NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Illinois

4,926 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Illinois, 39 per 100,000 residents, the 40th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Naperville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 11 of 99.

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

Chicago has the most, 1,445

Physician Assistant records in Illinois

  1. Julia BrooksChicago, IL 606161427900349
  2. Sarah Brooks, PA-CJoliet, IL 604351053747816
  3. Madelyn Brotnow, PA - CRockford, IL 611041174331680
  4. Colette Brottman, MMS, PA-CChicago, IL 606111821645847
  5. Courtney Brown, PAChicago, IL 606371760143317
  6. Derrick BrownChicago, IL 606371366671802
  7. Eleanor Brown, PA-CSkokie, IL 600771023762762
  8. Joshua BrownHinsdale, IL 605211922799725
  9. Kaitlin Brown, PA-CSpringfield, IL 627111548974686
  10. Kayelynn Brown, PA-CPeoria, IL 616361538970405
  11. Lauren Brown, PA-CMoline, IL 612651306476445
  12. Leah Brown, PA-C, MMSChicago, IL 606611780814525
  13. Makailee Brown, PAGalesburg, IL 614011376499426
  14. Matthew Brown, PA-CFairfield, IL 628371184190829
  15. Rachel Brown, PA-CSkokie, IL 600761063828853
  16. Stacey Brown, PAGeneva, IL 601341699940999
  17. Erin BrowneDarien, IL 605611922518513
  18. Gabrielle BrowneChicago, IL 606091205662723
  19. Amanda BrowningChicago, IL 606371992328603
  20. David BrowningTuscola, IL 619531427673219
  21. Laura Browning, PAChampaign, IL 618221417182882
  22. Amy Brownlee, PA CBuffalo Grove, IL 600891104993401
  23. Crystal Brozovich, PAMorris, IL 604501740957455
  24. Rachel Brucas, PA-CEvergreen Park, IL 608051457894768
  25. Rebecca Bruce, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTChicago, IL 606141104169077
  26. Edmund BruningMascoutah, IL 622581801679469
  27. Matthew Bruno, P.A.Peru, IL 613541104854066
  28. Jack Brunson, PA-CElgin, IL 601231174950661
  29. Chelsea Brush, PA-C MSPekin, IL 615541386958031
  30. Amy Brussee, MS PAChicago, IL 606021033340153
  31. Nicholas Brust, PA-CLombard, IL 601481760281299
  32. Andrew Bryant, PA-CCanton, IL 615201750753455
  33. Michael Bryant, PA-CCarbondale, IL 629011871542811
  34. Michele Bryk, PAChicago, IL 606111316906860
  35. Nicole Bubes, PA-CChicago, IL 606111457864993
  36. Brooke Buchanan, PA-CHoffman Estates, IL 601921487368486
  37. Renee Buchanan, PA CFox River Grove, IL 600211245226802
  38. Lauren Buckingham, PA-CDecatur, IL 625261093109803
  39. Lindsey Buckles, PAJerseyville, IL 620521508258393
  40. Kristen Buerstatte, PA-CQuincy, IL 623011841535309
  41. Jesse Bueza, PA-CHerrin, IL 629481700032067
  42. Billie Buhnerkempe, MS, PA-CSpringfield, IL 627031720318538
  43. Lucy Buhr, PA-CBarrington, IL 600101487174249
  44. Quyen Bui, PA-CBuffalo Grove, IL 600891790104081
  45. Megan Buja, PA-CRockford, IL 611041851763700
  46. Ana Bulaja, PA-CChicago, IL 606111528695814
  47. Joseph Bulinski, PA-CDecatur, IL 625261972014488
  48. Malia BurdenChicago, IL 606121376312157
  49. Alexa Buresh, PAChicago, IL 606121457852501
  50. Steven Burger, PAUrbana, IL 618011457485757

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

Illinois ranks 40 of 51 per resident

  1. South Carolina43
  2. Georgia42
  3. New Mexico40
  4. Illinois39
  5. California37
  6. New Jersey37
  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.

82.1% 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. Illinois82.1%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file4,045 of 4,926 · 82.1% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,408 · 69.2% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,716 · 34.8% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 3,407 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

4,926 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 39 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 1,445 of them (29%).

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. Massachusetts4,713
  2. Georgia4,662
  3. Ohio5,325
  4. Virginia4,408

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico40.1
  2. California37.1
  3. New Jersey36.5
  4. Texas36.1

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Florida10,257
  5. North Carolina9,279

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.