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 151 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. Claire Patenia, PA-CHouston, TX 770251831597269
  2. Tieme Paterson, PA-CHouston, TX 770301275194151
  3. Rajani Pathak, PA-CKilleen, TX 765421992277131
  4. Neema Pathiyil, PAHouston, TX 770301033580592
  5. Avanika Patil, PAFrisco, TX 750331922754068
  6. Carty-Anna Patrice, P.A.C.El Paso, TX 799381851309371
  7. Paige Patrick, PA-CLewisville, TX 750561932049152
  8. Richard Patrick, PA-CWichita Falls, TX 763101013036920
  9. David Patten, PA-CNew Braunfels, TX 781301891919478
  10. Justin Patten, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761321861891137
  11. Ahna Patterson, PA-CDenton, TX 762101326386756
  12. Andrea Patterson, PA-CTemple, TX 765081538538194
  13. Brooke PattersonHouston, TX 770301891486940
  14. Diana Patterson, P.A.CTyler, TX 757031174827760
  15. Diane Patterson, PA-CFort Hood, TX 765441831257658
  16. Hannah Patterson, MPAS, PA-CGranbury, TX 760481912598590
  17. Ian Patterson, MPAS, PA-CStephenville, TX 764011649861220
  18. Jasey Patterson, PA-CAustin, TX 787311578130811
  19. John Patterson, PA-CTemple, TX 765041033396783
  20. Joshua Patterson, PAFlower Mound, TX 750281053643890
  21. Lauren Patterson, PA-CHouston, TX 770301881099687
  22. Letisha Patterson, PA-CAustin, TX 787051316174279
  23. Maya PattersonHouston, TX 770241730812082
  24. Tiffany Patterson, PA-CHouston, TX 770301568442713
  25. Teresa Pattison-Thomas, PAAmarillo, TX 791241548297229
  26. Brianne Patton, PA-CTaylor, TX 765741881047702
  27. Suzanne Patton, PAGalveston, TX 775551013217314
  28. Alexandra Paul, PA-CRockwall, TX 750321174184121
  29. Elizabeth PaulHouston, TX 770241447806088
  30. Johnny Paul, PA-CFort Sam Houston, TX 782341073503975
  31. Sara Paul, PA-CAustin, TX 787051750079877
  32. Elizabeth Pavel, PA-CHouston, TX 770301043224728
  33. Hannah Pavel, PA-CBelton, TX 765131891451407
  34. Ryan Pavelka, PA-CDallas, TX 752141134875578
  35. Andrea Pavia-Jimenez, PA-CGarland, TX 750411659841237
  36. Caitlin PavlickDallas, TX 752431407679160
  37. Sydney PawlichukRichardson, TX 750801750159307
  38. Paul Payberah, PAFort Worth, TX 761161689819476
  39. Karen Payette, OPA-CDallas, TX 752311881791416
  40. Amber Payne, PACFort Worth, TX 761321104830686
  41. Angelina Payne, PA-CArlington, TX 760141639682065
  42. Cameron PayneRichardson, TX 750801861260416
  43. Holly Payne, PA-CEl Paso, TX 799121750770194
  44. James Payne, PA-CWebster, TX 775981952069767
  45. Stephanie Payne, PA-C, MPAS, RDCSAllen, TX 750131821209974
  46. Sydney Payne, PAHouston, TX 770901730364209
  47. Vickie Payne, PA-CAmarillo, TX 791091821399809
  48. Hannah Payton, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761371164873956
  49. Darci PeachSherman, TX 750901043094121
  50. Mercy Pearce, PA-CCoppell, TX 750191487958377

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.