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 68 of 99.

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).

Chicago has the most, 1,445

  1. Chicago1,445
  2. Naperville117
  3. Rockford115
  4. Springfield103
  5. Peoria95

Physician Assistant records in Illinois

  1. Shifa Patel, PA-CAurora, IL 605041336391481
  2. Shivani Patel, PACArlington Heights, IL 600051073289799
  3. Shivani Patel, PACMount Prospect, IL 600561023301454
  4. Shreena PatelMount Prospect, IL 600561255052049
  5. Sonya Patel, PA-CSilvis, IL 612821700681939
  6. Tanvi Patel, PA-CHuntley, IL 601421568183218
  7. Twinkle Patel, PA-CNorth Chicago, IL 600641205445293
  8. Yash Patel, PA-CChicago, IL 606611801536834
  9. Shraddha Pathak, PA-CChicago, IL 606571275296972
  10. Eric Patten, PA-CSkokie, IL 600771285295428
  11. Natalie PattyPeoria, IL 616141013638352
  12. Rebecca Patzer, PA-CWauconda, IL 600841609994425
  13. Emily Patzik, PA-CEvanston, IL 602011912459157
  14. Mark PaulNaperville, IL 605401699623322
  15. Sophia Paulitz, PA-CChicago, IL 606131396622908
  16. Erik Pauls, PA-CSkokie, IL 600771174530968
  17. Neil PaulsenSt Charles, IL 601741851799738
  18. Benjamin Paustian, PAChicago, IL 606541679200992
  19. Sadaf Paya, PANaperville, IL 605631881375848
  20. Arlett PayneChicago, IL 606121245610617
  21. Melissa Paz, PA-CHinsdale, IL 605211205557873
  22. Adlin Pazmino, PADowners Grove, IL 605151285262907
  23. Brent Pearman, PAChampaign, IL 618221316198963
  24. Jennifer Pearman, PAUrbana, IL 618011154572790
  25. Presley Pearman, PA-CDanville, IL 618321740737337
  26. Sophia Pearson, PA-CAurora, IL 605041922967488
  27. Melissa Peart, PACLombard, IL 601481609102631
  28. James Pecard, PA-CChicago, IL 606471447396114
  29. James Peculis, MPASMaryville, IL 620621881168367
  30. Keely Pedersen, PA-CLake Forest, IL 600451619228624
  31. Austinah Pedian, PA-CSkokie, IL 600771013588607
  32. Stephanie Pedroza, PA-CChicago, IL 606081063936607
  33. Stephanie Peifer, PA-CGlenview, IL 600251720647571
  34. Elizabeth Pellegrini, PA-CChicago, IL 606161548681612
  35. Nina Pelsi, PA-CJoliet, IL 604351760001606
  36. Joselyn Pena, PA-COak Lawn, IL 604531356178263
  37. Yanesi PenaChicago, IL 606441538027883
  38. Michael Pendergast, PA-CRosemont, IL 600181427525666
  39. Lauren PenmanChicago, IL 606181477421105
  40. Casey Pennel, P.A.Chicago, IL 606471730541962
  41. Anastasiya Pentya, PA-CChicago, IL 606181114753290
  42. Harshi Perera, PAMaywood, IL 601531609652767
  43. Alexis Perez, PA-CHinsdale, IL 605211639936313
  44. Ashley Perez, PA-CChicago, IL 606121427739630
  45. Frank Perez, PA-CBerwyn, IL 604021063409035
  46. Kaylee Perez, PA-CMaywood, IL 601531760975544
  47. Mattison Perez, P.A.Belleville, IL 622261003285560
  48. Melissa PerezPalatine, IL 600671144005026
  49. Stephanie PerezFrankfort, IL 604231881369288
  50. Stephanie PerezPeoria, IL 616141255067823

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.