Physician assistants in California
- Physician assistants
- 3,491
- Linked to a hospital or group
- 2,381
- Hospitals with a physician assistant
- 281
- Medical groups with a physician assistant
- 1,286
- Cities
- 405
There are 3,491 physician assistants in California. Vituity has the most, 178, and Community Regional Medical Center has the most affiliated physician assistants, 38. Los Angeles is home to 230, and 100% finished medical school 30 or more years ago.
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California physician assistants, listed A to Z by last name
Each physician assistant on the list has medical physician assistant as their primary specialty and a California practice address. The list shows the NPI and city, and how many hospitals and medical groups each one practices with. A free account names every hospital and group, with validated contacts.
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Showing 1 to 10 of 2,381 California physician assistants
The list shows the 2,381 physician assistants with a public profile. The other 1,110 are counted in the total and searchable with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
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Vituity has the most physician assistants in California, with 178
Southern California Permanente Medical Group is second with 134, and The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. third with 69. Counts are physician assistants with a California address linked to each group.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Community Regional Medical Center has the most affiliated physician assistants in California, with 38
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is second with 38, and Hillcrest Medical Center third with 27. California physician assistants are affiliated with 281 hospitals in all.
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Each public profile names one place a physician assistant practices. A free account shows all of them, with the employer, the EHR and validated contacts.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Los Angeles has the most physician assistants in California, with 230
More California cities with physician assistants
- Chula Vista51
- Long Beach49
- Riverside46
- Anaheim41
- La Jolla41
- Santa Cruz41
- Bakersfield39
- Orange39
- Santa Monica39
Physician assistants practice in 405 California cities. Every city with 10 or more has its own page.
Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS)
Group practices and clinics are the most common site of care for California physician assistants, with 1,399
1,233 also practice at hospitals, and 276 at fqhcs. A physician assistant can practice at several kinds of site, so the shares overlap.
California physician assistants by site of care
- Medical group practices1,399
- Hospitals1,233
- FQHCs276
- Urgent care centers193
- Ambulatory surgery centers107
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Practice Data
100% of California physician assistants finished medical school 30 or more years ago
1 of the 1 California physician assistants with a graduation year on file. 0 graduated in the last 10 years, fewer than graduated 40 or more years ago.
Physicians by years since medical school
- Under 10 years ago0
- 10 to 19 years ago0
- 20 to 29 years ago0
- 30 to 39 years ago0
- 40 or more years ago1
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Every California physician assistant profile shows current hospitals and groups, Medicare activity and NPI details
- Primary practiceThe main place they practice, with its type and cityOn every profile
- Every site of careEach hospital, clinic and group where they practice nowWith a free account
- EmployerThe organization they work for, when one is on fileWith a free account
- Medicare servicesServices and procedure codes billed to Medicare, from CMSOn every profile
- Medicare Part D prescribingClaims and drug costs from Part D, from CMSOn every profile
- Industry paymentsPayments from drug and device makers, from CMS Open PaymentsOn every profile
- Publications and clinical trialsResearch papers and trials linked to the NPI, when on fileOn every profile
- Licenses and graduation yearState license numbers and medical school graduation yearOn every profile
- NPI detailsNPI, enumeration date, primary taxonomy and practice addressOn every profile
- Work email and mobile numberFound on request through healthcare waterfall enrichment, then validatedWith a free account
- EHR in useThe EHR at each site where they practiceWith a free account
- Colleagues at each siteThe clinicians they work with at each hospital and groupWith a free account
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS), Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (CMS), Open Payments (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Sources for the California physician assistant directory
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| HCPs, types and specialties | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Sites of care, hospitals and medical groups | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medical school graduation year | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
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Physician assistants are HCPs whose primary specialty is medical physician assistant (taxonomy code 363AM0700X), with an active NPI and a California practice address.
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How many physician assistants are in California?
3,491 physician assistants have an active NPI, a California practice address and medical physician assistant (taxonomy code 363AM0700X) as their primary specialty. 2,381 of them are linked to a hospital or medical group.
Which California medical groups have the most physician assistants?
Vituity, with 178, followed by Southern California Permanente Medical Group with 134 and The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. with 69.
Which California hospitals have the most physician assistants?
Community Regional Medical Center, with 38 affiliated physician assistants, followed by Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento with 38 and Hillcrest Medical Center with 27.
Which California cities have the most physician assistants?
Los Angeles, with 230, followed by San Diego (171) and Sacramento (97). Physician assistants practice in 405 California cities in all.
How many California physician assistants finished medical school 30 or more years ago?
1 of the 1 with a graduation year on file, or 100%. 0 graduated in the last 10 years.
What is the taxonomy code for medical physician assistant?
363AM0700X is the NPPES taxonomy code for medical physician assistant. Sub-specialties with their own code are counted on their own lists.
How can I contact physician assistants in California?
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