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 74 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. Karina Escobedo, PABeverly Hills, CA 902111922763937
  2. Carlo Raphael Escudero, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231053918011
  3. Mikhail Esfandier, P.A.Orange, CA 928691386729358
  4. Maggie EshmawyFullerton, CA 928311700619715
  5. Fadi Esho, PASanta Maria, CA 934541609647684
  6. Miriam EshoieeNewport Beach, CA 926601821561622
  7. Pegah Eshraghi, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111548816150
  8. Christy Eskes, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924101750318275
  9. Saba Eslami, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941111568846046
  10. Anahid Eslami Farsani, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926601063027886
  11. Sanaz Esmaeilian DehaghaniLoma Linda, CA 923501396578977
  12. Jasmine EsmailzadehSanta Maria, CA 934541922830330
  13. Hilary Espana, PA-CSacramento, CA 958271952835258
  14. Zurama Espana, PABeverly Hills, CA 902101902089451
  15. Eric Esparza, PASan Bernardino, CA 924111922318781
  16. Ovet Esparza, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Jose, CA 951161679898308
  17. Fernando Esparza Avila, PAModesto, CA 953541356622708
  18. Gretel Yve Espina, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900731477805059
  19. Marie EspinalOceanside, CA 920581447872072
  20. Alejandro Espino, PA-CWhittier, CA 906021235500661
  21. Jeremy Espino, PASanta Maria, CA 934581689854044
  22. Christopher Espinosa, P.A.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701457386898
  23. Renaldo Espinosa De Los Monteros, PAEl Monte, CA 917321316148885
  24. Agueda Espinoza, PA-C, MPHVisalia, CA 932911821632209
  25. Alexis Espinoza, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921211851129514
  26. Deborah Espinoza, PA-CStanford, CA 943051558361733
  27. Jesus EspinozaLoma Linda, CA 923541174182265
  28. Juan Espinoza, PA-CLynwood, CA 902621902521164
  29. Kristen Espinoza, P.A.-CNewport Beach, CA 926631073049375
  30. Mandi Espinoza, PA-CWhittier, CA 906041700570736
  31. Yvette Espiritu, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919141689954612
  32. Fabian Esqueda, P.A-CNorwalk, CA 906501902059629
  33. Alfonso EsquivelHarbor City, CA 907101366281222
  34. Rita Estanol, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161821245168
  35. Latavia Esters, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934581619157831
  36. Breiah Estes, PA-CNorth Highlands, CA 956601558183004
  37. Craig Estes, PABermuda Dunes, CA 922031003807595
  38. Samantha Estes, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921101528424330
  39. Aileen Estrada, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351770831521
  40. Edward Estrada, PACMontebello, CA 906401235190299
  41. Ernest Estrada, P.A.Burbank, CA 915051003856386
  42. Jennifer Estrada, PARiverside, CA 925061710982954
  43. Maricela Estrada, PA-CAtwater, CA 953011851574099
  44. Michael Estrada, PARiverside, CA 925041275517617
  45. Milinda Estrada, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926631083246623
  46. Rocio Estrada, PA-CFresno, CA 937201396485561
  47. Ryan Estrada, PA-CCovina, CA 917231639729833
  48. Samuel Estrada, P.A.Stockton, CA 952091275869760
  49. Tressa Esty, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541720282718
  50. Michele Etzbach, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941021588471460

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.