NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Pennsylvania

8,020 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Pennsylvania, 62 per 100,000 residents, the 17th highest rate of 51. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Pennsylvania license search. Page 132 of 161.

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).

Philadelphia has the most, 955

  1. Philadelphia955
  2. Pittsburgh911
  3. Bethlehem270
  4. Danville246
  5. Hershey234

Physician Assistant records in Pennsylvania

  1. Ashley ShaulisDevon, PA 193331083216006
  2. Jaelyn Shaver, PA-CElkins Park, PA 190271902778897
  3. Lauren Shaver, PA-CEmporium, PA 158341962773606
  4. Victoria Shaver, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152171720740111
  5. Allison Shaw, PA-CBethlehem, PA 180181932483476
  6. Emily ShawMonongahela, PA 150631538085659
  7. Kendra Shaw, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111477225894
  8. Margaret Shaw, PA-CMonroeville, PA 151461144891789
  9. Brynne Shay, PA-CSewickley, PA 151431699699272
  10. Tina Sheaffer, PA-CLancaster, PA 176011457391484
  11. Ashley Sheakley, PA-CAnnville, PA 170031104412253
  12. Denise Shearer, PACButler, PA 160011487768115
  13. Julia Shearn, PA-CJefferson Hills, PA 150251528953932
  14. Suzette Shears, PA-CLewistown, PA 170441447287321
  15. Birgitta SheederHarrisburg, PA 171011376102749
  16. Donna Sheetz, PA-CGreensburg, PA 156011386607406
  17. Mackenzie Sheetz, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhiladelphia, PA 191301487362299
  18. Makayla ShefferMonroeville, PA 151461477407724
  19. Stephanie Shehadi, PA-CPottsville, PA 179011407277874
  20. Sara Shellhammer, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152371477843522
  21. Andrea Shelly, PA-CEphrata, PA 175221326558156
  22. Allison Shelton, PA-CGibsonia, PA 150441821572306
  23. April Shepard, PA-CPhila, PA 191341396923132
  24. Melody Shepherd-Thomas, PAAbington, PA 190011376685875
  25. Kayla SherfeyGettysburg, PA 173251912887845
  26. Foday Sheriff, PA-CHarrisburg, PA 171011063926764
  27. Erika Sherlinski, PA-CDanville, PA 178221144867219
  28. Mackenzie Sherman, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187021952141350
  29. Sarah Sherpinskas, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTScranton, PA 185101922994599
  30. Kathryn Sherrill, PA-CScranton, PA 185101477182129
  31. Anna Sherry, PA-CAllentown, PA 181041215818455
  32. Emily Sherry, PAIndiana, PA 157011801147525
  33. Kenneth Sherry, PABethlehem, PA 180151720184518
  34. Alicia Sherwood, PABethlehem, PA 180151770827107
  35. Jennifer Sherwood, PA-CLititz, PA 175431871863332
  36. Cameron Sheva, PA-CLancaster, PA 176021750155925
  37. Heather Shevchik O'Brien, PA-CUniversity Park, PA 168021992015747
  38. Amanda Shibley, PA-CHershey, PA 170331821544560
  39. Ashley Shields, PACHuntingdon, PA 166521265268122
  40. Catherine Shields, MS, PA-CLansdale, PA 194461699845685
  41. Amanda Shiffka, PACBethlehem, PA 180151841839420
  42. Nicole Shifflett, PA-CHarrisburg, PA 171011710355516
  43. Jonah Shimmel, PA-CHershey, PA 170331861241622
  44. Krystan Shimmel, PA-CState College, PA 168011922066877
  45. Mariah Shimmel, PA-CDu Bois, PA 158011467933713
  46. Rachid ShimouPhiladelphia, PA 191041508641747
  47. Amy Shinkus, PA-CLancaster, PA 176011225543960
  48. Kelly Shiple, PA-CSpringfield, PA 190641528457124
  49. Britt Shipley, P.A.Wyomissing, PA 196101588607162
  50. Michael Shipman, PACLancaster, PA 176021437159951

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

Pennsylvania ranks 17 of 51 per resident

  1. Colorado64
  2. Idaho64
  3. Rhode Island62
  4. Pennsylvania62
  5. Montana62
  6. North Dakota59
  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.

80.1% 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. Pennsylvania80.1%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Pennsylvania, measured

  • In a Medicare file6,426 of 8,020 · 80.1% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file5,320 · 66.3% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,361 · 41.9% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 5,313 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

8,020 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Pennsylvania: 62 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Philadelphia has 955 of them (12%).

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. Michigan6,989
  2. North Carolina9,279
  3. Florida10,257
  4. Ohio5,325

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Montana61.6
  2. Rhode Island62.3
  3. Idaho63.6
  4. Colorado64.1

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.