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 177 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 Schaefer, PADecatur, TX 762341104112523
  2. Maxlyn SchaeferFort Worth, TX 761041376351718
  3. Ryan SchaeferSan Antonio, TX 782491033841499
  4. Amanda Schaeffer, P.A.Houston, TX 770301861420853
  5. Cole SchaferHouston, TX 770271639860760
  6. Cora Schafer, PACorsicana, TX 751101831163674
  7. Jacklyn SchallenbergSan Antonio, TX 782371891042925
  8. Thomas Schaller, PA-CAustin, TX 787581578330882
  9. Jery Schatte, PAHouston, TX 770301922197292
  10. Katherine Schenck, PA-CAustin, TX 787011417960907
  11. Erin Schendel, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782121679805253
  12. Monica Schepp, PAMesquite, TX 751491134672967
  13. Amber Scherer, PA-CPlano, TX 750751871175018
  14. Linsey Scherrer, PA-CHouston, TX 770301285931568
  15. Anna Schiavone, PA-CBedford, TX 760211699623231
  16. Evan Schider, PA-CFort Sam Houston, TX 782341386928711
  17. Kelsie Schiefelbein, PA-CAustin, TX 787051790621134
  18. Heather Schievelbein, P.A.McKinney, TX 750691821329962
  19. Grace Schilling, PA-CDallas, TX 752351952119497
  20. Stephanie Schirber, PA-CSugar Land, TX 774781154790269
  21. Caitlin Schiro, PA-C, DMSCHouston, TX 770301093255598
  22. Kristen SchlemeyerMidland, TX 797071790315737
  23. Anna Schlesinger, PA-CHouston, TX 770301114817319
  24. Erika Schlette, PAHouston, TX 770301720225717
  25. Matthew Schloesser, PAFort Bliss, TX 799181063026136
  26. Mikel Schlotterback, P.A.Alamo, TX 785161477884054
  27. Abby Schlumpf, MPAS, PA-CAmarillo, TX 791241275294829
  28. Jacob Schmidt, PA-CLongview, TX 756011134552847
  29. Jane Schmidt, PA-CHouston, TX 770301548068695
  30. Jessica Schmidt, PA-CFort Cavazos, TX 765441295559672
  31. Jonirai Schmidt, PA-CLancaster, TX 751461427039643
  32. Kara Schmidt, PA-CHouston, TX 770891205272101
  33. Katherine Schmidt, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041730656927
  34. Robert Schmidt, PA-CFt Bliss, TX 799181902530835
  35. Stephanie Schmidt, P.A.McKinney, TX 750691427035237
  36. Natalie Schmitt, PA-CRichmond, TX 774691174991103
  37. Jennifer Schmittauer, PA-CConroe, TX 773041639282031
  38. Kevin SchmitzFort Worth, TX 761091376020842
  39. Courtney Schneidau, PADallas, TX 752191023318649
  40. Anna Schneider, PASan Antonio, TX 782221144155714
  41. Ian Schneider, PA-CDallas, TX 752351710958954
  42. Virginia Schneider, PAHouston, TX 770301194856302
  43. Melinda Schock, PA-CAmarillo, TX 791061013040914
  44. Christopher Schofield, P.A.-CMission, TX 785731134127285
  45. Thomas Scholler, PA-CTyler, TX 757011467444141
  46. Lori Schomberg, P.A.Irving, TX 750631396808333
  47. Houston Schoonmaker, PAMerkel, TX 795361962096115
  48. Laura Schoonover, PAHouston, TX 770301396785622
  49. Johanna Schorck, PALlano, TX 786431386626836
  50. Miranda SchotHouston, TX 770301154241057

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.