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 72 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. Gabrielle Musselman, MSN, RNRegistered Nurse1588342844
  2. Marilyn MusserClinical Social Worker1609259357
  3. Stephen Mussett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1912965450
  4. Ala Mustafa, MDHospitalist Physician1235795089
  5. Ibrahim MustalyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497445613
  6. Andrew MuthPediatrics Physician1932442787
  7. Cynthia MuthusiPharmacist1659774719
  8. Brett Myers, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1518303379
  9. Cole Myers, MDSurgery Physician1821731720
  10. Emily Myers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1720534563
  11. Jacqueline Myers, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629593520
  12. Kayla Myers, PHARMD, MPHEmergency Medicine Pharmacist1891563300
  13. Susan Myers, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1649719188
  14. Joel Naberhaus, ODOptometrist1255076543
  15. Taylor NaberhausPharmacist1386290518
  16. Mark Nagel, PHARMDPharmacist1285584219
  17. Rodney Nagimesi, M.DHospitalist Physician1932411865
  18. Meera Naidu, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1174628226
  19. Neal Naik, MDFamily Medicine Physician1164805651
  20. Francisco Nakagawa, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1740569367
  21. Weeraworn Nakarawat, M.D.Clinical Neurophysiology Physician1427251768
  22. Apoorva Nanagiri, MDPediatric Gastroenterology Physician1093203382
  23. Arani Nanavati, MDNephrology Physician1538415575
  24. Debbie Nanda, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1750461315
  25. Srinath NandakumarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942019880
  26. John Nanson, MDGeneral Practice Physician1104018415
  27. Duangchai Narawong, MDNeurology Physician1750376034
  28. Scott Nash, MSW, LISWClinical Social Worker1487806840
  29. Amar Nath, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1881676823
  30. Robert Nathanson, DOFamily Medicine Physician1740268911
  31. Jeremy Nau, B.A.Counselor1154530772
  32. Kevin NavrkalRegistered Nurse1770407249
  33. Khawar NawazNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1285248831
  34. Tzvetan Naydenov, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134141195
  35. Elizabeth Ndungu, MDInfectious Disease Physician1750901823
  36. Elizabeth Neal, LMSWSocial Worker1629735964
  37. Haley Neal, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073223020
  38. Hannah NearyClinical Social Worker1831085471
  39. Theresa NeddermeyerClinical Social Worker1063889665
  40. Mary NeelyClinical Social Worker1447330907
  41. Jane Neff, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255445375
  42. Elisabeth Neighbors, ARNP-BCNurse Practitioner1326388075
  43. Sara Neil, D.C.Chiropractor1508841206
  44. Eric Neill, DOFamily Medicine Physician1609434240
  45. Charity Neimann, RNRegistered Nurse1356629661
  46. Jeffrey Neitzel, DOSurgical Critical Care Physician1487952628
  47. Christine NekvindaRegistered Dietitian1013605435
  48. William Nelms, M.D.Surgery Physician1356354591
  49. Anne Nelson, P.A.-C.Physician Assistant1023010519
  50. Bridget Nelson, RNInfusion Therapy Registered Nurse1295675973

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.