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 85 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. Daisy Herrera- Vazquez, PA-CHouston, TX 770301043823495
  2. Leslie Herrera-Martinez, PA-CDallas, TX 753901083944169
  3. Nicole Herrick, P.A.San Antonio, TX 782071104143924
  4. Brian Herring, MHS, PA-CThe Woodlands, TX 773801033821897
  5. Emily Herrmann, PADallas, TX 752461699552125
  6. Erin Herrmann, PA-CKeller, TX 762481306237805
  7. Abigail Herrs, PADallas, TX 752311932893773
  8. Erika Hess, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782281124531850
  9. Janet Hess, PA-C, ATC, LATDallas, TX 753901417312729
  10. Jessica Hess, P.A.Plano, TX 750931033145693
  11. Reagan Hess, PAAmarillo, TX 791061700547213
  12. Gerayne Hesseltine, PA-CPlano, TX 750931780405571
  13. Mikayla HesseltineOrange Grove, TX 783721730041674
  14. Simone Hesson, PANorth Richland Hills, TX 761801003209925
  15. Amarie Hester, PA-CWaxahachie, TX 751651013736503
  16. Brittany Hester, PA-CNacogdoches, TX 759651578977492
  17. Hannah Hester, PA-CWebster, TX 775981346063807
  18. Kaylee Hester, PAHouston, TX 770261972231298
  19. Lisa Hester Miller, PA-CIrving, TX 750621154363265
  20. Deanna HestermanTemple, TX 765081265129043
  21. Eric Hettler, PA-CWindcrest, TX 782181821248303
  22. Evelyn Hettler-Lopez, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782101720243934
  23. Kirsten Hewitt, PA-CCedar Park, TX 786131407559313
  24. Taylor HeyburnSan Antonio, TX 782291871316018
  25. Scott Hibbard, PACMcAllen, TX 785031255358024
  26. Mia Hibner, PA-CHouston, TX 770241174459861
  27. Tatiana Hickenbottom, PA-CLeander, TX 786411376019513
  28. Kamri Hickerson, MPAS, PA-CLongview, TX 756051386423531
  29. Cheryl Hickey, PA-CSouthlake, TX 760921225149081
  30. Darryl Hickey, P.A.Houston, TX 770541598970865
  31. Kaitlyn Hickman, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782401790541365
  32. Danielle HicksFort Hood, TX 765441427518901
  33. Donald Hicks, PAWaco, TX 767101316966286
  34. Laura Hicks, PAAustin, TX 787351518511823
  35. Melissa Hicks, PA-CMidland, TX 797011184905895
  36. Patty Hicks, PAKilleen, TX 765431316900624
  37. Taylor Hicks, PA-CHouston, TX 770571164115119
  38. Marlynn HicksonDallas, TX 752351740149335
  39. Sterling Hickson, PA-CNavasota, TX 778681023163474
  40. Rae Hidalgo, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782291932578077
  41. Hannah Hide, PA-CCypress, TX 774331912867003
  42. Sophia Higareda, PA-CHouston, TX 770301558601369
  43. Alicia Higgins, PA-CPearland, TX 775841336702158
  44. Kara Higgins, PA-CFort Worth, TX 762441326662131
  45. Richard Higgins, PA-C, MPASWichita Falls, TX 763011063497790
  46. Timothy HigginsMcKinney, TX 750691982160982
  47. Darren Hightower, PA-CFort Hood, TX 765441114017761
  48. Alice Hildebrand, PA-CGrapevine, TX 760511497027460
  49. Clint Hildebrand, PACLubbock, TX 794101275596975
  50. Derrall Hill, PADallas, TX 753901326873811

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.