NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Des Moines, IA

5,538 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Des Moines, 2nd of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 434, 8% of the city's records, against 5% across Iowa. Page 104 of 111.

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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 Des Moines

  1. Clinical Social Worker434
  2. Pharmacist326
  3. Mental Health Counselor316
  4. Family Medicine Physician292
  5. Internal Medicine Physician226
  6. Physical Therapist204
  7. Social Worker198
  8. Physician Assistant179

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

Des Moines in Iowa

  • Rank in Iowa2nd of 215 cities by records
  • Share of the state11.6% of Iowa's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.4% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank1st of the 10 Iowa cities with the most

Compared with Iowa as a whole, Des Moines has 2.4× the state's share of hospitalist physician records and 0.62× its share of occupational therapist records.

Providers in Des Moines, alphabetically

  1. Kristopher Vanhouten, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1902863475
  2. Deborah Vanko, LMHCProfessional Counselor1386889541
  3. Kristi Vanleeuwen, ARNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1740652577
  4. Ryan Vanmaanen, DOFamily Medicine Physician1598962953
  5. Catherine Vanmilligen, DOPsychiatry Physician1427543941
  6. April Vargus, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1639243629
  7. Anne Varner, PAPhysician Assistant1457672743
  8. Jacob VaskeSocial Worker1942024575
  9. Megan Vaske, OTD/OTR/LOccupational Therapist1952145567
  10. Cory Vaudt, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1184675159
  11. Regina Vaught-Rudich, IADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467925230
  12. Joseph Vavricek, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1245551274
  13. Lisa Veach, MDInfectious Disease Physician1043217748
  14. Lindsey Veitz, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1366087629
  15. Leah Vejzovic, LMSWClinical Social Worker1851878722
  16. Shrey Velani, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1699020933
  17. Jena Velasquez, DPTPhysical Therapist1730509001
  18. Omar VelazcoMental Health Counselor1528920097
  19. Abby VeldhuizenSocial Worker1861628315
  20. Ravi Vemuri, MDInfectious Disease Physician1154307536
  21. Daniel Venker, DDS, MSGeneral Practice Dentistry1811166440
  22. Visweswara Vennapusa, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1558586826
  23. Devin Venteicher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710533047
  24. Phillip Verbeke, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1346688835
  25. Andrew Vereen, MS, ATC, LAT, CESSports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1609479229
  26. Jeffrey Verheul, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1518935345
  27. Marnix Verhofste, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1821070657
  28. Rahul Verma, PHARMDPharmacist1043837545
  29. Jason Vermeer, MA, LMHC, CADCMental Health Counselor1851894562
  30. Kimberly Vernon, MS,P.T.Physical Therapist1114937059
  31. Nicole Vernon, PHARM DPharmacist1326324302
  32. Michael Versackas, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1457309551
  33. Lindsay Vickroy, BA, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023522042
  34. Jordan ViersAthletic Trainer1811463292
  35. Christopher Viesselman, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1700920865
  36. Zachary Viets, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1861791311
  37. Khushdeep Vig, MDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1124522487
  38. Andrea VignovichMental Health Counselor1427571165
  39. Lisa Vigue, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1841404126
  40. Karen Villarroel Gomez, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1619591344
  41. Maricela VillasenorNurse's Aide1508694050
  42. Dustin Villhauer, PHARMDPharmacist1730668146
  43. Christopher Vincent, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1497916589
  44. Nicholas Vipond, DOPsychiatry Physician1578315040
  45. Inayaat VirkDentist1376353557
  46. Joyce Vista-Wayne, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1891788485
  47. Vignesh Viswanathan, MDNephrology Physician1477905602
  48. David Vittetoe, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790749174
  49. Sarah Vittetoe, RNRegistered Nurse First Assistant1568283919
  50. Abbie Voas, DOPediatrics Physician1366338931

The largest Iowa cities

  1. Iowa City7,163
  2. Cedar Rapids2,949
  3. West Des Moines2,201
  4. Davenport2,058
  5. Waterloo1,512

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How to read this directory

Des Moines, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 5,538 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 Des Moines - 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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (434 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 326 and Mental Health Counselor with 316). 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, Des Moines reports roughly 172.7 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.

Of Iowa's most common specialties, Chiropractor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Des Moines practice address, a coverage gap Des Moines patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Des Moines 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 Des Moines, IA?

There are 5,538 registered healthcare providers in Des Moines, IA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Des Moines?

The most common specialties in Des Moines are Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacist, Mental Health Counselor, Family Medicine Physician, Internal Medicine Physician. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 434.

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.