Medical Physician Assistant
39,047 providers registered under NUCC taxonomy
363AM0700X 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 3,903 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| New York | 3,670 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| California | 3,399 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida | 2,780 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Texas | 2,147 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 1,355 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado | 1,311 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia | 1,302 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 1,145 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington | 1,068 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 1,023 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 940 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 886 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maryland | 872 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 847 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 800 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 705 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 692 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Illinois | 677 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 511 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 497 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 462 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 403 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Idaho | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 313 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 271 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 239 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iowa | 236 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermont | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cities with the most
| City | Providers |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 608 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 519 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 506 |
| Aurora, CO | 423 |
| Rochester, NY | 389 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 305 |
| Allentown, PA | 290 |
| Orlando, FL | 277 |
| Atlanta, GA | 272 |
| Portland, OR | 267 |
| Houston, TX | 258 |
| New Haven, CT | 249 |
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.