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 82 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. Brock Radich, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1073937223
  2. Elizabeth Raecker, MDAnesthesiology Physician1659697381
  3. Amy Raedeker, ARNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1083232482
  4. Dwight RaffertyBody Imaging Physician1851386965
  5. John Rafferty, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235973967
  6. Rachael RaganAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619824497
  7. Anantha Raghumudri, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1265131577
  8. Patrick Ragland, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1740102169
  9. Robert Railey, MDBody Imaging Physician1376538488
  10. Linda Railsback, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1255302550
  11. Arathi Rajeev, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922802719
  12. Shruthi Rajkumar, MDSurgery Physician1366294092
  13. Veena Ramachandran, M.D.Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1144495987
  14. Rahul Raman, MDPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1093090631
  15. Shankar Raman, M.D, MRCSColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1417124249
  16. Raviv Ramdial, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1497016273
  17. Zaira Ramirez, B.A., T-CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1730794546
  18. Lilimore Ramoneswells, PTPhysical Therapist1619093994
  19. Audra Ramsey, DOFamily Medicine Physician1972731388
  20. Carolyn Ramsey, LPNFamily Medicine Physician1740962273
  21. Joel Rand, PASurgical Physician Assistant1629140041
  22. Regina Randall, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1366783805
  23. Kelsey Randel, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1073963278
  24. Mark Randleman, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1518948389
  25. Brooke Raney, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922563063
  26. Lynn Rankin, MDNeurology Physician1710972823
  27. Sanjana Rao, DOInternal Medicine Physician1871427393
  28. Haylee RasmussenOccupational Therapist1093699555
  29. Mary Rasmussen, PHARM DAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1164612909
  30. Dwight Rastetter, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1700951209
  31. Kristin Raudabaugh, TCADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1528633062
  32. Michael Rayalu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649913328
  33. John Rayburn, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1144458852
  34. Alecia Raymer, PAPhysician Assistant1700914264
  35. Tony Raymer, LISW, RPT-SClinical Social Worker1306285473
  36. Laurie Raymond, LISWClinical Social Worker1750709846
  37. Abdul Razak, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1013501550
  38. Peter Read, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1083939110
  39. Susan Reams, RDRegistered Dietitian1447349204
  40. Shelly ReberCritical Care Certified Respiratory Therapist1225764806
  41. Monica RebielakSurgery Physician1679013072
  42. Gregory Recker, DOAnesthesiology Physician1083607998
  43. Lindsey Redd, LMSWSocial Worker1497030183
  44. Gautam Reddy, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1134533110
  45. Priyanka Reddy, DOChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1013364462
  46. Kimberly Redeker, PHARMDPharmacist1023363652
  47. Gregory Redwinski, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1750134755
  48. Ashley Reed, MOT OTRLOccupational Therapist1700999653
  49. Brianna Reed, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1467994178
  50. Carolyn Reed, LMSWMental Health Counselor1760768543

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.