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 8 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. Renee Benesch, MPTPhysical Therapist1760669857
  2. Alyssa BenjaminMental Health Counselor1740989557
  3. Debra Benjamin, D.O.Neurology Physician1699723221
  4. Zachary Bennehoff, MDSurgery Physician1710810411
  5. Jacob Bennett, RPHPharmacist1801619663
  6. John Bennett, D.P.M.Podiatrist1124010889
  7. Stefanie Bennett, DOPsychiatry Physician1750084497
  8. Theresa Benskin, MDHospitalist Physician1578141198
  9. Brandon BensonHearing Instrument Specialist1821971680
  10. Breanne BensonClinical Social Worker1689244642
  11. Christy Benson, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1265726913
  12. Brittney Bentil, DPTPhysical Therapist1215417894
  13. Matthew Bentz, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1770335465
  14. Lance Beresford, COTA/L, DRSOccupational Therapy Assistant1336777408
  15. Sharese Beresford, LISWClinical Social Worker1720818388
  16. Joseph Berg, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1922360346
  17. Amy Berg-Theisen, MACounselor1760400824
  18. Andrea Bergdale, ARNPNurse Practitioner1912528902
  19. John Berger, M.D.Nuclear Medicine Physician1619960259
  20. Justin Berger, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790272615
  21. Skye BergerSpeech-Language Pathologist1801544101
  22. Anna Bergida, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1518478916
  23. Bradley Bergman, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1942286968
  24. Jacob BergmanMental Health Counselor1295276897
  25. James Bergman, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1629055470
  26. Megan Bergman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174404172
  27. Ronald Bergman, D.O.Plastic Surgery Physician1124020805
  28. Miranda Bergmann, ARNPNurse Practitioner1366379950
  29. Steffany Bergmann, LMSWMental Health Counselor1407651417
  30. Holley Bermel, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1083804793
  31. Thomas BernMental Health Counselor1245873041
  32. Andrew Bernard, D.OHospitalist Physician1629411103
  33. Gloria Bernstein, RPHPharmacist1801012703
  34. Ashley Berry, DPMPodiatrist1053152058
  35. Gregory Berry, DOHospitalist Physician1477514420
  36. Stephanie Berry, DPTPhysical Therapist1992037915
  37. Steven Berry, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1225014228
  38. Chad Bertagni, MDSurgery Physician1578256707
  39. Rico Bertagnolli, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1699855254
  40. Adam BertrochePsychiatry Physician1942731344
  41. J Patrick Bertroche, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1861559486
  42. Sharon Bertroche, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508825233
  43. Karin BeschenMental Health Counselor1427148626
  44. Leyla Best Bandenay, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1003074931
  45. David Bethel, D. O.Psychiatry Physician1356455141
  46. Carlin BettsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801602859
  47. Amy Beutel, DOFamily Medicine Physician1861386773
  48. Todd Beveridge, L.I.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1598187619
  49. Tracey Beveridge, AACounselor1609297662
  50. Carolyn Beverly, MD, MPHPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1871933812

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.