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 29 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. Allyssa Cantu, PA-CMission, TX 785721285131995
  2. Claudia Cantu, PA-CUniversal City, TX 781481083160576
  3. Claudia Cantu, PA-CAustin, TX 787121316333149
  4. David Cantu, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785391205999448
  5. Fernando CantuSan Antonio, TX 782291427972496
  6. Kara Cantu, PA-CAustin, TX 787581528333267
  7. Luis CantuMcAllen, TX 785041407530645
  8. Veronica Cantu, P.A.Rio Grande City, TX 785821508068388
  9. Vivian Cantu, PA-CLaredo, TX 780431629892419
  10. Yesenia Cantu, PANeedville, TX 774611730817602
  11. Melissa Cantu-Garza, PAWeslaco, TX 785961770788622
  12. Audrey CaoHouston, TX 770701649970880
  13. Dung Cao, PAOverton, TX 756841992096580
  14. Hue Cao, PA-CHouston, TX 770301104046697
  15. Phuong CaoDallas, TX 753901497226625
  16. Shuyi CaoConroe, TX 773041336724947
  17. Thi Cao, PA-CBaytown, TX 775211629794086
  18. Thu Cao, MPAS, PA-CConroe, TX 773041508153594
  19. Joseph Capasso, PA-CCedar Hill, TX 751041780733279
  20. Stephanie Capehart, PA-CLubbock, TX 794101639175052
  21. Sara Kate Capel, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761071720975584
  22. William Capell, PATemple, TX 765081841310018
  23. Justin Caplinger, PA-CArlington, TX 760151093052532
  24. Ronald CaporaleLubbock, TX 794241316294408
  25. Miranda Capozzi, PA-CHouston, TX 770301972272789
  26. Heather Capps, PA-CRockwall, TX 750321558793190
  27. Edna Caraballo-Gonzalez, PASan Antonio, TX 782211578698940
  28. Morgan Caraway, PA-CGranbury, TX 760491174282792
  29. Wendy Carazo, PA-CHouston, TX 770301629588777
  30. Darryl CarbaryRound Rock, TX 786651497588818
  31. Ashley Cardenas, PA-CMcKinney, TX 750711619444163
  32. Cruz CardenasEdinburg, TX 785391659004109
  33. Katie Cardenas, PA-CHouston, TX 770941578150165
  34. Lorena Cardenas, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782291255896684
  35. Natalia Cardenas, PA-CGrand Prairie, TX 750541124944962
  36. Rosaidalia Cardenas, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782051407420045
  37. Sara Carder, PA-CHouston, TX 770261851004675
  38. Dusten Cardinal, PA-CMesquite, TX 751491184863714
  39. Michelle Cardinal, PAAddison, TX 750011568584308
  40. Glenda Cardona, P.A. - CEl Paso, TX 799121639478274
  41. Lindsey Cardone, PA-CBoerne, TX 780061366847220
  42. Jesus CardozoMidland, TX 797051285289959
  43. Celeste Care, PA-C, RDFort Bliss, TX 799061356715965
  44. Sarah Caress, SARAH CARESS PA-CHouston, TX 770301174789374
  45. Bria CareyAustin, TX 787581841872868
  46. David Carey, PA-CRandolph Afb, TX 781501841247814
  47. Mallory Carletti, PA-CKeller, TX 762481134593957
  48. Sara Carlough, PA-CHouston, TX 770301043861503
  49. Dennis Carlson, PA-CPlano, TX 750931093846016
  50. Erik Carlson, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782291366854564

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.