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 76 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. Lucinda Fan, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031578232534
  2. Richard Fan, PALaguna Hills, CA 926531801963673
  3. Tamara Fancher, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928051023228566
  4. Alisa Fang, PALos Angeles, CA 900041972458719
  5. Alisha FangElk Grove, CA 956241396604781
  6. Cecilia Fang, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941431124975685
  7. Patricia Fann, PACDuarte, CA 910101184731101
  8. Hanaah Fannin, PA-CCarlsbad, CA 920091326680240
  9. Nisebho Fantaye, PA-CMarysville, CA 959011942875778
  10. Christina Fantozzi, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081699050385
  11. Samuela Fanua, PAStockton, CA 952041518539196
  12. Nancy Farah, P.A.-C.Gilroy, CA 950201528179983
  13. Pamela Farah, PA-CChino Hills, CA 917091972088763
  14. Kamand Fararooy, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900771598130288
  15. Brian Farb, PASan Diego, CA 921201487702387
  16. Kelvin FaresSherman Oaks, CA 914031831867621
  17. Diana Farfan AyalaSanta Maria, CA 934541265263834
  18. Alexandra Faria, PA-CJamestown, CA 953271881179372
  19. Ginamarie Farino, PA-CArcadia, CA 910071326196635
  20. Auchaia Farley, PA-CMerced, CA 953411558784512
  21. Negeen Farmand, PAFullerton, CA 928351255530168
  22. Claire Farmer, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904011861125866
  23. Shelby FarmerSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011346823291
  24. Patricia Farnam, PA-CWestminster, CA 926831982914792
  25. Fariha Farooq, PAAshland, CA 945781154061885
  26. Farrah Farquharson, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900241144502154
  27. Patrice Farquharson, PA-CNorth Highlands, CA 956601275373409
  28. Lance Farr, PARiverside, CA 925051043368996
  29. Rita Farr, P.A.Los Angeles, CA 900571821310103
  30. Ian Farrell, PA-CKing City, CA 939301497731053
  31. Kerry Farrell, PA-CEncino, CA 914361891022448
  32. Rachel Farrell, PAMarysville, CA 959011699834770
  33. Tianna Farren, PAEncinitas, CA 920241922421536
  34. Marlene Farronan, P.A.Downey, CA 902401013961796
  35. Joseph FarsakhSanta Cruz, CA 950621720526635
  36. Behrouz Farsi, PA-CStanford, CA 943051417971987
  37. Nicole Farwell, PA-CTustin, CA 927801982726378
  38. Charis Fasoldt, PASan Francisco, CA 941021447943667
  39. Talar Fassih, PACanoga Park, CA 913031417294265
  40. Christopher Fasulo, PA-CMadera, CA 936381346767647
  41. Melody FatehiNewport Beach, CA 926601174120943
  42. Seyedeh Fatemi, PAFair Oaks, CA 956281447187885
  43. Naghmeh FathiTustin, CA 927821457823254
  44. Mahmood Fathollazadeh, PA-CColton, CA 923241386711158
  45. Badiha Fatima, PA-CDowney, CA 902411427741040
  46. Courtney Faught, PA-CWildomar, CA 925951821727421
  47. Jordan Faulkner, MSPAS, PA-CBerkeley, CA 947051689111759
  48. Courtney FaustinoMonterey, CA 939401508627373
  49. Darren Favela, PA-CClaremont, CA 917111265164644
  50. Irma Favela-Slater, PACSoledad, CA 939601154348076

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.