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 8 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. Kenneth Hermsen, DDSEndodontics1285041541
  2. Brigette Hertlein, MSWClinical Social Worker1023265105
  3. Pamela Hetzel, DNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1902644685
  4. Julie Heywood, R.N.Registered Nurse1053667378
  5. Bradley Higginbotham, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1437235728
  6. Krista Hill, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1578571188
  7. Alisha HinzmannMental Health Counselor1609637636
  8. Elizabeth Hinzmann, ARNPNurse Practitioner1770906109
  9. Dana HirschbachCounselor1962123844
  10. Chelsey Hirt, LMHCCounselor1821534751
  11. Linda Ho, DDSDentist1306076393
  12. Laura Hodapp, DPTPhysical Therapist1669725230
  13. Alexis Hofker, PLMHP, LMHCMental Health Counselor1477730703
  14. Taralyn Hoflen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609292101
  15. Christopher Holewinski, RP, DOHospitalist Physician1043643687
  16. Adam HollandPharmacist1982225165
  17. Katelyn Holloway, PA-CPhysician Assistant1427515402
  18. Alexis HolmesHome Health Aide1962291716
  19. Thomas Homan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457447013
  20. Diana Hoogestraat, MSW/LISWClinical Social Worker1508184581
  21. Lauren Hoover, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1922776079
  22. Marcia Hopkins, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1093944233
  23. Dennis HoppSpecialist1881673556
  24. Ashlee Houy, LIMHP, LMHC, CPCMental Health Counselor1356580948
  25. Nathan Howland, MSW, LISWClinical Social Worker1306275243
  26. Yahna HoytHome Health Aide1679404800
  27. Caliste Hsu, M.D.Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1972620912
  28. Heather Hubbard, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1376749010
  29. Leticia Huber, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1356083117
  30. Andrew Huff, MDAnesthesiology Physician1285607747
  31. William Hughes, DPMPodiatrist1366494619
  32. Cindy HuitAdult Companion1447048616
  33. Christian Hunt, HISHearing Instrument Specialist1376222380
  34. Debra HuntPersonal Care Attendant1982404349
  35. Samantha HunterGeneral Practice Dentistry1205762473
  36. Glenn Hurst, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316108764
  37. Sakeer Hussain, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1952423071
  38. Nicole HuynhPharmacist1740809516
  39. Marne HydeCounselor1851762470
  40. Melissa Hynek, APRNNurse Practitioner1366770489
  41. Terry Ideker, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1326227224
  42. Umajyothi Indukuri, MDHospitalist Physician1679702807
  43. Melissa IngramPersonal Care Attendant1750177564
  44. John Ippolito, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1215929708
  45. Alexia IvesHome Health Aide1821961152
  46. Cary Jackson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1578729224
  47. Gregory Jackson, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1982640090
  48. Robert Jacobsen, LMHPMental Health Counselor1780852863
  49. Mitzi JahnRegistered Nurse1104372291
  50. Belinda JamesHomemaker1255223301

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.