Physician Assistant
164,916 providers registered under NUCC taxonomy
363A00000X across 51 states.
Typical pay
Physician Assistant salaries →
$119,000 – $161,000
median $136,000 · United States A
By state
| State | Total | MD | DO | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 15,699 | 15 | 2 | 9 |
| California | 14,530 | 13 | 0 | 44 |
| Texas | 11,052 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida | 10,359 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 9,357 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,118 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Michigan | 7,060 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ohio | 5,390 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 4,967 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 4,741 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Georgia | 4,720 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Virginia | 4,439 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4,032 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Colorado | 3,779 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington | 3,753 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | 3,704 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 3,493 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 3,427 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Maryland | 3,238 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 3,077 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indiana | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 2,307 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon | 2,108 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 2,054 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 1,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 1,899 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 1,800 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1,565 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iowa | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1,361 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 1,348 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Idaho | 1,262 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 1,155 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nevada | 1,082 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maine | 979 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 952 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 849 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 705 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | 694 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 684 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 683 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 601 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 560 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 546 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 466 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hawaii | 392 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cities with the most
| City | Providers |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 3,140 |
| Houston, TX | 1,804 |
| Boston, MA | 1,681 |
| Chicago, IL | 1,456 |
| Charlotte, NC | 1,316 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1,289 |
| Atlanta, GA | 1,194 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,176 |
| Baltimore, MD | 1,138 |
| Bronx, NY | 1,020 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 968 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 935 |
Source: CMS NPPES, refreshed weekly. Registration is not the same as actively practising, and a practice address shows where a provider is based rather than every state they are licensed in.