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 4 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. Eduardo Antezano, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1447363486
  2. Kimberly AntonePharmacist1467737502
  3. Bernadette Antonyrajah, MDPediatrics Physician1295997666
  4. Nobles Antwi, MDSurgery Physician1902734833
  5. Roselin AnukamDoula1689409922
  6. Emily Anzmann, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1518341254
  7. Teresa Aoki, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1598918120
  8. Kinsey Apodaca, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1881442416
  9. Angie AppelgateClinical Social Worker1013386564
  10. Barbara Appleby, LISWSocial Worker1861583742
  11. Nancy Aquadro, DOFamily Medicine Physician1255349049
  12. Sandi Archibold, RNRegistered Nurse1184808685
  13. Juan Arenas, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1225191703
  14. Madigan ArendPhysician Assistant1326818089
  15. Barbara Arends, MSWSocial Worker1144216177
  16. Clare Arko, DCChiropractor1578315263
  17. Erik Arneson, MDNeurology Physician1194382119
  18. Amanda ArnoldRegistered Respiratory Therapist1801235536
  19. Karen Arnold, MSW SOCIAL WORKERClinical Social Worker1265618474
  20. Timothy Arnold, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1518416288
  21. Miles AronBehavior Technician1649846676
  22. Martin Aronow, D.O.Interventional Cardiology Physician1497737282
  23. Avery Arp, RBTBehavior Technician1316744378
  24. Nicole Artz, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366504813
  25. Eric Asbe, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1629420989
  26. Tressa Asbury, DOPediatrics Physician1326931551
  27. Philip AschemanPsychologist1326027566
  28. Allison Ash, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1124964101
  29. Jamison Ash, MDInternal Medicine Physician1740927706
  30. Stephen Ash, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1295796670
  31. Taylor Ash, LISW, IADCClinical Social Worker1093173114
  32. Sadia Ashraf-Benson, DOInternal Medicine Physician1528171956
  33. Cheryl Ashwill, RPHPharmacist1649592494
  34. Kimberly Askren, PHARMDPharmacist1407268188
  35. Kimberly AthumanMental Health Counselor1699207134
  36. Emily Aukes, PA-SStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770168684
  37. Angela Ausborn, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1982238150
  38. Darrin Ausman, OTRLOccupational Therapist1164593596
  39. Brandi Austin, LISWSocial Worker1104071521
  40. Maggie AustinNurse Practitioner1902212590
  41. Lauri Auxier, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1003234634
  42. Tammy Avery, BAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114335155
  43. Steven Aviles, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1902913676
  44. Mikaylah AvisNurse Practitioner1679387880
  45. Muhammad Awan, MBBSCardiovascular Disease Physician1306263736
  46. Miranda Ayers-Burkgren, PAPhysician Assistant1942895701
  47. Brian Ayersman, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1689325524
  48. Abdur Ayoob, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1780962845
  49. Justine AyresBehavior Analyst1770163057
  50. Bruce Babcock, R.PH.Pharmacist1427187988

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.