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 90 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. Dessere GivertzSanta Monica, CA 904041396364048
  2. Caroline Gjerstad, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950621376274910
  3. Kate Gladman, P.A-CMountain View, CA 940401699720755
  4. Zach GlascoxLakeside, CA 920401891203105
  5. Cassidy Glasser, PA-SSanta Maria, CA 934541114756863
  6. Daniel GlasserLa Jolla, CA 920371801186937
  7. Lori Glassie, PA-CHayward, CA 945411720010226
  8. Robert Glatthaar, PA-CParadise, CA 959691902861438
  9. Gerald Glavaz, P.A.Loma Linda, CA 923541235182593
  10. Megan Gleason, PA-CGreenbrae, CA 949041811723406
  11. Victoria Gleichman, PA-CBurbank, CA 915051770977340
  12. Andrew Glemser, PA-CLemoore, CA 932461588034060
  13. Hannah Glenn, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701730654609
  14. Adriane Glidewell, PA-CTravis Afb, CA 945351245734383
  15. Harold Glidewell, PABaldwin Park, CA 917061861569618
  16. James GloreHuntington Beach, CA 926461679034144
  17. Joanne Marie Gloria, P.A.Visalia, CA 932771770998445
  18. Conor GloverLos Angeles, CA 900451124459102
  19. Janelle Glover, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900481942728217
  20. Linda GlynnSan Diego, CA 921211700288222
  21. Karin Gnegy, PASan Francisco, CA 941051730557075
  22. Kyungsoo Go, PA-CMontclair, CA 917631720514466
  23. Kathryn Goblirsch, PA-CStanford, CA 943051619370871
  24. Gary GockmanBell Gardens, CA 902011619548039
  25. Joseph Godbout, PA-CHollister, CA 950231578652855
  26. Alexandra Godinez, PA-CVista, CA 920841619128568
  27. Sergio Godinez, PA-CCoachella, CA 922361861003220
  28. Megan Godoy, PA-CGlendale, CA 912061710743067
  29. Annette Godwin, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701568678696
  30. Susanne Goeb, PA-CDanville, CA 945061992896708
  31. Jun Goeku, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900591992847867
  32. Jessica Goerig, PADana Point, CA 926291053496927
  33. Debra Goettsch, P.A.-CBerkeley, CA 947091841202165
  34. Abigail Goetz, PA-CStanford, CA 943051740588359
  35. Kevin GoezVallejo, CA 945921114799210
  36. Samantha Goff, PABaldwin Park, CA 917061093293524
  37. Avani Gokaldas, PAFoothill Ranch, CA 926101417906017
  38. Kimia Golcheh, PALos Angeles, CA 900351588329338
  39. Christine Gold, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611831321843
  40. Marie GoldbergRedwood City, CA 940621164966842
  41. Sonja Goldberg, MPTSan Francisco, CA 941431669729869
  42. Christina GoldenCitrus Heights, CA 956211609430008
  43. Kristin Golden, PAModesto, CA 953581245902733
  44. Kristine Golden, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081134318850
  45. David Goldfarb, PASacramento, CA 958151144333642
  46. Lauren Golding, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941051558891218
  47. Lindsay Goldman, PAMarina Del Rey, CA 902921891390274
  48. Maria Goldman, PA-CWest Covina, CA 917901699198051
  49. Megan Goldsby, PA-C, MMSOrange, CA 928681184381014
  50. Emerald Goldsmith, PAVacaville, CA 956881740830595

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.