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 59 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. Isabel Leisure, DOPediatrics Physician1891689501
  2. Robert Leisy, DONephrology Physician1780647537
  3. Ayola Leitao, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972291011
  4. Ashlea Lem, DNP, ARNP, AGACNP-BCCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1225446313
  5. Kyle Lemasters, DOPsychiatry Physician1396239034
  6. Julie Lemke, DOHospitalist Physician1760595318
  7. Leslie Lemley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184719957
  8. April LemmonPhysical Therapy Assistant1104510833
  9. Lydia LemmondMarriage & Family Therapist1356709471
  10. Tracy Lemonds, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1700366994
  11. Linda Lemons, LISWSocial Worker1386630267
  12. Karen Lenehan, IADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1669106431
  13. Christopher Lensing, MDAnesthesiology Physician1265966972
  14. Teresina Leo, RPHPharmacist1336352434
  15. Katherine Leon, LISWMental Health Counselor1497924674
  16. Deena Leonard, LMHCMental Health Counselor1568848273
  17. Hans Leonard, D.D.S.Dentist1124255799
  18. Amanda Leroux, MOT OTR/LOccupational Therapist1497578025
  19. Devon Leslie, LMSWSocial Worker1700588639
  20. Kinsey Lester, LMSWSocial Worker1821953290
  21. Maja Letica, ARNPNurse Practitioner1336788231
  22. Janell Levan, MSPTPhysical Therapist1427145135
  23. Gary Levine, R.PH., CDMPharmacist1386782829
  24. Harper Levy, LCSW/LISWClinical Social Worker1720395072
  25. James Levy, PH.D.Psychologist1225117799
  26. Rochelle Levy, DOFamily Medicine Physician1831177237
  27. Anne Lewis, ARNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1245433655
  28. Christine Lewis, LISW ACSW MSWSocial Worker1679580328
  29. Darci Lewis, ARNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1790823920
  30. Karen LewisClinical Social Worker1689368508
  31. Lindsay Lewis, ARNPNurse Practitioner1164859815
  32. Megan Lewis, PHARMDPharmacist1710752829
  33. Rachael Lewis, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1508903691
  34. Roshan Lewis, MDInfectious Disease Physician1316188261
  35. Mary Claire Li, DNP, ARNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1578287454
  36. Brooke LichtyMarriage & Family Therapist1922370501
  37. David Lickteig, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1326060633
  38. Allison LidtkaDoula1770406001
  39. Ashley Lierow, LMSWMental Health Counselor1326928425
  40. Alyson Lieser, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588277404
  41. Dorothy Lifka, LMSWClinical Social Worker1669552204
  42. Lauren Light, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1568930444
  43. Seth LightPhysician Assistant1194267575
  44. Courtney Lightfoot, RDRegistered Dietitian1932868874
  45. Rebecca LiiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639927775
  46. Jonah LilienthalClinical Social Worker1427884915
  47. Lucille Lilienthal TremelClinical Social Worker1568229458
  48. Steven Lilla, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1912027004
  49. Teresa Lilly, BSN, RN, CCMCase Management Registered Nurse1891617262
  50. Kathleen Jade Lim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194999573

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.