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 95 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. Caitlin Weller, PA-CArlington Heights, IL 600051790112274
  2. Bianca WellsChicago, IL 606371700644630
  3. Brigham Wells, PA-CNorth Chicago, IL 600881912735192
  4. Ethan Wells, PA-CPalos Heights, IL 604631427876721
  5. Marcia Wells, P.A.Anna, IL 629061316115710
  6. Brenna Welsch, PA-CPalos Heights, IL 604631497452544
  7. Jason Welsch, PALockport, IL 604411942432380
  8. Katherine Welter, PA-CLibertyville, IL 600481588118277
  9. Maria WempleNew Lenox, IL 604511154704104
  10. Feng Wen, PA-CBerwyn, IL 604021154717916
  11. Donald Wendt, PA-CDecatur, IL 625261710172325
  12. Kaitlyn Wenger, PA-CBloomington, IL 617011841718152
  13. Jessica Weniger, PABolingbrook, IL 604401679724652
  14. Jasmine Wenker, PAStreamwood, IL 601071124718960
  15. Deborah Wenninger, PANaperville, IL 605401508852245
  16. Steven Wenzel, PAWestmont, IL 605591750990495
  17. Grace WergersChicago, IL 606081184559809
  18. Elizabeth Werner, PA-COak Park, IL 603011518690247
  19. Lisa Werner, PAChicago, IL 606231013340629
  20. Mia Werner, PA-CChicago, IL 606111174865323
  21. Fayette Wernick, PA-COakbrook Terrace, IL 601811437115706
  22. Ethan Weshinskey, PA-CCarbondale, IL 629011457722910
  23. Joyce Wesner, PA-CBarrington, IL 600101447202130
  24. Emma WesselsJoliet, IL 604361003517210
  25. Meredith Wessler, P.A.Decatur, IL 625261851676670
  26. Anna West, PA-CLake Forest, IL 600451235718743
  27. Hannah West, PA-CChicago, IL 606421063958684
  28. Emily Westel, PA-CElgin, IL 601201215653027
  29. David Wester, PA-CRockford, IL 611091386618478
  30. Jennifer Wetteland, PA-CMcHenry, IL 600501396804282
  31. Alicja Weyrich, PA-CBatavia, IL 605101063157048
  32. Stacie Wharton, PAWauconda, IL 600841639321482
  33. Shenyka Wheatly, PA-CPeru, IL 613541659706919
  34. Mary Katherine Whelan, PA-CChicago, IL 606111902456155
  35. Meghan Whelan, PA-CElgin, IL 601201902051121
  36. Jared Whetstone, PA-CSpringfield, IL 627021891123519
  37. Jacob White, PAChicago, IL 606341265818884
  38. Janet White, PA CGoreville, IL 629391629189238
  39. Jessica White, PA-COak Park, IL 603011093285868
  40. Kara WhiteChicago, IL 606371083042766
  41. Morgan WhiteElgin, IL 601201144730417
  42. Shameka White, PA-CRockford, IL 611021972233435
  43. Shana Whitehead, PA-CJacksonville, IL 626501942276662
  44. Clifford Whitehouse, PA-CPark Ridge, IL 600681780647362
  45. Dennis WhitingChicago, IL 606371285936310
  46. Erin Whitley, PA-CChicago, IL 606121518368166
  47. Robert Whitman, PA-CJerseyville, IL 620521578710281
  48. Katherine Whitney, PA-CChicago, IL 606111619534070
  49. Mark Whitney, PA-CSycamore, IL 601781225445273
  50. Allie WhittingtonCarbondale, IL 629011407664931

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.