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 5 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. Rachal Capulli, PA-CDenton, TX 762101568787539
  2. Joulieth CardenasBaytown, TX 775211104688100
  3. Rogelio Cardenas, FIRST ASSISTSan Antonio, TX 782491598407140
  4. Ansurio Cardona, LSAFort Worth, TX 762441871746230
  5. Lexus CarolinaRockwall, TX 750321699573931
  6. Amy Carrillo Ali, PAArlington, TX 760121689221053
  7. Jose Carrion, LSAHouston, TX 770701629196704
  8. Donnell Carson, PA-CConroe, TX 773011184902165
  9. Jack CarterHouston, TX 770301891343844
  10. Nicole Casanova, PA-CSugar Land, TX 774781689187593
  11. J Castaneda, PA-CArlington, TX 760151184958431
  12. Renata CasteloFort Worth, TX 761041831750249
  13. Camron Castle, PA-CFort Sam Houston, TX 782341922465509
  14. Valerie Cavazos, PAAustin, TX 787591982004974
  15. Joanne Celenza, PA-CDallas, TX 752301629054648
  16. Mauricio Centeno, LSASan Antonio, TX 782581679865265
  17. Fariborz Chafi, LSACypress, TX 774331306156054
  18. Nadine Chaisson, PA-CKingwood, TX 773391063183317
  19. Bland Chamberlain, LSAKaty, TX 774501891813804
  20. Gwendolyn Champion, LSAFresno, TX 775451407241300
  21. Jose Chapa, LSAHouston, TX 770551467570374
  22. John Chapman, PA-CHouston, TX 770981184268617
  23. Jose Chavarria, SURGICAL ASSISTANTBaytown, TX 775211669025649
  24. Donald Chavez, P.A.El Paso, TX 799021548267784
  25. Jose Chavez, LSAKingwood, TX 773391558754515
  26. Jennifer Chen, PA-CPlano, TX 750751801309315
  27. Bonnie Chester, P.A.Dallas, TX 752311659384154
  28. Melissa Chife, LSA / SA-CHouston, TX 770951073888590
  29. Paul Chlapek, PATyler, TX 757011770571093
  30. Lauryn Chlebnikow, PA-CHouston, TX 770301720967441
  31. Stephanie Choi, PA-CNew Braunfels, TX 781321235410903
  32. Stephanie Chow, PA-CCedar Park, TX 786131396140703
  33. Cary Christensen, CRNFADallas, TX 752041861505893
  34. Caitlin Christiansen, PA-CAbilene, TX 796011467166314
  35. Kathryn Chrzanowski, PAHouston, TX 770871245326305
  36. Holly Chu, PA-CFort Worth, TX 761321841736626
  37. Ricardo Chujutalli, CSAGrand Prairie, TX 750521215178769
  38. Nelson Clara, PACHouston, TX 770741699775361
  39. William Clark, P.A.Temple, TX 765041912917220
  40. Jennifer Clarner, P.A.Austin, TX 787561548277833
  41. Lea Clift, LSALubbock, TX 794071083293799
  42. Vickie Cline, OPA-C, LSA, SA-CConroe, TX 773841700876919
  43. Courtney Cloud, PACDallas, TX 752311174653448
  44. Jacquelyn Coates, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCorpus Christi, TX 784111730164617
  45. Edward Cocco, P.A.Houston, TX 770301023057973
  46. Lisa Coelho, PA-CSan Antonio, TX 782401962956540
  47. Meredith Cohen, PA-CAustin, TX 787451932852092
  48. Leah Colburn, PA-CHouston, TX 770301194256842
  49. Kerry CollierHouston, TX 770541861524324
  50. Henry Collins, CSAFort Worth, TX 761231548481781

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.