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 99 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. Nicole Hall, PA-CSacramento, CA 958231699335026
  2. Norina Hall, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900361366140535
  3. Ryan HallVallejo, CA 945921356098941
  4. Sacha Hall, PAMcKinleyville, CA 955191093234882
  5. Nathan Hallam, PAModesto, CA 953551720831258
  6. Shannon Haller-Baker, PARed Bluff, CA 960801205480639
  7. Jenessa Halliday, PA-CColton, CA 923241063986057
  8. Allison Hallinan, P.A.-CWestminster, CA 926831760521330
  9. Jasmine Halloran, PACCastro Valley, CA 945461124090162
  10. Rebekah Halpern, PALong Beach, CA 908061477595379
  11. Leslie Halseth, PAModesto, CA 953501760445589
  12. Kenneth Halter, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371053745059
  13. George Halterman, PASierra Madre, CA 910241689085920
  14. Lawrence Ham, PA-CFremont, CA 945381235806621
  15. Ashley HamamotoIrvine, CA 926181497438956
  16. Kelly Hamamoto, PA-CLos Altos, CA 940221427828052
  17. Bradley Hamann, PA-COrosi, CA 936471497706717
  18. Anaeis Hambarsoomian, PA-CSun Valley, CA 913521912696725
  19. Jennifer Hamblin, MMS, PA-C, ATCEl Cajon, CA 920201629457403
  20. Nathan Hamblin, PASanta Maria, CA 934541891123550
  21. Sophia HamelinkSan Francisco, CA 941141083430052
  22. Daoud Hamidi, PA-CEmeryville, CA 946081912179334
  23. Amanda Hamilton, PA-CBakersfield, CA 933131124834817
  24. Karen Hamilton, PA-CElk Grove, CA 957581821102328
  25. Kirk Hamilton, P.A.,CSacramento, CA 958251457574386
  26. Marie Hamilton, P.A.Valencia, CA 913551720394000
  27. Miranda HamiltonEncinitas, CA 920241881245082
  28. Ronete HamiltonOakland, CA 946111871867259
  29. Terrence Hamilton, PA-CERTIFIEDCamp Pendleton, CA 920551477198638
  30. Noor HamkaBurlingame, CA 940101144893116
  31. Lauren Hamlett, PA-CStanford, CA 943051861989873
  32. Jeffrey Hamlin, P.A.Yreka, CA 960971447451919
  33. Gary Hamm, PA-CRoseville, CA 956611861430050
  34. Joe Hamm, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341588839393
  35. Morgan Hammersly, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923501669285631
  36. Dessie Manuela Hammond, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941151558899278
  37. Hilary Hammond, PA-CStanford, CA 943051851701502
  38. Jane Hammond, PA-CAgoura Hills, CA 913011972614782
  39. Alberta Hampton Smith, PAPanorama City, CA 914021851449748
  40. Hans Han, PA-CHayward, CA 945451609228915
  41. Kathy Han, PA-CUnion City, CA 945871316396336
  42. Sabrina Han, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941221679895015
  43. Sangwook Han, PALaguna Hills, CA 926531104597277
  44. Seung HanSan Jose, CA 951381043701170
  45. Sylvia Han, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTAnaheim, CA 928051427435247
  46. Valerie HancoxOrange, CA 928681083248553
  47. Skyler Hand, PASan Diego, CA 921231093570251
  48. Dustin Handel, PA-CElk Grove, CA 957581609279207
  49. Richard Handley, PA-C, MPASValencia, CA 913551588762777
  50. Christopher Handron, PA-COceanside, CA 920571285865253

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.