NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Surgical Physician Assistant in Texas

1,350 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Texas, 4.4 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Houston and Dallas have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 20 of 27.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363AS0400X · 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, 363

  1. Houston363
  2. Dallas142
  3. Austin72
  4. San Antonio71
  5. Fort Worth70

Surgical Physician Assistant records in Texas

  1. Arturo Ponce, LSAEl Paso, TX 799021528192085
  2. Michael Porter, PA, SA-CGrapevine, TX 760511851541270
  3. Francis Pospisil, PACGrapevine, TX 760511134252620
  4. Cameron Prather, PA-CAustin, TX 787051700252400
  5. Stavroula Prentice, RPA-CAustin, TX 787281235617887
  6. Claire Preston, PA-CHouston, TX 770301164373403
  7. Janel Primus, PA-CPlano, TX 750931265747430
  8. Lili Purisima, RNHouston, TX 770841194052308
  9. Paulina Purnama, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041275724981
  10. Hani Qamhieh, CSFALufkin, TX 759011841655800
  11. Eric Quek, PACTemple, TX 765081104929892
  12. Jennifer Quiros, MMSC, PA-CDallas, TX 752311417519471
  13. Felix Ramirez, LSAHouston, TX 770841801092010
  14. Israel Ramirez, LSASan Antonio, TX 782321215350236
  15. Jorge Ramirez, LSAHouston, TX 770471205127487
  16. Jorge Ramirez, SAOO221Houston, TX 770671336218494
  17. Joshua RamirezSan Antonio, TX 782451760955769
  18. Miguel Ramirez, CSAEl Paso, TX 799251144410119
  19. Liz Ramirez-Valencia, CSFASan Antonio, TX 782471265989958
  20. Edwin Ramos, CSFASaginaw, TX 761311689253551
  21. Holly Ramos, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761321164825857
  22. Darin Rampton, PA-CDallas, TX 752311194028993
  23. Amanda Rangel, CSFAHouston, TX 770751124698071
  24. Jesus Rangel Marquez, SA-CHouston, TX 770741568024628
  25. Pamela Rasch, PACHouston, TX 770651407898950
  26. Natalie Rathbun, RNFAHouston, TX 770741619531977
  27. Jackie Ray, LSAWylie, TX 750981962866152
  28. Kelly Rayburn, PA-CJbsa Lackland, TX 782361548228398
  29. Christopher Raymond, PA-C, ATCKyle, TX 786401467927905
  30. Kiara Redmon, PAHouston, TX 770301033764188
  31. Jonathan Redwing, PA-CTyler, TX 757011649309410
  32. Carla Reed, RNFAHouston, TX 770701518226802
  33. Kate Reed, LSADallas, TX 752311154710481
  34. Alexa ReeseFort Worth, TX 761321912702374
  35. Jennifer Reeves, CSAHouston, TX 770741861982845
  36. Linh Reeves, P.A.San Antonio, TX 782071538102926
  37. Robbi Reeves, CFSAOdessa, TX 797611720201312
  38. Paul Reinhart, P.A.Corpus Christi, TX 784111609871193
  39. Ray Rendon, PAFort Sam Houston, TX 782341598734899
  40. Trent Renfrow, PA-CKaty, TX 774501922311646
  41. Luis Reyes, CSFAMcAllen, TX 785041043698632
  42. Diana Rice, P.A.Dallas, TX 752311275546772
  43. Rachel Richardson, PA-CVictoria, TX 779041205587219
  44. Tiffanie Richardson, PA-CThe Woodlands, TX 773841235875808
  45. John Riles, P.A.Houston, TX 770941629116850
  46. Michael Riley, LSA, CSASpring, TX 773791851566020
  47. Cassie Ringhoffer, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761041528303658
  48. Lee RiveraEdinburg, TX 785391255063624
  49. Santos Rivera, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782291154335792
  50. Claire Roberts, P.A.-CDallas, TX 752311215212410

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. Illinois4.8
  2. Idaho4.5
  3. West Virginia4.5
  4. Texas4.4
  5. South Dakota4.4
  6. Utah4.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.5.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AS0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

55.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Texas55.0%
  2. United States76.2%

Surgical Physician Assistant records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file742 of 1,350 · 55.0% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file618 · 45.8% here, 64.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more699 · 51.8% here, 52.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2016 · the 617 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AS0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,350 NPPES records list surgical physician assistant (363AS0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 4.4 per 100,000 residents against 5.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 363 of them (27%).

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. Florida1,444
  2. California1,075
  3. Pennsylvania832
  4. Connecticut808

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. West Virginia4.5
  2. South Dakota4.4
  3. Idaho4.5
  4. Utah4.2

The largest states

  1. New York2,152
  2. Florida1,444
  3. California1,075
  4. Pennsylvania832
  5. Connecticut808

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.