The previous year, 119 licenses were issued, marking a 16 percent decrease year over year.
The DCA is composed of several agencies, bureaus, and commissions that influence business growth and job creation through regulation. The agency has roots that date back to 1876 when California passed the Medical Practice Act of 1876. Today the agency issues more than 280 license types including certificates, registrations, and permits.
Licenses issued in Orange County during 2022
| License Holder | License Type | Lapse Date | Issued Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Plus Certified Shorthand Reporters, Inc. | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-28 |
| Abrams Mah & Kahn Reporting and Video Conferencing Services, Inc. | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-14 |
| Accounting Karma | CPA - Corporation | 2024-04-30 | 2022-04-08 |
| Advanced One Legal | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-26 |
| Advantech Appliance Repairs | Major Appliance Repair | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-23 |
| Alan Castro Leal | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-01-31 | 2022-12-09 |
| Angela Kathi Bernal | Apprentice Barber | 2024-09-30 | 2022-09-01 |
| Anh Vu Dinh | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-04-30 | 2022-11-09 |
| Anthony Ac Chithavong | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-10-31 | 2022-02-09 |
| Apex Legal Solutions, Inc. | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-26 |
| Arbabzadeganhashemi, Seyedali | Civil Engineer | 2023-03-31 | 2022-11-18 |
| Arianna Green | Optometrist | 2024-10-31 | 2022-10-28 |
| Armand Ardestani | Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon 20A | 2023-07-31 | 2022-06-28 |
| ARRAY | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-09-30 | 2022-09-21 |
| Avery Foley | Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Aide | 2024-04-30 | 2022-04-07 |
| Badiee, Saghar | Dentist | 2023-07-31 | 2022-08-08 |
| Betsy Escalante | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-02-29 | 2022-12-28 |
| Biehl, CSR, Inc., ET AL | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-09 |
| Breanne Marie Cade | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-09-30 | 2022-05-06 |
| Bridget Y. Garcia | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-08-31 | 2022-06-29 |
| Brooks Pest Control, Inc. | Branch Office | -- | 2022-02-03 |
| Calvin Arteaga | Field Representative | 2024-06-30 | 2022-01-26 |
| Caroline Ann Bingham | Landscape Architect | 2024-01-31 | 2022-02-15 |
| Chad Castro | Barber | 2024-09-30 | 2022-09-22 |
| Chase Litigation Services | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-14 |
| Chloe Kashima Andruss | Landscape Architect | 2024-09-30 | 2022-10-25 |
| Choi, Bumgyunmiga | Veterinarian | 2024-07-31 | 2022-07-15 |
| Classic CPA | CPA - Corporation | 2024-02-29 | 2022-02-23 |
| Claudia Maribel Franco | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-05-31 | 2022-04-13 |
| Cornerstone Reporting | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-14 |
| Daniel Barcenas | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-02-29 | 2022-11-08 |
| Daniel Cruz Valencia | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-06-30 | 2022-10-17 |
| Dannmille Piedad Baquir | Audiologist | 2023-03-31 | 2022-02-17 |
| Daria Antonova | Civil Engineer | 2024-12-31 | 2022-07-08 |
| David Dexter Cook | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-11-30 | 2022-11-02 |
| DW Court Reporting, LLC | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-09 |
| Elijah Justin Bernales | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | 2024-03-31 | 2022-03-01 |
| Elite Court Reporting, Inc. | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-27 |
| Elizabeth Margaret Gosselin | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | 2024-03-31 | 2022-03-14 |
| Farhad, Keyvan | Naturopathic Doctor | 2023-11-30 | 2022-05-17 |
| Filigrana, Megan Alyssa | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-04-30 | 2022-10-28 |
| Gals-Cr, Inc. | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-20 |
| Geiger Kendall Reporting Court Sells Carroll | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-04 |
| Genesis L. Aviles Marquez | Apprentice Embalmer | 2028-11-03 | 2022-11-03 |
| Gerardo Ceballos | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-09-30 | 2022-05-31 |
| Heesuk Cho | Licensed Acupuncturist | 2024-02-28 | 2022-03-14 |
| Henry K. Chang | Postgraduate Training License | 2023-09-30 | 2022-08-26 |
| Isaac Todd Cooley | Audiologist | 2024-06-30 | 2022-08-29 |
| Ivan Esteves | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-04-30 | 2022-07-11 |
| Jason J. Duemmel | Field Representative | 2025-06-30 | 2022-07-18 |
| Jennifer Lynn Duffy | Occupational Therapist | 2023-06-30 | 2022-06-14 |
| Jenny Im | Naturopathic Doctor | 2023-10-31 | 2022-01-11 |
| Jillian Galang | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-11-30 | 2022-10-20 |
| John E. Andraos | Advanced Practice Pharmacist | 2023-12-31 | 2022-04-15 |
| Jordan Barnachea | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-08-31 | 2022-05-17 |
| Juan A. Alvarez | Field Representative | 2024-06-30 | 2022-02-09 |
| Juan C. Aguiniga | Field Representative | 2025-06-30 | 2022-07-08 |
| Juan Gonzalez Jr. | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-01-31 | 2022-05-09 |
| Julio C. Garcia Rojas | Apprentice Embalmer | 2028-08-11 | 2022-08-11 |
| Justin A. Garcia | Apprentice Embalmer | 2028-03-21 | 2022-03-21 |
| Karim Baher Fahmy | Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon 20A | 2024-06-30 | 2022-09-21 |
| Khaled Mostafa Aljindi | Security Guard | 2024-07-31 | 2022-07-19 |
| Kylie E. Clowes | Apprentice Embalmer | 2028-10-19 | 2022-10-19 |
| Lance Justin Carter | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-07-31 | 2022-12-13 |
| Latasha Clevana Cleveland | Security Guard | 2024-09-30 | 2022-09-19 |
| Lauren Halina Bittner | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | 2024-05-31 | 2022-05-18 |
| Luis A. Contreras | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-10-31 | 2022-11-17 |
| Luis De Alba Torres | Apprentice Barber | 2024-12-31 | 2022-12-13 |
| Maria Guadalupe Garduno Martinez | Registered Nurse | 2023-12-31 | 2022-08-06 |
| Matthew Ryan Heasley | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-09-30 | 2022-06-06 |
| Melissa Alexandra Castro | Associate Marriage & Family Therapist | 2024-01-31 | 2022-01-03 |
| Michael D. Clement | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-02-29 | 2022-09-09 |
| Michael Hudson Ackel | Civil Engineer | 2024-12-31 | 2022-09-16 |
| Michel Gries | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-07-31 | 2022-10-26 |
| Miguel Angel Hernandez | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-04-30 | 2022-03-21 |
| Moises De Jesus | Security Guard | 2024-08-31 | 2022-08-10 |
| Nestor Yabel Castro | Barber | 2024-04-30 | 2022-04-17 |
| Nica Irish Tan Da Jose | Registered Nurse | 2024-06-30 | 2022-07-05 |
| Nicholas J. Fox | Field Representative | 2025-06-30 | 2022-07-28 |
| Oscar Jesus Dorantes | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-02-29 | 2022-03-28 |
| Paul Stewart Allen | Professional Fiduciary | 2023-11-30 | 2022-09-19 |
| Randall Joseph Beckman | Professional Fiduciary | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-22 |
| Rasha Mahmoud El Naggar | Naturopathic Doctor | 2024-07-31 | 2022-10-26 |
| Reporting Barrett | Court Reporter Firm | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-16 |
| Richard L. Casillas | Field Representative | 2024-06-30 | 2022-04-22 |
| Rodrigo S. L. Cepeda | Field Representative | 2025-06-30 | 2022-07-01 |
| Rume Medical Group, Inc. | Osteopathic Med Board Fictitious Name Permit | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-01 |
| Ryan Almich | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-07-31 | 2022-06-27 |
| Sara Nicole Hicks | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | 2024-11-30 | 2022-11-05 |
| Siekeer Davenport | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-03-31 | 2022-01-18 |
| Stephanie Thuy-Ngan Cao | Optometrist | 2024-08-31 | 2022-08-10 |
| Tanya Denne | Naturopathic Doctor | 2024-03-31 | 2022-09-20 |
| Thirza Edith Carrillo | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-09-30 | 2022-01-26 |
| Toya Latrice Daniels | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-12-31 | 2022-07-27 |
| Veronica Bernal | Registered Dental Hygienist | 2023-07-31 | 2022-08-31 |
| Vivian Hang | Civil Engineer | 2024-06-30 | 2022-02-15 |
| William Frausto | Field Representative | 2025-06-30 | 2022-12-15 |
| Yehosua Cardona | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2024-02-29 | 2022-02-23 |
| Yoseph D. Buli | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-06-30 | 2022-02-11 |
| Youa Chang | Respiratory Care Practitioner | 2023-12-31 | 2022-11-16 |
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