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 15 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. John Campbell, DDS.General Practice Dentistry1366559783
  2. John CampbellDentist1073993564
  3. Kara Campbell, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1437671468
  4. Phillip Campbell, ARNPNurse Practitioner1518681774
  5. Ruth Campbell, LISWClinical Social Worker1609027739
  6. Mary CannonNurse Practitioner1144789694
  7. Sophie CaoPharmacist1366231870
  8. Jeannette Capella, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1245216720
  9. Kila CarbineNurse's Aide1154143071
  10. Kathryn Cardamon, P.TPhysical Therapist1437173341
  11. Natalie CardamoneAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1053652750
  12. Deanna CarderOther Technician1568381176
  13. Bick Carfrae, MDAnesthesiology Physician1285629444
  14. Katherine Carico-Norton, LMSWSocial Worker1508656802
  15. Jeffrey Carithers, MDFacial Plastic Surgery Physician1295732931
  16. Brianne Carl, LMSWClinical Social Worker1235602442
  17. Lauren CarleyPathology Technician1275457129
  18. Eduardo Carlin, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1700080538
  19. Brittany Carlson, DAT, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1528602489
  20. Claire CarlsonDoula1376355461
  21. Cortney Carlson, PTPhysical Therapist1588982375
  22. Lauren Carlson, LMSWSocial Worker1518621069
  23. Thomas Carlstrom, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1215920780
  24. Benjamin Carmack, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730714023
  25. Joseph Carmicheal, MD, PHDRadiation Oncology Physician1871239921
  26. Julie Carmody, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1356446280
  27. Amanda CarnahanEmergency Registered Nurse1245946755
  28. Jennifer Carpenter, LMHCMental Health Counselor1154045565
  29. Laura CarpenterCounselor1326390956
  30. Debra Carr, LMSWMental Health Counselor1568924371
  31. Kent Carr, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114036340
  32. Michael Carr, RPHPharmacist1962060236
  33. Hijinio Carreon, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1033122072
  34. Joseph Carrington, DO, MHAPulmonary Disease Physician1952748105
  35. Kaylee Carroll, DPTPhysical Therapist1639608862
  36. Kevin Carroll, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1881793610
  37. Jessica CarruthSurgery Physician1760124697
  38. Emily Carruthers, PHARMDPharmacist1750771952
  39. Christine Carstensen, MDAnesthesiology Physician1083606222
  40. John Carstensen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851378012
  41. Cynthia CarterPhysician Assistant1427758226
  42. Jared Carter, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1669750410
  43. Karen CarterPharmacist1154421162
  44. Michele Carter, RNRegistered Nurse1891558318
  45. Stephanie Carter, MA CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194234443
  46. Sharyl Cartmill, LMSWSocial Worker1649681909
  47. Cassandra CarvajalClinical Social Worker1912491952
  48. Stephen Carveth, MDPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1225558638
  49. Chandra Case, LMSWClinical Social Worker1912756917
  50. William Case, PANurse Practitioner1578880639

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.