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 55 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. Anna Crenshaw, PASan Francisco, CA 941141366225286
  2. Benjamin Crenshaw, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933091447806542
  3. Robert CrenshawSanta Rosa, CA 954031770672925
  4. Carla Crespo, PA-CMarina Del Rey, CA 902921205964020
  5. Frank CrespoHayward, CA 945451578174231
  6. Taylor Cripe, PA-CMonterey, CA 939401659827087
  7. Melody Crisp, MPAS, PA-CRedlands, CA 923741730571159
  8. Joseph Crispin, PAPalmdale, CA 935511841571502
  9. Laura Crites, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921171780272591
  10. Shira Crohn, PA-CBerkeley, CA 947051568174910
  11. Jeffrey CroninCalimesa, CA 923201053713107
  12. Laura Cronin, PAEscondido, CA 920251023445483
  13. Patrick Cronin, P.A.Acampo, CA 952201528161585
  14. Corey Crooks, PA-CWoodlake, CA 932861962238097
  15. Cara Crosby, PA-CMammoth Lakes, CA 935461548770837
  16. Jonathan Crosby, PAClovis, CA 936111356778302
  17. Lauren Crostic, PA-CFontana, CA 923361215385448
  18. Jennifer CrotteauEl Monte, CA 917311164997839
  19. Kaitlyn Crouch, PA-CSacramento, CA 958111194316612
  20. Natalie CrousePomona, CA 917661891616744
  21. Amanda Crow, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031275013526
  22. Ian Crow, PA-CTwentynine Palms, CA 922771649227307
  23. Elizabeth Crowder, PA-CSan Ramon, CA 945831508170754
  24. Shelby CrumpTorrance, CA 905051285240887
  25. Julia Cruse, PAChico, CA 959261417458522
  26. Abelard CruzNorth Hollywood, CA 916051225906209
  27. Ana Maria Cruz, PA-C, M.S., MPAPLos Angeles, CA 900261386227189
  28. Ashley Cruz, MSPAS, MPH, PA-CSacramento, CA 958171063851814
  29. Daisey Cruz, PAMerced, CA 953401144036484
  30. Jason Cruz, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900481437769791
  31. Jeremy CruzColton, CA 923241114805207
  32. Maximillian Cruz, P.A-CColton, CA 923241538102751
  33. Shaun Cruz, PAAnaheim, CA 928081033827704
  34. Sandra Cruz Hernandez, PAStockton, CA 952091508639170
  35. Racquel Cua, P.A.-CSanta Clara, CA 950511174533905
  36. Bryan Cuadra, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900101962281527
  37. Beverly Cuano, PA-CPasadena, CA 911011255772034
  38. Alice Cuccuini, PAPatterson, CA 953631275581043
  39. Catherine Cucic, P.A.San Francisco, CA 941101326064866
  40. Jessica Cuellar, PA-CLivermore, CA 945501710525605
  41. Noah CuellarBrawley, CA 922271912756461
  42. Taylor Cuenin, PAWalnut Creek, CA 945981811673502
  43. Jacob Cuevas, PA-CMission Hills, CA 913451770393316
  44. Mario Cuevas, PACDuarte, CA 910101881763639
  45. Lucy Cuevas-Loya, PACParamount, CA 907231609916600
  46. Joanne Cui, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941031265156780
  47. Megan Culberson, PA-CMarysville, CA 959011467074161
  48. John Culbreath, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951241558725176
  49. Bianca Culhane, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA 902111679257323
  50. Randall Culler, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923541962832998

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.