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 71 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. Renee Echandi, PAFontana, CA 923351811056526
  2. Caroline Echevarria CochranSacramento, CA 958231356089171
  3. Letty Echeverria, PA-CVisalia, CA 932771104251065
  4. Jennifer Eckerman, P.A.Templeton, CA 934651790876381
  5. Jane Eddy, P.A.Orangevale, CA 956621447214580
  6. Kristy Edelman, PAVacaville, CA 956881346337672
  7. Brooke Edelson, PA-CStanford, CA 943051447859533
  8. Shawn Edelstein, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900151548694938
  9. Jonathan Edens, PASacramento, CA 958261184265845
  10. Douglas Edgar, P.A.Paradise, CA 959691023059623
  11. Eric EdillonWest Covina, CA 917901114571023
  12. Brian Edison, P.A.Colton, CA 923241245600568
  13. Chris Ediss, PA-CDowney, CA 902421639374671
  14. Emma Edmond, PA-CColfax, CA 957131356026082
  15. Amanda Edmonson, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931051861851396
  16. Charles Edward, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900171366711558
  17. Aubree Edwards, PA-CRiverside, CA 925011447032842
  18. Carlos Edwards, MDWestminster, CA 926831881752392
  19. Jacqueline EdwardsYucca Valley, CA 922841295285773
  20. Michelle Edwards, PAFremont, CA 945381427577642
  21. Tamar Edwards, PA-COakland, CA 946121437782554
  22. Nathalie Egan, P.A.San Diego, CA 921031770583262
  23. Scherezade Egan, PA-CMurrieta, CA 925621528666740
  24. Sean Egan, P.A.Arcata, CA 955211427092816
  25. Catherine Egelhoff, PACAlameda, CA 945011194811919
  26. Marie Egge, P.A-CSan Diego, CA 921271972547107
  27. Sarah Eghbali, P.A.Temple City, CA 917801538598156
  28. Kyla Ehrenreich, PA-CSebastopol, CA 954721134359789
  29. Jennifer Ehteshami, PA-CRedlands, CA 923731255492666
  30. Hannah EicherNorthridge, CA 913261568044972
  31. Lisa Eilerman, P.A.National City, CA 919501801904362
  32. Natalie EisenbergMurrieta, CA 925631154968923
  33. Leann Eisenbise, P.A.Hayward, CA 945451619169927
  34. Evan EisherSan Diego, CA 921031689217630
  35. Kevin Eitel, PA-CSan Mateo, CA 944031811583263
  36. Samantha Eitner, PAWhittier, CA 906021821506536
  37. Sarah Ekberg, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945971346539616
  38. Hebah El-Gendi, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900451255737946
  39. Amal Elali, PA-CFountain Valley, CA 927081023788601
  40. Ahmad ElaridSan Jose, CA 951231730056144
  41. Rima Elbanna, PA-CStanford, CA 943051982065165
  42. Jessica ElderkinMission Viejo, CA 926911578330064
  43. Emily Eldred, PABurbank, CA 915051285409961
  44. Amelia Eldridge, PA-CSan Rafael, CA 949011295342905
  45. Cheryl Eldridge, PA-COakland, CA 946091336246438
  46. Craig Eldridge, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941151366833840
  47. Edith Elenes Higuera, PACEl Monte, CA 917311558782029
  48. Susan Elftman, P.A.Long Beach, CA 908041194952853
  49. Nadia ElhofyFresno, CA 937101538553128
  50. Broheen Elias, PA-CBerkeley, CA 947051164586681

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.