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 42 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. Bianca HenlonMental Health Counselor1386500866
  2. Morgan Henn, LMSWSocial Worker1205569027
  3. Sarah HennesRegistered Nurse1346682457
  4. Stacy Hennigar, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487194791
  5. Colette Henningsen, ARNPNurse Practitioner1336413780
  6. Michael Henrichs, DCChiropractor1578070074
  7. Christian HenriksenPsychiatry Physician1831947134
  8. Alma Henry, LMSWSocial Worker1164747168
  9. Casey HenryMedical Laboratory Technician1508780453
  10. Janna Henry, MDInternal Medicine Physician1801249115
  11. Laura Henry, MPTPhysical Therapist1386715720
  12. Sharon Henry, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1740986223
  13. William Henry, ARNPNurse Practitioner1497521660
  14. Bridgette Hensley, PSYDClinical Psychologist1144477936
  15. Anne Henson, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1487009841
  16. Rob Hentzen, PT, MBAPhysical Therapist1225239858
  17. Traci Hepker, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1013175405
  18. David Herbst, DOAnesthesiology Physician1366436354
  19. Carissa Herkelman, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1487397733
  20. Leif Herman, DOInternal Medicine Physician1851226542
  21. Linda Herman, RNRegistered Nurse1548966245
  22. Erin Hernandez, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326515297
  23. Jennifer Hernandez, PHARMDPharmacist1598467557
  24. Susan Hernandez, CNM, MSN, ARNPAdvanced Practice Midwife1407931363
  25. Michelle Hernandez-Villagran, LCSW, LISWClinical Social Worker1871310730
  26. Tammy Herndon, RNRegistered Nurse1821845108
  27. Joshua Herold, LISWClinical Social Worker1760142384
  28. Esmeralda Herrera BanalesBehavior Technician1942194279
  29. Kimberly Herring, RNRegistered Nurse1104532662
  30. Matthew Herring, MDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1609219658
  31. Morgan Herring, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1699939298
  32. Lana Herteen, MA, LMHCMental Health Counselor1053630236
  33. Angela Hess, BSN, CMSRN, CDCESDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1184309395
  34. Derek Hess, J.D., PH.D.Psychologist1871783548
  35. Lynelle Hess, CPNP-ACCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1023709839
  36. Carrie HesselPhysical Therapist1396330247
  37. David Hester, RPHPharmacist1215149695
  38. Peter Hetherington, DOPediatrics Physician1205822038
  39. Tova Hettinger, LMSWProfessional Counselor1851869770
  40. Dixie Heuton, PHDClinical Psychologist1801861869
  41. Patrick Heyerdahl, R.PH.Pharmacist1760592562
  42. Ted Heying, PHARMDPharmacist1962275396
  43. Audrey Hiatt, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558329045
  44. Bradley Hiatt, DOMedical Oncology Physician1841254406
  45. Andrea Hickman, DOFamily Medicine Physician1811192560
  46. Endri HidriClinical Social Worker1861326555
  47. Sarah Hiemer, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801405832
  48. David Higdon, LMSWMental Health Counselor1427531987
  49. Sara HighAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1356007132
  50. Megan HighumFamily Medicine Physician1073361598

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.