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Physician Assistant Healthcare Taxonomy Code 363AS0400X
As of today, the following are the total number of Surgical Physician Assistants nationally, in your State, and near your location.
Select a State below to view the list by State. Additionally, you can narrow the list by city, among other options, from the Filter Panel, which you can open by clicking the vertical ellipses ⋮ in the upper right corner of the app.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Medicare
The following are the total number of Surgical Physician Assistants who accept Medicare in your State, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
The diagram below shows all the Surgical Physician Assistants across the country, represented by blue bubbles. The larger the bubble, the greater the concentration of providers in that area. Red bubbles represent Medicare-excluded providers, with the larger bubbles indicating a higher percentage of excluded providers in that region. You can change the bubble size to be based on exclusions from the Size menu.
What do Surgical Physician Assistants do?
A Surgical Physician Assistant (PA) works with a surgeon to care for patients before, during, and after a surgical procedure.
Responsibilities include preparing patients, providing exposure to the surgical site, handling instruments, assisting with techniques such as suturing and cauterization, and monitoring patients during their recovery.
Surgical PAs require a master’s degree from an accredited program, national certification, state licensure, strong teamwork skills, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
What they do
Preoperative Care: PAs examine patients, review medical history, and help prepare them for surgery.
Intraoperative Assistance: During surgery, a Surgical PA acts as a first assistant, performing tasks such as providing exposure to the surgical site, handling instruments, and assisting with wound closure.
Postoperative Care: They monitor the patient’s recovery, manage pain, check wound healing, and oversee rehabilitation as patients are discharged.
Training and Education
Education: A master’s degree from a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) is required.
Certification: After graduation, PAs must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE).
Licensure: State licensure is necessary to practice as a PA.
Skills: Beyond technical skills, Surgical PAs need strong teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills to work effectively in a surgical environment.