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 148 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. McKayla Pack, PA-CTemple, TX 765021942126560
  2. Taylor Pack, PADallas, TX 753901033882840
  3. Hunter Paddock, PAHouston, TX 770301538510383
  4. Alyssa PadillaFort Worth, TX 761041730808171
  5. Christopher Padilla, PA-CSan Angelo, TX 769031043780539
  6. Marian PadillaAustin, TX 787041912568684
  7. Enrico Paez, PA-CJbsa Lackland, TX 782361487672499
  8. Karina PaezLaredo, TX 780411861213688
  9. Marisa Paez, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785521659775237
  10. Amy Page, PA-CBallinger, TX 768211720021942
  11. Delaney PageFort Worth, TX 761041215804372
  12. Robert Page, PASan Antonio, TX 782291841201647
  13. Samuel PageDenton, TX 762101427900976
  14. Patti Pagels, PAFort Worth, TX 761071912961756
  15. Ashley Pair, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761321437700051
  16. Colby Pair, PA-CBullard, TX 757571609282433
  17. Natalia Pak, PAProsper, TX 750781528423043
  18. Chandni Pal, PA-CHouston, TX 770891154833010
  19. Punit Pala, PA-CHouston, TX 770301245840503
  20. Cristen Palacio, PA-CHouston, TX 770301427503291
  21. Alyssa Palacios, PA-C, MPHHouston, TX 770301396476057
  22. Jay Palacios, PARound Rock, TX 786811710784129
  23. Tomas Palacios, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782341447533435
  24. Crysol Palacios SaavedraMidland, TX 797051891578795
  25. Kathryn PaladHouston, TX 770241124704762
  26. Elizabeth Palazzetti, PA-CSouthlake, TX 760921922037894
  27. Michelle Palma, PASan Antonio, TX 782141326302738
  28. Amanda PalmerNew Braunfels, TX 781301467018895
  29. Christa Palmer, PAWeslaco, TX 785961043463631
  30. Erin PalmerDallas, TX 752351659258663
  31. Lauren Palmer, PA-CHouston, TX 770301982831244
  32. Michael Palmer, PA-CJbsa Lackland, TX 782361134532997
  33. Samantha Palomares, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041558729251
  34. Gabriela Palombo, PA-CDallas, TX 752351134838634
  35. Brooke Palomo, PA-CAustin, TX 787011376133512
  36. Yanelly Palomo-LawsonEdinburg, TX 785391801527569
  37. Armando Palos, PA-C, ATCAbilene, TX 796061932608411
  38. Lindsay PanbechiDallas, TX 752301720459043
  39. Zalak Panchal, PA-CBee Cave, TX 787381598472300
  40. Ritu Pandey, PA-CHouston, TX 770251891428660
  41. Doris Pang, PA-CHouston, TX 770301063346120
  42. Guia Pangindian, PA-CDallas, TX 752301437662467
  43. Shanny Pao, PA-CHouston, TX 770831912640558
  44. Kaitlin Papaioannou, PA-CHouston, TX 770241386112704
  45. Roland Paquette, P.A.San Antonio, TX 782291265787766
  46. Celina Paras, PA-C, RDMercedes, TX 785701891213195
  47. Cristina Pardinas, PA-CDallas, TX 752461881102143
  48. Maria Pardinek, PATemple, TX 765081932584919
  49. Beatriz Pardo, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785421992296404
  50. Camilo Paredes, P.A.-CDallas, TX 752431124342316

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.