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 85 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. Abarna GaneshanVallejo, CA 945921114894888
  2. Shazmin Gangji, PA-CEscondido, CA 920251346763638
  3. Dawa Gangshar, PA-CFoster City, CA 944041760182737
  4. Gelareh Ganji, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371164013546
  5. Blaze Gannon, PA-CColton, CA 923241588764245
  6. Anthony GantenbeinElk Grove, CA 957581366377962
  7. Michael Gao, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901609659879
  8. Sylva Garagulakian, PA-CNorthridge, CA 913241215445770
  9. Alvaro Garay, PA-CStockton, CA 952041306944723
  10. Jeffrey Garber, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371104220375
  11. Allison GarciaPomona, CA 917661144957978
  12. Breann Garcia, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011346801388
  13. Brendon Garcia, PA-CRedding, CA 960011134647308
  14. Christine Garcia, PA-CSacramento, CA 958171093530917
  15. Deana Garcia, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921041447567995
  16. Diamond Garcia, PAFullerton, CA 928311700500030
  17. Diana Garcia, PA-CUkiah, CA 954821447668918
  18. Diane Garcia, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900371427292911
  19. Elisa Garcia, P.A.Lindsay, CA 932471144341355
  20. Enrique Garcia, PAOrange, CA 928681922517994
  21. Fernando Garcia, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900331518780154
  22. Francisco Garcia, PASan Diego, CA 921201649328584
  23. Franco GarciaValencia, CA 913551780203653
  24. Genevieve GarciaColton, CA 923241699265678
  25. Geni Garcia, PA-CHayward, CA 945411346891017
  26. Gregory Garcia, PA-CFullerton, CA 928351811659311
  27. Heidi Garcia, PACGardena, CA 902471508853136
  28. Jennifer Garcia, PA-CEscondido, CA 920261205229804
  29. Jessica Garcia, PANovato, CA 949451679349864
  30. Jessica GarciaWatsonville, CA 950761487336327
  31. Julia GarciaPomona, CA 917671053092270
  32. Kaylee Garcia, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921011952176422
  33. Luis Garcia, PASan Bernardino, CA 924051184703043
  34. Lulu Garcia, PACNapa, CA 945581730467051
  35. Madelena Garcia, PA CSan Francisco, CA 941581740485291
  36. Manuel Garcia, MSPASMc Farland, CA 932501336321116
  37. Mario Garcia, PAPetaluma, CA 949541184274615
  38. Martha Garcia, PA-CHesperia, CA 923451487604427
  39. Massiel GarciaBell Gardens, CA 902011720969827
  40. Melanie GarciaWhittier, CA 906041710841812
  41. Melinda Garcia, PAFullerton, CA 928351437226263
  42. Melissa Garcia, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926631831669183
  43. Michael Garcia, PA-CAntioch, CA 945091740567627
  44. Michelle Garcia, PA-CRiverside, CA 925031952396392
  45. Miguel Garcia, PA-CFontana, CA 923351568656262
  46. Molly Garcia, PARancho Murieta, CA 956831508532946
  47. Rosalia Garcia, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904041497379424
  48. Ryan Garcia, PA-CNewport Beach, CA 926631184984759
  49. Sarah GarciaOceanside, CA 920541770037277
  50. Taylor Garcia, PA-CFairfield, CA 945341760056592

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.