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 88 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. Quentin Germann, PA-COrange, CA 928681861025884
  2. Philip GernertBridgeport, CA 935171457119984
  3. Casey Gernon, PAVictorville, CA 923921972753374
  4. Heather Gerstl, PA-CLancaster, CA 935341558591701
  5. Joseph Geschlecht, PAPalo Alto, CA 943041639746209
  6. Pauline Getskow, PA-CLancaster, CA 935341124362777
  7. Leah Getz, PA-CRiverside, CA 925031073160958
  8. Seda Gevorgyan, PAOrange, CA 928681649937707
  9. Brooke Geyer, PA-CMerced, CA 953401144906579
  10. Ambartsum Gezalyan, PAPanorama City, CA 914021639227523
  11. Farah Ghadiri, PALos Angeles, CA 900331487842621
  12. Yasmin GhaemmaghamiPomona, CA 917661518693639
  13. Jasmine Ghalchi, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161497312045
  14. Tina GhalchiLoma Linda, CA 923501740015437
  15. Dominique GhamariSan Francisco, CA 941111760979934
  16. Sara Ghannadi, PA-CCosta Mesa, CA 926261619343654
  17. Adjoa GhansahSanta Maria, CA 934541710760517
  18. Ritta Gharib, P.A.-CSan Diego, CA 921301336284074
  19. Danielle Ghassemlou, PA-CPlacerville, CA 956671578199527
  20. Aboli Ghatpande, PHARMDStanford, CA 943051972383727
  21. Imaan Ghazali, PA-CSan Bernardino, CA 924111427901826
  22. Carolyn Ghazarian, PANorth Hollywood, CA 916051568353266
  23. Tatiana Gheybi, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927051487380275
  24. Caitlin Ghilarducci, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933091770098865
  25. Shahrzad Ghodsian, PA-CBeverly Hills, CA 902131215818125
  26. Mary Gholson, PASacramento, CA 958161477869873
  27. Sahar GhoranyFullerton, CA 928311720620883
  28. Anamika GhoshLos Angeles, CA 900481649050295
  29. Rae-Lynn Ghosh, P.A.Redlands, CA 923731477665602
  30. Julietta Ghukasyan, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941181063125284
  31. Alyssa Giacalone, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943041114304557
  32. Valarie Giangarra, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921231467201962
  33. Christina Giannetti, PAOakland, CA 946111245552553
  34. John Giannini, PALos Angeles, CA 900171336262070
  35. Hilary Gibbins, P.A.Duarte, CA 910101639258395
  36. Joanna Gibbs, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931051235457466
  37. Matthew Gibbs, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911477088243
  38. Tamara Gibbs, PA-CColton, CA 923241912345711
  39. Julia Gibson, PASolana Beach, CA 920751104538537
  40. Robert Gibson, P.A.Santa Ana, CA 927041457634008
  41. Isabella Gieck, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911699469924
  42. Glenn Gifford, PA-CUkiah, CA 954821205011475
  43. Jason Gifford, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161558594606
  44. Virginia Gifford, NPBakersfield, CA 933121033208459
  45. Peta-Gay Gihbsson, P.A.-CPomona, CA 917671295988095
  46. Crystal GilSanta Ana, CA 927011255064390
  47. Esmeralda Gil, MPAWest Covina, CA 917901114889904
  48. Jimmy GilLos Angeles, CA 900271366134991
  49. Mishaal GilaniLos Angeles, CA 900451114877123
  50. Paul Gilardone, PA-CLompoc, CA 934361154509305

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.