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 211 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. Lindsay Wells, PAWest Lake Hills, TX 787461710304902
  2. Toni Wells, PACPlano, TX 750741699808352
  3. Edwin WelshHouston, TX 770301194362509
  4. Justin WendelHarlingen, TX 785501649901505
  5. Whitney Wendt, PA-CArlington, TX 760151194080531
  6. Alison Wensrich, PA-CBedford, TX 760211699718049
  7. Katherine Wentworth, PA-CGeorgetown, TX 786261265002141
  8. Michael Wentworth, PA-CRockwall, TX 750321568867372
  9. Amy Wentworth-Kotara, PA-CDallas, TX 753901639200231
  10. Regan Wenzel, PA-CBelton, TX 765131518527605
  11. Valerie Wenzig, PA-CDallas, TX 753901609535780
  12. Paul Wenzlawsh, PABrenham, TX 778331376532366
  13. Rachel Werner, PAHouston, TX 770081831642073
  14. Kelsey Weron, PA-CDallas, TX 752351205202454
  15. Kellie Wess, PA-CGarland, TX 750441386978526
  16. Abbey WestAddison, TX 750011770357121
  17. Aubrey West, PADallas, TX 752301861040891
  18. Breanna West, PA-CAmarillo, TX 791061487422036
  19. David West, PA-CHouston, TX 770981073757027
  20. Donna West, PA-CHouston, TX 770301114072899
  21. Holly West, PA-CGalveston, TX 775551326193087
  22. Kristi West, PA-CSouthlake, TX 760921114215100
  23. Nolan West, PA-CDallas, TX 753901689110744
  24. Jeleta West-Lingo, PACrosbyton, TX 793221629072269
  25. Madison Westbrook, PA-CLewisville, TX 750561326806878
  26. Phillip WestbrookAustin, TX 787051811764376
  27. Ashleigh Westfall, PADallas, TX 753901326387168
  28. Shelbi Westfield, PA-CHouston, TX 770301538718655
  29. Casey Westmoreland, PA-CSan Angelo, TX 769031316509110
  30. Paige Westmoreland, MBA, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCHSan Angelo, TX 769041417519216
  31. Amanda Weston, PA-CHouston, TX 770301407118136
  32. Ashley WestrumAustin, TX 787591477959542
  33. Amanda Westwood, PA-CAustin, TX 787051568960631
  34. Elizabeth Wetz, PA-CDallas, TX 752351720226368
  35. Savannah Wetzler, PAMexia, TX 766671851713275
  36. Shelley WhalenAustin, TX 787041750809323
  37. Jennifer Whaley, PA-CDallas, TX 752031790009173
  38. Krysten Whaling, PA-CDallas, TX 752301578852372
  39. Ashley WheelerFort Hood, TX 765441316457153
  40. Hannah Wheeler, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSan Antonio, TX 782341770250680
  41. Jordan Wheeler, PA-CHouston, TX 770301558124586
  42. Rachel Wheeler, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761321609195734
  43. Giselle Wheelock, PA-CMcAllen, TX 785041164989778
  44. Kaila Wherry, PA-CDallas, TX 752121861196842
  45. Jimmy Whetsell, PA-CWichita Falls, TX 763011689759524
  46. Cassandra Whetstone, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501497113260
  47. Alyssa Whicker, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041164128260
  48. Taylor Whiddon, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041386122851
  49. Sarah Whinery, MPAS, PA-CDallas, TX 752271255828844
  50. Scott Whipple, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTTemple, TX 765011689624355

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.