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 129 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. Linda Mercado, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501033739883
  2. Denise Mercado-MartinezBrownsville, TX 785261366979379
  3. Marie Merced, PA-CHouston, TX 770301407790876
  4. Joselyn Mercer, PA-CAustin, TX 787231861100117
  5. Madiha Merchant, PA-CCedar Park, TX 786131952296808
  6. Nausheen Merchant, PA-CPearland, TX 775841174084016
  7. Gregg Mercier, PACMarble Falls, TX 786541497737076
  8. Nichola Meredith, PA-CBaytown, TX 775211619366119
  9. Donald Merrill, PA-CFort Hood, TX 765441073798567
  10. Emily Merriman, PASan Antonio, TX 782351588487912
  11. Brittany MerrittLubbock, TX 794101255981346
  12. Lara Merritt, PA-CWebster, TX 775981972879419
  13. Sarah Merritt, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782291225470560
  14. McKenna Merten, PA-CAbilene, TX 796011679040331
  15. Olivia Meserole, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041619605383
  16. Julia MessineoPlano, TX 750931144884313
  17. Sydney Messlein, PA-CGalveston, TX 775501215507447
  18. Cayley Mesterheide, PA-CFrisco, TX 750351932869674
  19. Danielle Metcalf, PA-CHouston, TX 770341588388565
  20. Kendall Metcalf, PAHouston, TX 770301093294829
  21. Brian Meusborn, MPAS, PA-CFlower Mound, TX 750281881001766
  22. Catherine MeyerDallas, TX 752351881382976
  23. Grace MeyerSan Antonio, TX 782291508756784
  24. Gregory Meyer, OPA-CDallas, TX 752311699911800
  25. Megan Meyer, PA-CAustin, TX 787511750758918
  26. Rachel MeyerKilleen, TX 765491962277509
  27. Rachel Meyer, PAAustin, TX 787121649693714
  28. Tim Meyer, PACrockett, TX 758351780613315
  29. Michelle Meystedt, PA-CKyle, TX 786401962993915
  30. Kate Meza, PA-CHouston, TX 770251700126208
  31. Rachel Mia, PA-CHouston, TX 770301619586062
  32. Kiran MianoorDallas, TX 752431134877210
  33. Lilly Michael, PA-CShenandoah, TX 773801457775645
  34. Amy Michaels, PADallas, TX 752081083192793
  35. Grant Michalak, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041871115378
  36. Scott MichalkEdinburg, TX 785391063144657
  37. Sarah MichalowskiHouston, TX 770301548962012
  38. Elisa Michaud-Hanson, PA, OTHouston, TX 770271336301357
  39. Bayard MichelMcAllen, TX 785031588293104
  40. Bayyinah Michel-Quintanilla, PA-CWaxahachie, TX 751651083162499
  41. Tiffany MichelsSan Antonio, TX 782291003764630
  42. Gladys Michieka, PA-CDesoto, TX 751151609251347
  43. Amber Mick, P.ABryan, TX 778021700971074
  44. Joel MickailLake Jackson, TX 775661164742946
  45. Anne Mickleburgh, PACWaco, TX 767111629292669
  46. Jayma Mickler, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041013420827
  47. Angela Mickles, PA-CMansfield, TX 760631851769723
  48. Jessica Mickus, PA-CDallas, TX 752251699416321
  49. Suzanne Middlebrook, P.A.Center, TX 759351972829786
  50. Connor Middlekauff, PADallas, TX 753901841808052

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.