Licensing Board and Data Source: Texas Physician Assistant Board and the Texas Medical Board (TMB) - The Texas Physician Assistant Board adopts rules for the licensing of persons wishing to practice as Physician Assistants in Texas. These rules must be approved or rejected by a vote of the TMB. TMB staff provides licensing data for Physician Assistants practicing in Texas.
Information regarding the education requirements, licensure requirements, and responsibilities of Physician Assistants can be found on the website of the Texas Medical Board at http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/.
Note: External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be accessible to people with disabilities.
Historical Supply Trends Graphs
Table of Trends by Race and Gender
1989 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (534) - June
1991 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (622) - May
1992 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (732) - May
1993 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (784) - May
1994 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (998) - May
1995 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (1,052) - May
1996 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (1,371) - September
1997 Physician Assistants by County of Residence (1,463) - May
1998 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (1,559) - September
1999 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (1,893) - November
2000 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (2,106) - October
2001 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (2,319) - September
2002 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (2,604) - September
2003 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (2,880) - September
2004 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (3,128) - September
2005 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (3,375) - September
2006 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (3,630) - September
2007 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (3,862) - August
2008 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (4,191) - October
2009 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (4,563) - August
2010 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (4,943) - September
2011 Physician Assistants by County of Practice (5,372) - September
Note: Many agencies that certify or license health professionals collect only a licensee's mailing address for correspondence purposes. The mailing (RESIDENCE) address may be either the work or home address of the licensee. If available, the HPRC county totals for each profession are based on the PRACTICE address from licensure data, and from the mailing/residence address if the practice address is not available. Therefore, when the mailing/residence address is used, the county supply totals may not accurately reflect the actual supply in a county since a professional may live in one county but practice in another.
Please contact the Health Professions Resource Center at (512) 776-7261 or contact us by email if you have any comments or questions about the above licensing board information or supply tables.