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 108 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. Tanner Whipple, LMHCMental Health Counselor1912689282
  2. Kelsie Whitaker, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1811667330
  3. Alexus WhiteClinical Social Worker1538739503
  4. Angelia White, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1851751820
  5. Christopher White, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982782108
  6. Patricia White, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1811699044
  7. Ruth White, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295827715
  8. Timothy WhiteClinical Social Worker1427741347
  9. Cameron Whitehead, DCChiropractor1073400776
  10. Jacqueline Whitlow, TLHMCMental Health Counselor1164241139
  11. Christa Whitmer, PTGeriatric Physical Therapist1760077895
  12. Dennis Whitmer, DOSurgery Physician1124134846
  13. Stephanie Whitmer, DPTPhysical Therapist1861874331
  14. Valerie WhitonNuclear Medicine Technology Radiologic Technologist1669396404
  15. Bonnie Whitson, LISWClinical Social Worker1518981828
  16. Brian Whyms, DOInternal Medicine Physician1821440066
  17. Sheila Whyte, ARNPNurse Practitioner1508932799
  18. Joseph Wickard, MDAnesthesiology Physician1124349162
  19. William Wickemeyer, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1184606915
  20. Dustin Wiemers, MDAnesthesiology Physician1114144821
  21. Taylor WieseClinical Social Worker1689172330
  22. Bernard Wiesemann, LISWClinical Social Worker1396898284
  23. Russell Wiesley, RPH, CDMPharmacist1295738102
  24. Lucy Wiggins, TLMHC, CADCMental Health Counselor1922796382
  25. Bradley Wilcox, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1760401657
  26. Benjamin Wilke, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1558658559
  27. Steve Wilkens, PHARM D, BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1720797418
  28. Duane Wilkins, MDNeuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1336151505
  29. James Wille, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1578590741
  30. Michele Wille, OTR/LPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1124417779
  31. Oliver Willham, DDS, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1063835569
  32. Blake Williams, ARNPNurse Practitioner1245624626
  33. Caroline Williams, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1669041034
  34. David Williams, MDPediatrics Physician1710964820
  35. Eric Williams, DOAnesthesiology Physician1194301705
  36. Jessica Williams, BSW, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659897817
  37. Jessica Williams, REGISTERED NURSE/BSNHome Health Registered Nurse1366245599
  38. John Williams, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1417334962
  39. Matthew Williams, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1003100231
  40. Tara Williams, PTPhysical Therapist1790020709
  41. Travis Williams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437582814
  42. Zahria Williams, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649962606
  43. Laura Williamson, PTA,LAT,ATCPhysical Therapy Assistant1215244074
  44. Jennifer Wilsbacher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124278593
  45. Annerose WilsonRegistered Nurse1811817133
  46. Caitlin WilsonRegistered Nurse1184543738
  47. Faith WilsonMental Health Counselor1902614282
  48. John Wilson, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1255317186
  49. Kaylee WilsonSocial Worker1295662260
  50. Marcie Wilson, ARNPNurse Practitioner1801196340

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.