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 3 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. Rosa Brown, MDN, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1467150193
  2. Zachary Brown, TCADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1710783626
  3. Bridget Buck, P.A.Physician Assistant1437308244
  4. Kelly Buckman, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1003219973
  5. Ryan Buetow, NPNurse Practitioner1487095055
  6. Brianne Buge, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104116813
  7. Phuong Bui, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1699424770
  8. Shalenna BurgessHome Health Aide1891686622
  9. Alexandria Burk, LMSWSocial Worker1487337994
  10. Kenneth Burkhart, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508856303
  11. Stacey BurmeisterSurgery Physician1588656003
  12. Colton Busch, DPTPhysical Therapist1578258554
  13. Kimberly Butts, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1093196008
  14. Destyni Byers, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1356187108
  15. Lenora ByrdHome Health Aide1245152248
  16. Mark Cade, MDAnesthesiology Physician1932172400
  17. Jodie CadyPharmacist1881213957
  18. Cheryl Calabro, APRN-NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1851767412
  19. Felicia Campbell, DCChiropractor1043774185
  20. Lauren CampbellSocial Worker1225568793
  21. Alexis CantrellSocial Worker1801685516
  22. Andrea Cardenzana, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1790774024
  23. Glenda CarlsonChore Provider1316738198
  24. Amanda Carpick, LICSW, LISWClinical Social Worker1477823581
  25. Lynne Carroll, RN, BSN, MSNRegistered Nurse1063037620
  26. Thomas Carter, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518017508
  27. Willis Caster, DCChiropractor1063455772
  28. Federico Castillo, D.D.S.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1437531209
  29. Amy CerraCounselor1750002747
  30. Gilbert Cerveny, LMHCMental Health Counselor1851582746
  31. Donella Chadwick-Kermeen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1164089025
  32. Ann Chambers, RDHDental Hygienist1134438179
  33. Emily Chavez, NPNurse Practitioner1255229647
  34. Yuttana Chawengsub, M.D., PH.D.Hospitalist Physician1518306570
  35. Kyle Cheatham, O. D.Optometrist1568568384
  36. Thomas Cheatle, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1750331369
  37. Michael Chen, DONeurology Physician1205859170
  38. Kudzai Chikwava, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1093943391
  39. Karoweso Chipendo, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1881095503
  40. Michelle Christensen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679570659
  41. Erica Cichowski, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033224290
  42. Bailey Clapper, MAT, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1881398329
  43. Carly Clare, NP-CNurse Practitioner1417603788
  44. Angela Clark, MAMental Health Counselor1275271256
  45. David ClarkHome Health Aide1134072473
  46. Deborah Clay, LMHCMental Health Counselor1417789082
  47. Jessalyn Cochran, APRNNurse Practitioner1073962700
  48. Jessica CoffmanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588378186
  49. Clarine Coker, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1720078637
  50. Debra ColemanNurse Practitioner1376378034

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.