NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Medical Physician Assistant in Texas

2,146 NPPES records list medical physician assistant with a practice address in Texas, 7 per 100,000 residents, the 45th highest rate of 51. Houston and San Antonio have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 29 of 43.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363AM0700X · method

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

Houston has the most, 258

  1. Houston258
  2. San Antonio208
  3. Dallas204
  4. Austin132
  5. Plano44

Medical Physician Assistant records in Texas

  1. Jennifer Nuessner, PA-CCedar Park, TX 786131164606588
  2. Miriam Nuszen, PAHouston, TX 770311407183197
  3. Chinenye NwokenakaAustin, TX 787051235073065
  4. Erick Nyaga, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Antonio, TX 782401609389428
  5. Dumebi Nzegwu, PA-CHouston, TX 770301790596559
  6. Karen Nzerem, PA-CRandolph Afb, TX 781501285618371
  7. Nancy O'Farrell, PA-CWaco, TX 767121659490423
  8. Sheri O'Leary, PA-C, MPASHouston, TX 770301003937160
  9. Diane O'Meara, P.A.Austin, TX 787051508034026
  10. Christine O'Neal, P.A.Joshua, TX 760581518978386
  11. Dawn O'Neal, PA-CTyler, TX 757011013901339
  12. Maltiece O'Neal El, PA-CHouston, TX 770301629679295
  13. Kristy Ochoa, DMSC, PA-CMission, TX 785721124074018
  14. Orlando Ochoa, PACMcAllen, TX 785041821043951
  15. Michael Odell, PA-CLufkin, TX 759041417969007
  16. Caitlin Oetken, PA-CFort Worth, TX 762441912390253
  17. Gabriel Okafor, RPA-CDallas, TX 752011043442924
  18. Godwin Okojie, PADallas, TX 752041497830798
  19. Elizabeth Okoroma, PA-CMidlothian, TX 760651649630229
  20. Rafael Olacio, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501982915971
  21. Kerry Olenick, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782211326449869
  22. Kristyn Olivarez, PA-CAustin, TX 787571174945166
  23. Holly Oliver, PA-CThe Woodlands, TX 773841770030462
  24. Heather Olson, PASpring Branch, TX 780701528361995
  25. Patrick Oneil, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782141366543514
  26. Carmen Orozco, PA-CMidland, TX 797011184818874
  27. Dawn Orta, PA-CFort Hood, TX 765441912056664
  28. Priscilla Ortega, PACPharr, TX 785771598834889
  29. Regina Ortiz, PA-CBrownsville, TX 785261073844171
  30. Herold Osborne, P.A-CLongview, TX 756051710999727
  31. Michelle Osborne-Spencer, P.A.Katy, TX 774501205259561
  32. Carmen Osorio-Castillo, PA-CPharr, TX 785771710009063
  33. Jennifer Ott, PA-CFort Sam Houston, TX 782341780780759
  34. Kayla Ott, PA-CMidland, TX 797011295167260
  35. Christopher Overcash, PA-CHouston, TX 770301427758606
  36. Jodi Owens, PA-CLakeway, TX 787341629321047
  37. Ruben Pacheco, OPACRockwall, TX 750871255441630
  38. Stephanie Pacheco, PA-CHouston, TX 770041396061420
  39. Brittany PadgettSouthlake, TX 760921215755814
  40. Esteban Palacios, PA-CSan Juan, TX 785891508010075
  41. Jose PalaciosBrownsville, TX 785211376274803
  42. Lois Palaparthi, PA-CIrving, TX 750381427925395
  43. Christina PalazzoloHouston, TX 770241932524345
  44. Deep Palikhel, PA-CDallas, TX 752461053791079
  45. Jason Palmer, PA-CCorpus Christi, TX 784191659616837
  46. Lawrence Palmer, PAHouston, TX 770361235375437
  47. Salima Panjwani, PALive Oak, TX 782331568687499
  48. Veronica Paramore, PABrenham, TX 778331700814662
  49. Reena Pardiwala, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782291083030944
  50. Kasandra ParedesSan Benito, TX 785861215669262

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 45 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa7
  2. Ohio7
  3. Kentucky7
  4. Texas7
  5. Indiana6
  6. Arkansas6
  7. 50 states and D.C.12

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

67.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 74.0% 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. Texas67.8%
  2. United States74.0%

Medical Physician Assistant records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,454 of 2,146 · 67.8% here, 74.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file953 · 44.4% here, 54.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,231 · 57.4% here, 54.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2012 · the 953 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AM0700X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,146 NPPES records list medical physician assistant (363AM0700X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 7 per 100,000 residents against 12 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 258 of them (12%).

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. Florida2,776
  2. North Carolina1,352
  3. Colorado1,308
  4. Georgia1,302

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kentucky7.1
  2. Ohio7.2
  3. Iowa7.3
  4. Louisiana7.4

The largest states

  1. Pennsylvania3,897
  2. New York3,670
  3. California3,376
  4. Florida2,776
  5. North Carolina1,352

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.