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Licensing growth, complaint volumes and enforcement backlog highlighted to California Physician Assistant Board
Summary
Staff reported that California now has about 19,000 active physician assistant licensees and described complaint and enforcement trends, including rising investigation aging and enforcement costs.
At the April 21 meeting, licensing and enforcement staff for the California Physician Assistant Board reported steady growth in licensees and persisting enforcement workload pressures.
Julie Caldwell, lead licensing analyst, told the board the number of licensees in current status was 19,007 and that the total number of license records across all statuses stood at 27,970. Between Oct. 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, staff approved 1,117 initial licenses, received 1,094 initial applications and processed 4,396 renewals. Caldwell said the average licensing timeline is roughly a 30‑ to 45‑day window when routine documentation is provided, with an…
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