NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Florida

10,257 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Florida, 45 per 100,000 residents, the 31st highest rate of 51. Tampa and Jacksonville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Florida license search. Page 122 of 206.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · method

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

Tampa has the most, 852

  1. Tampa852
  2. Jacksonville842
  3. Miami648
  4. Orlando550
  5. Gainesville435

Physician Assistant records in Florida

  1. Nicolle Melendez, PA-CWest Palm Beach, FL 334091427496454
  2. Noemi Melendez-Kaylor, PATampa, FL 336181154340115
  3. Amber Melero, PA-CBrandon, FL 335111104448554
  4. Sandor Melian, PA-CMelbourne, FL 329351578762969
  5. Tamara Meligan, PACPensacola, FL 325141447543608
  6. Randolph Mellone, PADelray Beach, FL 334841376348417
  7. Chandler Melton, PADaytona Beach, FL 321171588138499
  8. Mary Melville, PA-CJacksonville, FL 322571962537605
  9. Shawna Melville, PA-CLakeland, FL 338121750923272
  10. David Melvin, PAOcala, FL 344711730704941
  11. Abdul Memon, PA-CMiami, FL 331861104128305
  12. Farmeel MemonPembroke Pines, FL 330281407705965
  13. Gulnar Memon, PASt Petersburg, FL 337091013356146
  14. Imtiaz Memon, PASt Petersburg, FL 337091003168824
  15. Cinthya MenaMiami, FL 331561629613047
  16. Burton Mendel, PAJacksonville, FL 322181306861240
  17. Daniel MendesPembroke Pines, FL 330251750096673
  18. Theresa Ann Mendes, PA-CStuart, FL 349941467185769
  19. Diego MendezGainesville, FL 326101144150798
  20. Gina Mendez, PADeland, FL 327201407174824
  21. Jennifer Mendez, PAHialeah, FL 330121285051920
  22. Manuel Mendez, P.A.Miami, FL 331961629140801
  23. Mikaela Mendez, PA-CHollywood, FL 330241033920558
  24. Nahzaya Mendez, PAPembroke Pines, FL 330281346517364
  25. Samuel Mendez, PA CBoca Raton, FL 334311679694541
  26. Angel Mendez LugoGainesville, FL 326061982355293
  27. Mariela Mendieta, PABeverly Hills, FL 344651225786239
  28. Amy Mendonsa, PAFernandina Beach, FL 320341225385453
  29. Christian Mendoza, PA-CBrandon, FL 335111912784562
  30. Deborah Mendoza, PAWeston, FL 333261467562843
  31. Jocelyne Mendoza, PALakeland, FL 338031023980968
  32. Jose Mendoza, PA-CPembroke Pines, FL 330281427488469
  33. Kimberly Mendoza, PA-CPanama City, FL 324051174649933
  34. Laidelyn Mendoza, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMiami, FL 331761952967697
  35. Laura Mendoza, PA-CWinter Garden, FL 347871043720782
  36. Oscar Mendoza Gonzalez, PA-CDoral, FL 331721508587064
  37. Darren Menendez, PA-COcala, FL 344711437725645
  38. Aldo Menendez Arcia, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTHollywood, FL 330231063011013
  39. Amanda Menezes, PA-CLakeland, FL 338031063362911
  40. Alexander Menkes, PA-CNaples, FL 341021124219373
  41. Vinita MenonOrlando, FL 328041811862352
  42. Karen Menor, PA-CTitusville, FL 327961235100694
  43. Stacey MenosNew Port Richey, FL 346531275215006
  44. Christopher Menster, PA-CJacksonville, FL 322241184150948
  45. Kenzie MenteJacksonville, FL 322161184513970
  46. Krista Meraz-Villeda, PA-CMiami, FL 331271184595522
  47. Angel Mercado, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTJupiter, FL 334581669751293
  48. Edgardo Mercado, P.A.New Port Richey, FL 346521275522062
  49. Elsie Mercado, P.A.Miami, FL 331551053432773
  50. Jose Mercado, PA-COcala, FL 344711740376250

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Florida ranks 31 of 51 per resident

  1. Washington48
  2. Iowa48
  3. Oklahoma46
  4. Florida45
  5. Kansas45
  6. Ohio45
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% 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. Florida76.5%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Florida, measured

  • In a Medicare file7,850 of 10,257 · 76.5% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file5,875 · 57.3% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,804 · 37.1% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 5,867 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

10,257 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Florida: 45 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Tampa has 852 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. Texas10,999
  2. North Carolina9,279
  3. Pennsylvania8,020
  4. Michigan6,989

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kansas45.2
  2. Ohio45.2
  3. Oklahoma46.1
  4. Wyoming44.5

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. North Carolina9,279
  5. Pennsylvania8,020

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.