NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgical Physician Assistant in California

1,075 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant with a practice address in California, 2.8 per 100,000 residents, the 43rd highest rate of 51. Fresno and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 16 of 22.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363AS0400X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Fresno has the most, 86

  1. Fresno86
  2. Los Angeles74
  3. Sacramento59
  4. San Diego56
  5. San Francisco52

Surgical Physician Assistant records in California

  1. Vivienne Palmer, PA-CLa Jolla, CA 920371457788663
  2. Megan Palsa, PA-COakland, CA 946091912924754
  3. Paul Pang, PAMountain View, CA 940401114703311
  4. Alyssa Panozzo, PA-CEureka, CA 955031528660826
  5. Margarethe Pappademos, PA-CSanta Maria, CA 934541205106200
  6. Vanessa Parvez, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981902328412
  7. Divya PatelModesto, CA 953551437910346
  8. Hemangini Patel, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161558761924
  9. Saloni Patel, PAOakland, CA 946091598713067
  10. Simran Patel, PAFresno, CA 937211881460335
  11. Yegor Patrikeyev, PA-C, MSSacramento, CA 958251649239385
  12. Melissa Pattee, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981649504291
  13. Donald Paulsen, PAModesto, CA 953501497895775
  14. Erin Payne, PAFresno, CA 937211558066688
  15. Keith Payne, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341962478685
  16. Jaymie Pearcy, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161801361571
  17. Andrew PearsonLa Jolla, CA 920371740067396
  18. Dennis Peery, PA-CPalm Springs, CA 922621528399250
  19. Elizabeth Pekar, PA-CFresno, CA 937211780574897
  20. Terry Pelayo, PA-CRedding, CA 960011326482068
  21. Casey Pelletier, PA-CVacaville, CA 956881053070144
  22. Jose Penate, PAOakland, CA 946111760411920
  23. Peter Peng, PA-CLoma Linda, CA 923501497421747
  24. Miguel Peralta, PA-CBurbank, CA 915051619196474
  25. Rafael Perez, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921551548232697
  26. Austin Perkins, PA-C, ATCFullerton, CA 928351013487883
  27. Mark Perreault, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031356749451
  28. Kristen Perri, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900481164189510
  29. Beverly Perry, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTBakersfield, CA 933091710952643
  30. Daniel Perry, PA-CArroyo Grande, CA 934201710352083
  31. Aaron Peters, PA-COakland, CA 946091053332783
  32. Kaitlyn Peters, PA-CStanford, CA 943051811352909
  33. Alan Peterson, PARoseville, CA 956611750443131
  34. Amanda Pettus, PA-CPasadena, CA 911051144692237
  35. Carl PettySpring Valley, CA 919781366144941
  36. Emily Petty, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921341942404827
  37. Anya Peysakhovich, PA-CCorte Madera, CA 949251215423363
  38. Krista Peyton, PA-CPetaluma, CA 949541184683682
  39. Chloe PhamMountain View, CA 940401851168850
  40. Quantin Pham, PAFullerton, CA 928351053082750
  41. Cheri Phillips, PA-CSanta Monica, CA 904041447370697
  42. Thai PhouLa Puente, CA 917441023319746
  43. Sarah Piazza, PA-CMountain View, CA 940401255881561
  44. Claudia Pierola, PA-CLos Angeles, CA 900661891089892
  45. Laura Pietrzak, PA-CMarina Del Rey, CA 902921447582366
  46. Katelyn Pini, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981316585730
  47. Janine Pinks, NP, PA-CSacramento, CA 958161518906494
  48. Christopher Pishev, PAFresno, CA 937211205532553
  49. Jessica Pizano, PA-CSan Jose, CA 951241902215726
  50. Sophie Pollack, PA-CSanta Barbara, CA 931011851932594

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 43 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan3.2
  2. Virginia3.2
  3. Missouri2.8
  4. California2.8
  5. Oklahoma2.7
  6. Kentucky2.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.5.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. California78.8%
  2. United States76.2%

Surgical Physician Assistant records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file847 of 1,075 · 78.8% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file649 · 60.4% here, 64.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more572 · 53.2% here, 52.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2012 · the 649 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AS0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,075 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant (363AS0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 2.8 per 100,000 residents against 5.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Fresno has 86 of them (8%).

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. Pennsylvania832
  2. Connecticut808
  3. Texas1,350
  4. Florida1,444

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma2.7
  2. Missouri2.8
  3. Kentucky2.6
  4. Indiana2.4

The largest states

  1. New York2,152
  2. Florida1,444
  3. Texas1,350
  4. Pennsylvania832
  5. Connecticut808

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.