NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Texas

10,999 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Texas, 36 per 100,000 residents, the 43rd highest rate of 51. Houston and Dallas have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 128 of 220.

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).

Houston has the most, 1,801

  1. Houston1,801
  2. Dallas1,164
  3. San Antonio873
  4. Austin607
  5. Fort Worth599

Physician Assistant records in Texas

  1. Wafa Mehdi, PA-CPflugerville, TX 786601508338385
  2. Cindy Mehlhaff, PADecatur, TX 762341922289222
  3. Christopher Mehring, PA-CHouston, TX 770301447615091
  4. Aditi Mehta, PAEdinburg, TX 785391669104055
  5. Avani Mehta, PA-CKaty, TX 774501386109064
  6. Neha Mehta, PADallas, TX 753901770895401
  7. Puja Mehta, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041912288069
  8. Tarjani Mehta, PAHurst, TX 760541003387853
  9. Urvi MehtaHouston, TX 770301023389491
  10. Stephen Melancon, PA-C, ATCBaytown, TX 775211700108685
  11. Christopher Melcher, PAHemphill, TX 759481164536454
  12. Fernando MelendezEl Paso, TX 799381841801891
  13. Taylor Melian, PA-CAustin, TX 787231023471588
  14. Samantha Melillo, PA-CFrisco, TX 750361831823434
  15. Maxwell Mello, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTAustin, TX 787051710413349
  16. Gisel MenaSan Antonio, TX 782291063335016
  17. Roland Mena, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782371083645964
  18. Brianna Mendenhall, PA-CHouston, TX 770301932578515
  19. Carlos Mendez, PA-CJbsa Lackland, TX 782361831404201
  20. Carolina Mendez, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785011396097176
  21. Daisy MendezCorpus Christi, TX 784131306565932
  22. Fernando Mendez, P.A.Brownsville, TX 785211689084675
  23. Klarissa MendezLaredo, TX 780411528881745
  24. Kristina Mendez, P.A.Baytown, TX 775211770668360
  25. Micheal Mendez, P.A.Fort Worth, TX 761151952647422
  26. Ricardo Mendez, PAPort Isabel, TX 785781528274487
  27. Sharon Mendez, PACypress, TX 774291073052718
  28. Vicente Mendez, PA-CBrownsville, TX 785211275363632
  29. Yamilett Mendez, PABeaumont, TX 777021861055329
  30. Bertha Mendieta, PAVictoria, TX 779011528600384
  31. Christopher Mendiola, PACSan Antonio, TX 782071689029308
  32. Joanna Mendiola-Castaneda, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501942508312
  33. Alexandra Mendoza, MS, PA-CHouston, TX 770301841616729
  34. Alyssa MendozaDallas, TX 752461366127342
  35. Cesar MendozaRound Rock, TX 786651104779149
  36. David Mendoza, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782281760151336
  37. Diana Mendoza, P.A.Dallas, TX 752351891928891
  38. Maxine Mendoza, PA-CCommerce, TX 754281730189960
  39. Patricia Mendoza, PAMcAllen, TX 785011144348798
  40. Kelley Menefee, PAFort Worth, TX 761041063873602
  41. Rodney Menezes, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782171023316536
  42. Shang Meng, PA-CDallas, TX 752511720379126
  43. Charles Menger, PAFort Worth, TX 761031548231525
  44. Christopher Menigo, PA-CFort Hood, TX 765441144026899
  45. Mike Menza, MMS PA-CAustin, TX 787531801362173
  46. Celeste Menzer, PAShenandoah, TX 773851477163590
  47. Victoria Meraz, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799121003270752
  48. Dominique Mercado, PALackland A F B, TX 782361497453997
  49. Ellen Mercado, PASugar Land, TX 774791750686606
  50. Karina Mercado, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Antonio, TX 782511477006393

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

Texas ranks 43 of 51 per resident

  1. Illinois39
  2. California37
  3. New Jersey37
  4. Texas36
  5. Indiana35
  6. Louisiana34
  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.

73.6% 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. Texas73.6%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file8,098 of 10,999 · 73.6% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file6,103 · 55.5% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more4,438 · 40.3% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2017 · the 6,096 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

10,999 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 36 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 1,801 of them (16%).

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. Florida10,257
  2. North Carolina9,279
  3. Pennsylvania8,020
  4. California14,451

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Jersey36.5
  2. Indiana35.3
  3. Louisiana34.0
  4. Nevada33.9

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Florida10,257
  4. North Carolina9,279
  5. Pennsylvania8,020

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.