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 78 of 290.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

Los Angeles has the most, 935

Physician Assistant records in California

  1. Claudia Ferrada-Masia, P.A.Turlock, CA 953821538341557
  2. Cesar FerraezSanta Maria, CA 934541376313478
  3. Samantha Ferrara, PA-CVista, CA 920811437822434
  4. Vhe FerrariEmeryville, CA 946081619398914
  5. Claudia Ferrer, PAMontebello, CA 906401457859340
  6. Nia Riegel Ferrer, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900351669106910
  7. Samantha FerrisChula Vista, CA 919111760154868
  8. Isabel FerroLa Quinta, CA 922531457206906
  9. Nickeshia Ferron, P.A.Hemet, CA 925431730499617
  10. Andrew Ferski, MS, MMS, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941141063936243
  11. Karen Fetzer, P.A.-C.La Jolla, CA 920371063490761
  12. Lisa Few, P.A.-C.Sun Valley, CA 913521013107705
  13. Kirsten Fick, P.A.Garden Grove, CA 928451184828659
  14. Alex FidlerSan Francisco, CA 941091831753912
  15. Laura Field, PA-CBanning, CA 922201962775924
  16. Robert Fielding, PASimi Valley, CA 930651477152353
  17. Karen Fields, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928041972342855
  18. Katie Fields, PA-CStanford, CA 943051619217601
  19. Taryn Fields, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943011609395169
  20. Tatiana Fields, PATruckee, CA 961611154786168
  21. Robert Fierro, PALos Angeles, CA 900271497871644
  22. Matthew Fiess, PAGonzales, CA 939261477080869
  23. Hernina Figueroa, PA-CIrvine, CA 926141578965455
  24. Jennifer Figueroa, PABishop, CA 935141386014181
  25. John Figueroa, PASan Diego, CA 921201689790842
  26. Luis Figueroa, PACamp Pendleton, CA 920551134594245
  27. Norma FigueroaMendota, CA 936401467213702
  28. Alexander Figueroa Rodriguez, PA-CSanta Rosa Valley, CA 930121669346763
  29. Elizabeth Figueroa-Longo, P.A.-CCalabasas, CA 913021487888962
  30. Marley Figueroa-MunozWhittier, CA 906041508720079
  31. Carolyn Filarski, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900481265912570
  32. Brittani Filek, PAFontana, CA 923351437226271
  33. Aleksandr Filen, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921011508143769
  34. Jared Files, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931051154613552
  35. Robert Finch, PASanta Monica, CA 904031528647104
  36. Crystal Findlay, PA-CChowchilla, CA 936101912543182
  37. Felipe Findley, PA-CWest Hollywood, CA 900691992823579
  38. Linda Findley, P.A.-CBakersfield, CA 933091295850691
  39. Celina Fine, PASanta Cruz, CA 950601760265995
  40. Elizabeth Finebaum, PAHarbor City, CA 907101487702304
  41. Sandra Fineman, PAGarden Grove, CA 928431033425640
  42. Patrick Fink, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921091922380328
  43. Steven Fink, P.A.Woodland Hills, CA 913671326088618
  44. Teale FinkelSalinas, CA 939011740041425
  45. Erica Finley Hickey, PAWestminster, CA 926831487699658
  46. Siobhan Finn, PA-CStanford, CA 943051366955890
  47. Katherine Finnerty, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945961912709106
  48. Isabella Finney, PARichmond, CA 948011982558052
  49. Mateusz Firchal, PA-CStanford, CA 943051023812336
  50. Dillan FirestoneSaint Helena, CA 945741508352790

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.