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 84 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. Nowelle Gaid, PA-CGranada Hills, CA 913441831568815
  2. Nicole Gainey, PA-COroville, CA 959661225708241
  3. Catherine GaissertSan Diego, CA 921031043777832
  4. Bianca Gaitan-OchoaVallejo, CA 945921851163539
  5. Richelle Gaiter, DMSC, PACrescent City, CA 955311841541455
  6. Nicole Gajadhar, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921041457405524
  7. Erika Galang, PAPasadena, CA 911071356811343
  8. Monica Galarza-Adams, PA-CBell Gardens, CA 902011669682217
  9. Maricela Galaviz, PA-CPomona, CA 917671598205056
  10. Connor GalbraithMission Viejo, CA 926911619783156
  11. Andrea Galdamez, PAWhittier, CA 906031598078230
  12. Christopher-Michael Gale, RPA-CLos Angeles, CA 900171790086916
  13. Christian Galicia, P.A.Glendale, CA 912081851599427
  14. Oscar GalindoCudahy, CA 902011639325178
  15. Craig Gallagher, PAPismo Beach, CA 934491538348206
  16. Jennifer Gallagher, RPA-CEscondido, CA 920251114029535
  17. Andre Gallardo, OTR, PAWhittier, CA 906041871708859
  18. Esperanza GallardoOakland, CA 946111528632494
  19. Rosa Gallardo, PALos Angeles, CA 900071053407940
  20. Denise Gallegos, PASan Diego, CA 921201992853899
  21. Mark Gallegos, PASan Diego, CA 921281649240722
  22. Robert Gallegos, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351669772760
  23. Andrew Galli, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081215356563
  24. Kokoe Galli, MPA, PA-CHemet, CA 925431831599752
  25. Kristin Gallinot, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA 954051245864297
  26. Christopher Gallo, PASan Diego, CA 921201669520581
  27. Melissa Gallo, PA-CMoreno Valley, CA 925551538920863
  28. Frederick Galloway, PAPalmdale, CA 935501073714960
  29. Amber Gally, PA-CAnaheim, CA 928051023369956
  30. Vadim GalperinLos Angeles, CA 900421003052721
  31. Francis Galura, P.A.Temecula, CA 925911760837314
  32. Rebecca Galvan, PASanta Cruz, CA 950651053560342
  33. Veronica Galvan, PA-CWatsonville, CA 950761487963674
  34. Cynthia GalvezSan Rafael, CA 949011407490501
  35. Karen Galvez, NPWest Hollywood, CA 900481144450644
  36. Amalia Galvez Tristan, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901750566410
  37. Colleen Galvin, PA NMD DACM PHDIrvine, CA 926181184821464
  38. Karina Galvin, PA-CSan Clemente, CA 926721154802445
  39. Kendall Gamache, PASantee, CA 920711720658362
  40. Darcesean Gamble, PASherman Oaks, CA 914031003012162
  41. Lisa Gamble, PAMarina, CA 939331568405983
  42. Yaritxa GamboaAlhambra, CA 918031750015434
  43. Robert Gamboe, PA-CRedding, CA 960011396012654
  44. Manlio Gamero-Rivera, PA-CCamp Pendleton, CA 920551437816030
  45. Nurelle Gamliel, PA-CEncino, CA 913161407675036
  46. Rebecca Gamliel, PACalabasas, CA 913021538739685
  47. Melanie Gammel, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941311376956912
  48. Rajalakshmi Ganapathy, PA-CStanford, CA 943051164200630
  49. Alexis Gandarilla, PABrentwood, CA 945131164909040
  50. Patricia Gandasetiawan, PA-CBrea, CA 928211609361252

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.