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 92 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. Sydney Whitcomb, PA-CBoston, MA 021151184309221
  2. Allison White, PA-CPittsfield, MA 012011841608213
  3. Elizabeth White, PAMelrose, MA 021761225115751
  4. Eric WhiteBoston, MA 021181649627811
  5. Heather White, PA-CWorcester, MA 016051992515308
  6. K. Kittredge White, PA-CJamaica Plain, MA 021301487756938
  7. Katherine White, PA-CAuburn, MA 015011588280382
  8. Korey White, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTBoston, MA 022411063183879
  9. Mark White, PA-CN Dartmouth, MA 027471679560635
  10. Avery Whitehead, PA-CSomerville, MA 021451619803285
  11. Brianna Whitehouse, PA-CBoston, MA 022151245616184
  12. Brittany Whiting, PA-CFalmouth, MA 025401730453663
  13. Sierra Whitmore, PA-CBoston, MA 021151295485902
  14. Jon WhitneyBurlington, MA 018051396196341
  15. Samuel WhitneyWorcester, MA 016551588166078
  16. Sharon Whitney, P.A.Boston, MA 021201992789937
  17. Melania Whittaker, PA-CMalden, MA 021481578043667
  18. Brian Whittemore, PA-CBoston, MA 021151376239509
  19. Makayla Whitting, PA-CBoston, MA 021151346033586
  20. Janet Wholey, PA-CNorthampton, MA 010601962816736
  21. Elizabeth Whooley, PA-CBoston, MA 021151619584869
  22. Kristin Wickstrom, PABarre, MA 010051053461632
  23. Shannon Widderick, PA-CNorthampton, MA 010601942482914
  24. Matthew WidmeyerNew Bedford, MA 027401811450703
  25. Danielle WigginsBrookline, MA 024461528560075
  26. Kevin WijewardenaLongmeadow, MA 011061053046847
  27. Carlyn Wikar, PA-CSwampscott, MA 019071891475133
  28. Kelsey Wilchynski, PA-CBoston, MA 021141952846974
  29. Madison Wilcox, PA-CLowell, MA 018541730078411
  30. Nikolas Wilde, PA-CBoston, MA 021111770263469
  31. Joshua WildesNorthampton, MA 010601720891450
  32. Susan Wilfahrt, PA-CSalem, MA 019701396815916
  33. Chad Willard, PA-CFall River, MA 027211962240978
  34. Holly Willett, PA-CWorcester, MA 016051699970145
  35. Allison WilliamsCambridge, MA 021391265890529
  36. Ariella WilliamsPembroke, MA 023591215611132
  37. Bethany Williams, PA-CHolyoke, MA 010401447603212
  38. Christina Williams, PABurlington, MA 018051619027885
  39. Christopher Williams, PA-CBoston, MA 021151205516283
  40. Elise Williams, PA-CBoston, MA 021151972387181
  41. Heather Williams, P.A.-CChestnut Hill, MA 024671386645687
  42. Katherine Williams, PA-CBoston, MA 021181922795699
  43. Kyle Williams, PA-CDanvers, MA 019231528468121
  44. McKenna WilliamsLeominster, MA 014531821979857
  45. Lauren Willis, PABoston, MA 021151053239681
  46. Yasmin Willis, PA-CNorth Andover, MA 018451457061855
  47. Carissa Wilson, PAHyannis, MA 026011649765561
  48. Danielle Wilson, PA-CNorth Easton, MA 023561790245702
  49. Emilee Wilson, PADedham, MA 020261073277232
  50. Holly WilsonBoston, MA 021151417639436

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.