NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Kentucky

1,958 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Kentucky, 43 per 100,000 residents, the 35th highest rate of 51. Lexington and Louisville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 38 of 40.

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).

Lexington has the most, 585

  1. Lexington585
  2. Louisville345
  3. Fort Campbell131
  4. Owensboro64
  5. Edgewood51

Physician Assistant records in Kentucky

  1. Kendall Wasz, PA-CLouisville, KY 402411689004046
  2. Claire Watkins, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLouisville, KY 402021801313192
  3. Hannah WatsonHarlan, KY 408311396663738
  4. Linzi WatsonSalyersville, KY 414651194398420
  5. Mary Watson, PALexington, KY 405131487219879
  6. Wesley Wattenberger, PA-CMorehead, KY 403511518659226
  7. Michael WayFt Campbell, KY 422231093819310
  8. Matthew Webb, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTBarbourville, KY 409061023355237
  9. Natalie Webb, PA-CFort Thomas, KY 410751841695905
  10. Katherine Weddle, PA-CLouisville, KY 402071386425262
  11. Leslie Weeter Kaelin, PA-CLouisville, KY 402411518246206
  12. Christina Weiland, PAFlorence, KY 410421912309766
  13. Carly Welch, PALouisville, KY 402021114782562
  14. Cody WelchLexington, KY 405361659929859
  15. Jenna WelchLexington, KY 405361326984964
  16. Curtis Welling, P.A.Lexington, KY 405081164472882
  17. Kristen Wells, PA-CCorbin, KY 407011396231841
  18. Adrienne Werle, PA-CLexington, KY 405361477235083
  19. James West, PA-CJackson, KY 413391689807182
  20. Mitchell West, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLexington, KY 405041790346484
  21. Timothy West, PA-CBardstown, KY 400041265643878
  22. Lauren WesterfieldLouisville, KY 402411972338895
  23. Robert WhealtonFort Campbell, KY 422231356894406
  24. Kristen Wheeler, PA-CLouisville, KY 402071144520552
  25. Kristie Wheeler, PAParis, KY 403611083786156
  26. Darwin Whitaker, PACBerea, KY 404031144216235
  27. Jessica Whitaker, PA-CRichmond, KY 404751548570013
  28. Jordan Whitaker, PAMount Vernon, KY 404561659922250
  29. Melissa Whitaker, PA-CCrestview Hills, KY 410171790940146
  30. Christopher White, PA-CLondon, KY 407411184234775
  31. Heather WhiteLondon, KY 407411003779695
  32. Jonathan White, PAWilliamsburg, KY 407691154998540
  33. Madeline Whitfield, PALouisville, KY 402231528889219
  34. Kimberly Whitley, PALexington, KY 405361447493408
  35. Mallory Whitlock, PACPaducah, KY 420011205526464
  36. Ashlee Whitt, PA-CPikeville, KY 415011093467946
  37. Kyle Wiedemer, PA-CWinchester, KY 403911750905972
  38. Sarah Wilder, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021649057167
  39. Isaiah Wiles, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021548974843
  40. Michael Wiles, PALexington, KY 405091033210133
  41. Lindsey Wilferd, PA-CMurray, KY 420711073255972
  42. Kurt Wilhelmus, PA-CLexington, KY 405031619647468
  43. Kevin WilkersonFort Campbell, KY 422231417617721
  44. Scott Wilkes, PALexington, KY 405091700579992
  45. Angela Wilkins, PAFrankfort, KY 406011619932613
  46. Amy Williams, PA-CCrescent Springs, KY 410171477026417
  47. Barry Williams, PALexington, KY 405361720111651
  48. Benjamin Williams, P.A.Leitchfield, KY 427541518126994
  49. Christian Williams, PA-CLouisville, KY 402021134597651
  50. Emily WilliamsEdgewood, KY 410171073234456

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

Kentucky ranks 35 of 51 per resident

  1. Kansas45
  2. Ohio45
  3. Wyoming45
  4. Kentucky43
  5. Tennessee43
  6. South Carolina43
  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. Kentucky76.5%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,497 of 1,958 · 76.5% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,218 · 62.2% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more757 · 38.7% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 1,216 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

1,958 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 43 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Lexington has 585 of them (30%).

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. Utah1,887
  2. Oklahoma1,870
  3. Connecticut2,047
  4. Oregon2,094

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Tennessee42.9
  2. South Carolina42.7
  3. Georgia42.3
  4. Wyoming44.5

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.