NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Council Bluffs, IA

1,028 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Council Bluffs, 11th of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is mental health counselor: 100, 10% of the city's records, against 5% across Iowa. Page 2 of 21.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

The 8 largest groups in Council Bluffs

  1. Mental Health Counselor100
  2. Pharmacist70
  3. Nurse Practitioner49
  4. Clinical Social Worker44
  5. Physician Assistant40
  6. Family Medicine Physician40
  7. Personal Care Attendant33
  8. Physical Therapist33

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Council Bluffs in Iowa

  • Rank in Iowa11th of 215 cities by records
  • Share of the state2.2% of Iowa's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups21.3% of all records
  • Mental Health Counselor rank4th of the 10 Iowa cities with the most

Compared with Iowa as a whole, Council Bluffs has 18.9× the state's share of adult companion records and 0.46× its share of chiropractor records.

Providers in Council Bluffs, alphabetically

  1. Richard Barrett, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1295812758
  2. Pat Bartels, O.D.Optometrist1063450930
  3. Brittanee BartlesMental Health Counselor1174451041
  4. Debra BartlettChore Provider1780475608
  5. Rachelle Bartlett, MS, PLMHCMental Health Counselor1033720057
  6. Tyler BartleyAdult Companion1437942851
  7. James Barton, MD, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1215038740
  8. Holly Baumann, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639893159
  9. Megan Beaver, LISWClinical Social Worker1861191462
  10. Cleo Beckham, PAPhysician Assistant1245223213
  11. Patricia Beedle, LMHCMental Health Counselor1902181472
  12. Robin BeeryPhysical Therapy Assistant1689877474
  13. Lisa Bellows, LISWClinical Social Worker1174597751
  14. Montesha BenderPersonal Care Attendant1821925256
  15. Eric Bendorf, M.D.Specialist1558447169
  16. Ronald Bendorf, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1053464834
  17. Angela Benson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1245196799
  18. Anthony Beraldi, RPHPharmacist1942351440
  19. Caitlin Beresford, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1992968390
  20. Ronald Berube, MSMental Health Counselor1730354895
  21. Yulissa Berumen GurrolaAdult Companion1336036797
  22. Alyssa BigelowCounselor1871009118
  23. Sydni Billesbach, ODOptometrist1467027094
  24. John Bisson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1164803805
  25. Christina BlackAdult Companion1518761386
  26. Mindy BlairMental Health Counselor1952773962
  27. Scott Blair, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1891868980
  28. Elizabeth BlankeGerontology Nurse Practitioner1407107576
  29. Helen Bleicher, LMHCMental Health Counselor1285076638
  30. Joan Blum, A.R.N.P.Specialist1972729903
  31. Karen Bober, D.D.S.Dentist1538134044
  32. Blake Bodendorfer, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1083000905
  33. Karly Boehm, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1679434286
  34. Clifford Boese, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1225036916
  35. Jessica BoldenowPhysical Therapist1558287656
  36. Scott Bomgaars, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1780782839
  37. Richard Boothby, MS, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1427886951
  38. Jessica Bortolotti Burke, ARNPNurse Practitioner1962171090
  39. Jason Bouska, DDSDentist1750494803
  40. Keely Bouska, PHARMDPharmacist1922603133
  41. Breanna BowmanPhysical Therapist1396589008
  42. Maureen Boyle-Manganaro, MDObstetrics Physician1245255934
  43. Jay BoyllPharmacist1215441605
  44. Tim BraimahCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043139363
  45. Thomas Brandt, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1992746416
  46. William Braymen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1083871941
  47. Colleen Brazil, LCSWSocial Worker1962585489
  48. Grace Brotherton, LIMHP, LMHCProfessional Counselor1447704911
  49. Ashlyn BrownHome Health Aide1649140138
  50. Mikayla BrownClinical Social Worker1134828791

The largest Iowa cities

  1. Iowa City7,163
  2. Des Moines5,538
  3. Cedar Rapids2,949
  4. West Des Moines2,201
  5. Davenport2,058

All of Iowa →

How to read this directory

Council Bluffs, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,028 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Council Bluffs - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Council Bluffs practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Council Bluffs is weighted toward Mental Health Counselor (100 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 70 and Nurse Practitioner with 49). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Iowa's population, Council Bluffs reports roughly 32.1 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Council Bluffs patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Council Bluffs, IA?

There are 1,028 registered healthcare providers in Council Bluffs, IA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Council Bluffs?

The most common specialties in Council Bluffs are Mental Health Counselor, Pharmacist, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Social Worker, Physician Assistant. Mental Health Counselor has the most providers with 100.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.