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 12 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. Matthew Bravard, PTPhysical Therapist1891849196
  2. Lois Braverman, MSWClinical Social Worker1093783185
  3. Michael Brazelton, IADCCounselor1639530777
  4. Susin Bredice, LMSWSocial Worker1235579566
  5. Sydney Brehany, MDMedical Oncology Physician1821529363
  6. Lindsay Breitbach, DPTPhysical Therapist1821418195
  7. Molly Bremen, DDSPediatric Dentistry1043507890
  8. Jenna Bremer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1336899954
  9. Dawn Brenniman, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1790279487
  10. Brianna Brewster, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1083432793
  11. David Briceno Gomez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1841547189
  12. Trevor Bridge, PHARMDPharmacist1750861878
  13. Max Bridgewater, MSWSocial Worker1669468609
  14. Martha Brightman GascaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225543341
  15. Sarah Brines, DOFamily Medicine Physician1336716034
  16. Whitney Brink, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1588641765
  17. Joseph Brinkman, LMHCMental Health Counselor1689181893
  18. Melissa Bro, DPTPhysical Therapist1700156395
  19. Nicole Bro, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1841793593
  20. Toni Broberg, LCSW, LISWClinical Social Worker1265158851
  21. Tara Brockman, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1619380680
  22. Mikayla Brockmeyer, DOInternal Medicine Physician1659114924
  23. Danielle Brodersen, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1407250830
  24. Dirk Brom, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619086485
  25. Jenna Bronson, BASocial Worker1003448382
  26. Karen Brookhart, OTRLOccupational Therapist1730288804
  27. Judy Brookover, MS, CRC, ABVE/D,Counselor1366949000
  28. Bailey Brooks, MDPsychiatry Physician1053931147
  29. Michael Brooks, ARNP, CPNPPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1154913390
  30. Samantha BrooksCounseling Psychologist1912868464
  31. Sherry BrooksClinical Social Worker1760115869
  32. Jared Brostad, P.T.Physical Therapist1831181890
  33. Shannon Brostad, PTPhysical Therapist1477608917
  34. Angela Browder, NURSING/HOMECAREHome Health Aide1417579608
  35. Abigail Brown, OTD, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1164394623
  36. Allison Brown, MDHospitalist Physician1235127788
  37. Allison Brown, ARNPNurse Practitioner1134531577
  38. Cassidy Brown, ARNPNurse Practitioner1609533264
  39. Charles Brown, L.I.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1932373354
  40. Cynthia Brown, RPHPharmacist1588755276
  41. David Brown, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1366523755
  42. David BrownEmergency Registered Nurse1396441200
  43. Elizabeth Brown, PHARMDPharmacist1992655534
  44. George Brown, M.D.Neuroradiology Physician1609863034
  45. James Brown, MDFamily Medicine Physician1548270317
  46. Janae Brown, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508837667
  47. Kevin Brown, LMTMassage Therapist1821278128
  48. Laura Brown, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1649651795
  49. Leslie Brown, PAPhysician Assistant1346874948
  50. Linda Brown, TRAINED DOULADoula1811629405

The largest Iowa cities

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

All of Iowa →

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.