PA-CPalm Springs, CA 922641235142977
  29. Chad Craft, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921281114337193
  30. Sarah Craft, PAEureka, CA 955031740491620
  31. Aram Craig, PA-C, MMS, RKTTorrance, CA 905051730148578
  32. Brandon Craig, PAFullerton, CA 928311306562111
  33. Clay Craig, PAOroville, CA 959661699887778
  34. Kellianne CraigSan Jose, CA 951261386041960
  35. Dennis Cramer, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCosta Mesa, CA 926261881105179
  36. Angelica Crammond, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161306496294
  37. Katherine CrandallWest Hollywood, CA 900691780263707
  38. Sierra Crandell, PA-CTorrance, CA 905031710727763
  39. Kristelle Crane, PA-CBellflower, CA 907061932732617
  40. Laura Craver, PA-COxnard, CA 930361972047728
  41. Alexis Crawford, PA-CEscondido, CA 920291083349955
  42. Cathleen Crawford, P.A.Marysville, CA 959011326174194
  43. Chelsea Crawford, PASan Luis Obispo, CA 934011679248769
  44. Christina Crawford, PA-COrange, CA 928681316060775
  45. Kamilah Crawford, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081033802632
  46. Madeleine Crawford, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231770117335
  47. Rachael CrawfordFullerton, CA 928311699359422
  48. Thomas Crawford, P.A.San Pablo, CA 948061649201831
  49. Michael Creamer, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900891457560153
  50. Keeley Creasey, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941331184062630

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.