NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Massachusetts

4,713 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Massachusetts, 67 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. Boston and Worcester have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Massachusetts license search. Page 40 of 95.

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).

Boston has the most, 1,660

  1. Boston1,660
  2. Worcester425
  3. Springfield172
  4. Burlington154
  5. Cambridge99

Physician Assistant records in Massachusetts

  1. Olivia Howard, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTBoston, MA 021141780314765
  2. Rebecca Howard, PAMilford, MA 017571053318683
  3. Walter Howard, PABoston, MA 021141164587739
  4. Gregory Howarth, PABoston, MA 021181508114018
  5. Emily Howe, PA-CLowell, MA 018511144183930
  6. Curtis Howell, APA-CHanscom Afb, MA 017311508150756
  7. Rachel Howell, PA-CBoston, MA 021181942982699
  8. Jessica Howie, PA-CDanvers, MA 019231932677473
  9. Michelle Howlett, PABurlington, MA 018051801168042
  10. Gabrielle Huang, PA-CNewburyport, MA 019501053043430
  11. Szu-Ping Huang, PA-CWatertown, MA 024721912503533
  12. Tammy Huang, PA-CBoston, MA 021151639760788
  13. Xin Peng HuangBurlington, MA 018051447897988
  14. Melanie Hubbard, PA-CWestfield, MA 010851316883614
  15. Melissa HubertusBoston, MA 021111538936216
  16. Kristen Hudak, PA-CBurlington, MA 018031982264610
  17. Heather Huene, PABrighton, MA 021351275422636
  18. Stacey Huey, P.A.-CHolyoke, MA 010401013252766
  19. Lauren HufnagleQuincy, MA 021691598001984
  20. Jeffrey Hughes, PAWorcester, MA 016551811959547
  21. Jocelyn Hughes, PA-CBoston, MA 021151659108058
  22. Kevin HughesCambridge, MA 021411578930970
  23. Melanie Hughes, PABoston, MA 021141386151504
  24. Patricia Hughes, PAMedford, MA 021551922072065
  25. Amanda Huisentruit, PA-CMarlborough, MA 017521205594611
  26. Elena Huisman, MPAS, PA-CBoston, MA 021141306526454
  27. Christine Hulbert, PA-CChelmsford, MA 018241407921778
  28. John Hultgren, PAWebster, MA 015701144816570
  29. Kim Hults Nguyen, PABrighton, MA 021351154953560
  30. Kristin Humber, PA-CNew Bedford, MA 027401336532316
  31. Katherine Humphrey, PA-CBoston, MA 021151043942469
  32. Nathaniel HumphriesWestfield, MA 010851518841626
  33. Marleen Hundemer, PA-CEast Cambridge, MA 021411467774679
  34. Megan Hunt, PA-CBarre, MA 010051548878440
  35. Emily Hunter, PABrockton, MA 023011922627694
  36. Kelsey Hunter, PA-CWinchester, MA 018901316470537
  37. Margaret Hunter, PA-CConcord, MA 017421306187471
  38. Miranda Huntley, PA-CBoston, MA 021151679262315
  39. Shayla HuntleyBillerica, MA 018211508573031
  40. Allison HuothTyngsboro, MA 018791629557764
  41. Abigail Hurkett, PA-CWoburn, MA 018011780346247
  42. Alicia Hurlburt, PA-CEast Longmeadow, MA 010281952910952
  43. Julie Hurley, PACBoston, MA 021151093876518
  44. Nancy Hurwitz, PA-CNewton, MA 024621861403347
  45. Umar Hussaini, PA-CCanton, MA 020211801751433
  46. Bradie HutchinsonGroton, MA 014501902361579
  47. Caitlin HutchinsonBoston, MA 022151487383832
  48. Michael Hutchinson, PA-CWellfleet, MA 026671356187512
  49. Emily Hutchison, PA-CBurlington, MA 018031134095961
  50. Andy Huynh, PA-CBoston, MA 021151083107098

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

Massachusetts ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. Nebraska68
  2. New Hampshire68
  3. Delaware67
  4. Massachusetts67
  5. West Virginia65
  6. Colorado64
  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.

77.6% 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. Massachusetts77.6%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Massachusetts, measured

  • In a Medicare file3,659 of 4,713 · 77.6% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,220 · 68.3% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,780 · 37.8% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 3,217 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

4,713 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Massachusetts: 67 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Boston has 1,660 of them (35%).

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. Georgia4,662
  2. Illinois4,926
  3. Virginia4,408
  4. Ohio5,325

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Delaware67.4
  2. New Hampshire67.5
  3. Nebraska68.3
  4. Michigan69.6

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.