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 60 of 111.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

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. Alfredo Lim Yao, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1760439780
  2. Steven Limoges, P.A.C.Physician Assistant1912197070
  3. Tracy Limon, BSAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821537713
  4. Hong Lin, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205068046
  5. Ian Lin, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1699739003
  6. Mayin Lin, DOColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1396185781
  7. Yi LinPharmacist1780288910
  8. David Lind, MDAnesthesiology Physician1932109386
  9. Larry Lindell, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1871588061
  10. Harmony LindenClinical Social Worker1689929291
  11. Lisa Linder, PHARMDPharmacist1669988580
  12. Kelsie Linderblood, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1477255867
  13. Amy Lindgren, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1154403327
  14. Elizabeth Lindgren, LMSWClinical Social Worker1194419374
  15. Heidi Lindstad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1952890808
  16. Devin Lindstrom, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1881951275
  17. Sarah Lindstrom, OTD, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1083323117
  18. Shilo Lindstrom, TLMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1144031287
  19. Michael Line, MDPediatrics Physician1881779684
  20. Leah Lingren, LMHCMental Health Counselor1942949185
  21. Charles Link, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1407810054
  22. Hasmig Link, DOFamily Medicine Physician1538275219
  23. Sherryl Link, A.R.N.P., W.H.N.P.Women's Health Nurse Practitioner1265424352
  24. Edward LinnSurgery Physician1437942950
  25. Clayton Linquist, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1841322682
  26. Cord Linville, ODOptometrist1184119018
  27. Melissa Lipovac, DNP ARNP FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1336554286
  28. Ashlan Lippert, LMSWSocial Worker1528303518
  29. Javier Lisboa, DNPNurse Practitioner1811413958
  30. Ryan Lister, PHARM.DPharmacist1346617362
  31. Bryon Little, LMSWSocial Worker1417330887
  32. Lisa Little, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1164959219
  33. Haiying Liu, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841720034
  34. Roger Liu, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1841278595
  35. Alexis LivelyClinical Social Worker1114694650
  36. Barbara LivingstonInfection Control Registered Nurse1982357877
  37. Wesley Livingston, PHARM DPharmacist1497030399
  38. Bari Lloyd, RPHPharmacist1205509767
  39. Gary Lloyd, MSMental Health Counselor1245602036
  40. Matthew Lloyd, MT-BCMusic Therapist1891635991
  41. Christina LoHome Health Aide1801450689
  42. Vanessa LoChore Provider1437834496
  43. Sarah Lochman, PAMedical Physician Assistant1497382949
  44. Sara Lockner, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215213707
  45. Edward Loeb, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1265523336
  46. Diana Loesch, LPC LMHCMental Health Counselor1518036862
  47. Anne Loew, A.R.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1962484642
  48. Madison LoftsgardPediatric Nurse Practitioner1912872987
  49. Stacy Loftus, LMHC, CADCMental Health Counselor1740793314
  50. Rachel Lomen, LISWClinical Social Worker1851304075

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.