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 81 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. Vickie Shah, P.A.Chicago, IL 606121275967705
  2. Mackenzie Shallenberger, PAPittsfield, IL 623631942573001
  3. Jessica Shanahan, PA-CSouth Elgin, IL 601771811332240
  4. Kevin ShanahanMelrose Park, IL 601601891443693
  5. Rachel Shane, PA-CChicago, IL 606111962026997
  6. Justin Shank, PA-COrland Park, IL 604671598280463
  7. Kathryn Shannon, PA-CChicago, IL 606111154795037
  8. Josie Shapiro, PA-CVernon Hills, IL 600611073386777
  9. Mikaela Shapiro, PA-CPlainfield, IL 605851497587414
  10. Ricky Shapiro, PA CPark Ridge, IL 600681457330425
  11. Nema ShareefArlington Heights, IL 600051649954561
  12. Wasay Sharif, PA-CNaperville, IL 605401356229348
  13. Meghan Sharkey, PA-CChicago, IL 606111588361919
  14. Tarun SharmaHinsdale, IL 605211306459227
  15. Cory Sharp, PA-CPekin, IL 615541528460748
  16. Kinzie Sharp, PA-CChicago, IL 606141538457759
  17. Sarah Sharpe, PA-CChicago, IL 606111154930634
  18. Robert Sharrow, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRockford, IL 611031417053745
  19. John Sharum, PAMcHenry, IL 600501710973458
  20. Angela Shaw, PA-CBurr Ridge, IL 605271518466077
  21. Christine ShawSpringfield, IL 627021083270938
  22. Everett Shaw, PA-CDecatur, IL 625211437444163
  23. Katelyn ShawFrankfort, IL 604231538833140
  24. Kimberly Shaw, PA-CHarvey, IL 604261942454186
  25. William Shaw, PA-CSterling, IL 610811689652133
  26. Dennis Shea, PAChicago, IL 606111154960813
  27. William Sheahan, PA-CChicago, IL 606221326376443
  28. Michael Sheehan, PAHinsdale, IL 605211376922187
  29. Brittany Sheehy, M.S., PA-CGeneva, IL 601341699299297
  30. Sydney Sheets, PALincolnshire, IL 600691225773237
  31. Ruben Shehigian, PA-CChicago, IL 606041093585408
  32. Ali Sheikha, PA-CChicago, IL 606131932895505
  33. Mikan Sheldon, PACBarrington, IL 600101043208515
  34. Isabel Shen, PA-CChicago, IL 606111245899715
  35. Ann Sheng, PANaperville, IL 605401982308060
  36. Caroline Sheppard, PA-CChicago, IL 606541144732140
  37. Leighanna Sheran, PA-CChicago, IL 606111467378141
  38. Emily Sherbin, PA-CLake Forest, IL 600451467769687
  39. Daniel Sherwood, PACarbondale, IL 629011396384533
  40. Sharon Shieh, PAOswego, IL 605431366563280
  41. Zachary Shields, PA-CMattoon, IL 619381760137921
  42. Amanda Shils, P.A.Decatur, IL 625211740399880
  43. Philippe Shils, PADecatur, IL 625211649364290
  44. Christina Shin, PA-CPark Ridge, IL 600681770961278
  45. Kristie Shin, PA-CPeru, IL 613541861644734
  46. Vivian Shin, PA-CLake Barrington, IL 600101134763840
  47. Katherine Shipley, PA-CChicago, IL 606371225890510
  48. Lillian Shively, PA-CJerseyville, IL 620521972108280
  49. Jacob Sholl, PA-CSpringfield, IL 627811629814348
  50. Spencer ShollO Fallon, IL 622691427805258

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.