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 38 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. Wael Haidar, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1932185253
  2. Emily Haines, DOInternal Medicine Physician1215198932
  3. Krista Haines, DOSurgery Physician1699099218
  4. Susan HainesMental Health Counselor1962798199
  5. Caitlin Hainley, DNP, ARNP, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1578005740
  6. Leanne Haiwick, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1619670544
  7. Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1548859374
  8. Morgan Halbur, ARNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1679190227
  9. Meagan HalderRegistered Nurse1265355234
  10. Blake HaleFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1346736022
  11. Casie Hale, DNP, ARNP,CPNP-PC/ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1770324220
  12. Taylor Hale, DPM STUDENTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841866902
  13. David Hall, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1598869620
  14. Hailey HallBehavior Technician1750240982
  15. Jessica HallAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467969923
  16. Kenton Hall, MDAnesthesiology Physician1811989395
  17. Richard Hall, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1144294000
  18. Sandra Hall, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1760938591
  19. Sarah Hall, LMSWSocial Worker1811356678
  20. Winifred Hall, L.M.H.C.Mental Health Counselor1225204365
  21. James Halsey, MDInfectious Disease Physician1356839674
  22. Amy Halsted, MS, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1437401049
  23. Paul Halter, RPHPharmacist1821368150
  24. Thomas Halterman, RPHPharmacist1558321588
  25. Bradley Halverson, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1205177763
  26. Fadi Hamdan, MDSurgery Physician1821830993
  27. Michele Hamilton, LISWClinical Social Worker1568527729
  28. Randall Hamilton, MDNeurology Physician1518977412
  29. Scott Hamling, M.D.Surgery Physician1275581456
  30. David Hammans, DCOrthopedic Chiropractor1417922501
  31. Kimberly Hammer, RNRegistered Nurse1477423549
  32. Tosha Hammer, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1164687109
  33. Lindsey Hammes, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1194292979
  34. Rosemarie Hammill, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1437421187
  35. Yi Jie Hammonds, MDHospitalist Physician1083108682
  36. Sara Hamp, BSN, RNRegistered Nurse1255034807
  37. Ze-Hui Han, M.D.Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1053372425
  38. Jerry Hancock, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1679512818
  39. Shelley Hancock, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1528232899
  40. Lori Hancock-Muck, LMHC, CADCMental Health Counselor1316329196
  41. Nathan Handler, DOHospitalist Physician1437641537
  42. Hashim Hanif, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1043652209
  43. Joshua Hanisch, D.C, B.S.Chiropractor1295020410
  44. Tiara HanksClinical Social Worker1801553946
  45. Emily Hanna, LISWClinical Social Worker1639797632
  46. Paul Hanna, LISWSocial Worker1043206949
  47. Daniel Hannan, DCChiropractor1669453874
  48. Tate Hanners, DOInternal Medicine Physician1598683211
  49. Allison Hannover, DPTPhysical Therapist1801150024
  50. Arielle Hansel, RNRegistered Nurse1124949698

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.