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 4 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. Denise Collins, OTROccupational Therapist1447402227
  2. Ian Compton, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1770008575
  3. Shaundra ConnerBehavior Analyst1982427795
  4. John CoolMental Health Counselor1295300036
  5. Daniela Cortes Reyes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649960303
  6. Patrick Costello, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1952415150
  7. Yvonne Cotton, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1790125557
  8. Trinity Cox, LMSWMental Health Counselor1154156396
  9. Michael Crawford, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1245380237
  10. Kate Kathleen Cross, MA, LMHC, LIMHPMental Health Counselor1417230582
  11. Lisa Crouse, LMHC, CADC, PLMHPMental Health Counselor1841657442
  12. Kevin Crowley, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1043324171
  13. Gretchen Crum, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1881424943
  14. Robert Cunningham, MB CHB MPH FACSSurgery Physician1104268838
  15. Patricia Curran, LISWClinical Social Worker1811018872
  16. Cassandra CurryPersonal Care Attendant1407653231
  17. Patricia DaltonHome Health Aide1386436145
  18. Namrata Damle, MDSleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1598409963
  19. Cristy Daniel, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1477488989
  20. April Davidson, RPHPharmacist1740557057
  21. Zachary Davidson, R.PH.Pharmacist1366719478
  22. Angela DavisAdult Companion1124816731
  23. Clifton Davis, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1083077358
  24. Janessa DavisMental Health Counselor1437756517
  25. Nancy Davis, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1255597316
  26. Marie Day, DDSDentist1861311128
  27. Luris De Calero, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750613618
  28. Anthony Decicco, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1932499886
  29. Gretchen Dehn, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1245882505
  30. Kathryn Dempsey, PAPhysician Assistant1114603867
  31. Benjamin DenichAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104436575
  32. Laura Denning, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1922515030
  33. Jessie Derby, M.S. SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1770899106
  34. Rhonda DeremerHome Health Aide1093609877
  35. Margaret DermodyAdult Companion1518894880
  36. Kelly Deroos, LMHCMental Health Counselor1457798779
  37. Anand Deshmukh, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1003022708
  38. Kaitlin Desoe, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1689223943
  39. Patsy DevereauxRespiratory/Developmental/Rehabilitative Specialist/Technologist1801099940
  40. Gary Devoss, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1467566836
  41. James Dickerson, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1801839444
  42. Avery Dickinson, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1568178390
  43. Mindy Dickinson, O.D.Optometrist1629050604
  44. Stanley Dirks, M.S., D.C.Chiropractor1053461608
  45. Windy Disalvo, LMSW, PLMHP (FOR NEBProfessional Counselor1730599341
  46. Anton Diy, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1225444615
  47. Linda Dollen, MS, NCC, MHCMental Health Counselor1295271856
  48. Alyssa Dorhout, PHARMDPharmacist1396380069
  49. Casie Dorr, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1437555257
  50. Starlette Dossou, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447686944

The largest Iowa cities

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

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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.