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 39 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. Calvin Hansen, MDNeurology Physician1639157373
  2. Jacob HansenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811787534
  3. Kathleen Hansen, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1679684922
  4. Kevin Hansen, D.C.Sports Physician Chiropractor1497752190
  5. Timothy Hansen, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1871290247
  6. Wendy Hansen-Penman, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1801998372
  7. Ellen Hansing, PTPhysical Therapist1073926028
  8. Douglas Hanson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235124074
  9. James Hanson, PHD, LMHCMental Health Counselor1659851160
  10. Julie Hanson, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1225089287
  11. Kaya Hanson, LMSWSocial Worker1417798968
  12. Kerby HansonClinical Social Worker1356759658
  13. Lara HansonSocial Worker1609299049
  14. Rachael HansonClinical Social Worker1174343099
  15. Randall Hanson, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1093700486
  16. Sarah HansonOncology Registered Nurse1750214029
  17. Brittany Hanson-PollockMental Health Counselor1649961566
  18. Brittany HanusClinical Social Worker1780254755
  19. Alyssa Happe, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922584127
  20. Andy Happe, DPTPhysical Therapist1619475951
  21. Brooke Happe, DPTPhysical Therapist1154633089
  22. Jessica Harasyn, P.A.Physician Assistant1710425525
  23. Todd Harbach, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1407923758
  24. Hanna Hard, DOFamily Medicine Physician1003745639
  25. Mitchell Hardie, PHARMDPharmacist1104445196
  26. Lisa Hardisty, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1013112424
  27. Amanda Hardy, PHD, MA, LMHCMental Health Counselor1043752090
  28. Sally Hardy, MSN, RNRegistered Nurse1649972803
  29. Seema Harichand-Herdt, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1801831870
  30. Samia Harkin, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1265099907
  31. Daniel Harkness, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1518931708
  32. Paige HarlanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972442382
  33. Sara Harless, LISWSocial Worker1518249796
  34. Kylie Harmison, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1093142903
  35. Christopher Harper, LMHCMental Health Counselor1396246864
  36. Bethany Harpole, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1891175733
  37. Susan Harrell, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1316925837
  38. James HarringtonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477115624
  39. Carli HarrisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487538922
  40. Heather HarrisMental Health Counselor1336394766
  41. Jenna Harris, RNRegistered Nurse1225722408
  42. Juanita Harris, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1124918669
  43. Rachel Harris, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699598805
  44. Ronda Harris, RN LMTMassage Therapist1205049004
  45. Wendi Harris, MDPediatrics Physician1144546565
  46. Benjamin Harrison, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881442374
  47. Jennifer HarrisonRegistered Nurse1578303228
  48. Kristy Harrison, LISWClinical Social Worker1427148659
  49. Melissa HarshbargerSpeech-Language Pathologist1760921365
  50. Avery Harshman, TLMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1164961702

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.