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 7 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. Susanah GregoryPersonal Care Attendant1578360814
  2. Kimberli Greiner, DPTPhysical Therapist1396177036
  3. Mary Grieder, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1386044832
  4. Patrick Griffith, BSPHARMPharmacist1861764128
  5. Amber Grode, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1285126003
  6. Deborah GrundAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1982639050
  7. Alexa Grzywa, PA-CPhysician Assistant1427396670
  8. Patricia GuerreroChore Provider1336030154
  9. Gerardo Guerrero-SeguraPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1417637893
  10. Garima GuptaPharmacist1982231734
  11. Kami Guzman, M.SCounselor1700033602
  12. Jenni Haan, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1316995343
  13. Miranda HaddenHome Health Aide1811707508
  14. Ahmed HafezPharmacist1912821216
  15. Lindsey Haffke, RDRegistered Dietitian1053170811
  16. Kimberly Hagner, ARNPNurse Practitioner1407005333
  17. Worku HaileHospitalist Physician1679951214
  18. Ryan Hajek, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1861749251
  19. Erin Hale, M.D.Surgery Physician1801237706
  20. Red-Shonia HalluckyHome Health Aide1407704224
  21. Meghan Halverson, PHARMDPharmacist1871120642
  22. Stephanie Hamersky, ATCAthletic Trainer1700453420
  23. Brenda Hanafan, LISWClinical Social Worker1366415218
  24. David Hanks, DOOphthalmology Physician1154303816
  25. Michael Hanlon, RPHPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1932421286
  26. Lyndsey Hannan, ARPNNurse Practitioner1932817780
  27. Brian Hansen, DCChiropractor1063078871
  28. Craig Hansen, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1659363182
  29. Kiel HansenCounselor1689236515
  30. Sonya HarrisPersonal Care Attendant1215813431
  31. Stephanie Harris, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1457762148
  32. Daltynn Haskins, LMHC, CADCMental Health Counselor1417496969
  33. Jonathon HastingsProfessional Counselor1215521224
  34. Peggy Hausmann, RPHPharmacist1902031446
  35. Melissa Hawkins, MS, LMHCMental Health Counselor1891191888
  36. Travis Hayes, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1699986745
  37. Matthew Haynie, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1790174316
  38. Heaven HazelrigHome Health Aide1023906294
  39. Leigh HealeyRegistered Dietitian1932584323
  40. Sean Hecht, RPH, PHARMDPharmacist1760517577
  41. Megan Hedberg, PHARMDPharmacist1508133596
  42. Kelly Heine, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1497073761
  43. Martha HeitmanPhysical Therapist1659528107
  44. Bobbie HendersonPersonal Care Attendant1063369254
  45. Lindsay HendersonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1871044511
  46. Yolanda HendersonHome Health Aide1225865850
  47. Debra HendricksHome Health Aide1902770571
  48. Kara Hensley, MS, LMHCMental Health Counselor1295046787
  49. Heather Hergott, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1972899573
  50. Desiree Hericks, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1437523479

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.