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 86 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. Zulema Garcia, PABakersfield, CA 933091871153783
  2. Ruben Garcia De Alba, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900111003965542
  3. Yulisa Garcia Diaz, PACalistoga, CA 945151710789946
  4. Leticia Garcia Reyes, PA-CDinuba, CA 936181184491094
  5. Stephanie Garcia TorresWatsonville, CA 950761477072775
  6. Matthew Gardner, PA-CStanford, CA 943051457095424
  7. Sarah Gardner, PA-CAlbany, CA 947061427523893
  8. Linette GardunoVallejo, CA 945921295515708
  9. Christiana GariMoorpark, CA 930211881473890
  10. Christian Garia, PABurbank, CA 915051013581941
  11. Brenda GaribayCorona, CA 928801134445646
  12. Christopher Garibay, PR-CRedlands, CA 923731164790101
  13. Giselle Garingan, PALong Beach, CA 908061003512773
  14. Lauriann Garland, PACLos Angeles, CA 900951215087630
  15. Jesyka Garlich, PA-CCrescent City, CA 955311528333192
  16. Darcie GarmanChico, CA 959731447774583
  17. Manuel Garmendia, PA-CSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011437624103
  18. Karen Garn, P.A.Fremont, CA 945381538168067
  19. Jardena Garner, PASan Diego, CA 921031073561072
  20. Katherine Garner, PA-CIrvine, CA 926181316746514
  21. Ryan Garner, PA-CColton, CA 923241982194247
  22. Anita Garrett, P.A.-CBakersfield, CA 933091962527366
  23. Florence Garrett, PA-CMountain View, CA 940401710052857
  24. Esmeralda Garrido, PA-CMoreno Valley, CA 925551952028334
  25. Heather Garrido, PA-CChico, CA 959281336457910
  26. Stanley Garrido, PASan Diego, CA 921041457367351
  27. Jessica Garrido-CuevasLemoore, CA 932451780454983
  28. Caitlin Garrison, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926491710237011
  29. Hailey GarrisonPomona, CA 917661629590732
  30. Lindsay Garrison, PARedding, CA 960011699238899
  31. Larissa Garth, PA-CSan Clemente, CA 926721487096947
  32. Emily Garti, PA-CSignal Hill, CA 907551902777840
  33. Brett Garvey, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA 902101063870616
  34. Julia Garwood, PA-CSacramento, CA 958251427795301
  35. Wesley Garwood, PAGranite Bay, CA 957461396471082
  36. Morgan Gary, PALa Jolla, CA 920371922659085
  37. Amber GarzaAnaheim, CA 928011336740810
  38. Christine Garza, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081821441528
  39. Edgar Garza, PA-CTustin, CA 927801184980674
  40. Patrick Garza, P.A.-CRiverside, CA 925051487769212
  41. Jasmine GascaLos Angeles, CA 900271558814921
  42. Monica Gascon, P.A-CSan Jose, CA 951241699792309
  43. Jessica GashSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011184234593
  44. Benjamin Gaskins, P.A.Bakersfield, CA 933011093962326
  45. Deborah Gaskins, PAAnaheim, CA 928071376691295
  46. Janelle Gaskins, PA-CMoreno Valley, CA 925531710452404
  47. Gina Gastelum, P.A.C.Fortuna, CA 955401912946567
  48. Cristina Gates, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011548531684
  49. Lawrence Gates, P.A-CColton, CA 923241023059318
  50. Sara Gatlin, PA-CEl Cajon, CA 920201053982165

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.