National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

The not-for-profit organization (established 1974, accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies) that is the only certifying body for physician assistants in the United States; it develops and scores the PANCE, PANRE, PANRE-LA, and specialty CAQ exams and delivers its proctored exams at Pearson VUE test centers.