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A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Physician Assistant (PA) Statistics on Doctor.com

Top 10 Insurances Physician Assistants accept:

  1. Aetna (9489 providers)
  2. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) (8414 providers)
  3. Multiplan PHCS (7999 providers)
  4. UnitedHealthcare (7012 providers)
  5. Cigna (6908 providers)
  6. Coventry Health Care (5766 providers)
  7. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Illinois (2577 providers)
  8. Medicare (1670 providers)
  9. BMC HealthNet Plan (1183 providers)
  10. First Choice Health (1123 providers)

States with the most Physician Assistants:

  1. New York
  2. California
  3. Texas
  4. Florida
  5. Pennsylvania

Cities with the most Physician Assistants:

  1. New York, NY
  2. Houston, TX
  3. Pittsburgh, PA
  4. Chicago, IL
  5. Brooklyn, NY


Aggregate Statistics

Total number of Physician Assistants on Doctor.com:181922
Percentage of Physician Assistants who are listed as "Board Certified" on Doctor.com:100%
Physician Assistants listed on Doctor.com have been practicing for an average of:20.7 year(s)
Average ProfilePoints™ score for Physician Assistants:22/80
Average Overall User Rating for Physician Assistants:4 (out of 5)

Physician Assistants by State

  1. New York
  2. California
  3. Texas
  4. Florida
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. North Carolina
  7. Michigan
  8. Illinois
  9. Georgia
  10. Ohio
  11. Massachusetts
  12. Colorado
  13. Virginia
  14. Washington
  15. Arizona
  16. Wisconsin
  17. Minnesota
  18. New Jersey
  19. Maryland
  20. Connecticut
  21. Tennessee
  22. Indiana
  23. South Carolina
  24. Oregon
  25. Kentucky
  26. Oklahoma
  27. Utah
  28. Missouri
  29. Iowa
  30. Louisiana
  31. Kansas
  32. Nevada
  33. Idaho
  34. West Virginia
  35. Nebraska
  36. Alabama
  37. Maine
  38. New Hampshire
  39. New Mexico
  40. Montana
  41. Rhode Island
  42. Alaska
  43. District of Columbia
  44. Delaware
  45. Arkansas
  46. South Dakota
  47. Hawaii
  48. North Dakota
  49. Vermont
  50. Mississippi
  51. Wyoming
  52. Puerto Rico
  53. Virgin Islands
  54. Guam
  55. Northern Mariana Islands
  56. Armed Forces Pacific
  57. American Samoa
  58. Armed Forces

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