Doctors in Iowa City, IA
Active healthcare providers in Iowa City sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file — no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
6,894 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Iowa City, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 6,894 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Iowa City — 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 Iowa City practice location on file.
The provider mix in Iowa City is weighted toward Internal Medicine Physician (533 clinicians, followed by Pharmacist with 417 and Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 390). 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, Iowa City reports roughly 215 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.
For Iowa City patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist — searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 17)
| Name |
|---|
| LAURA BROWN, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| MICHAEL BROWN, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ROBERT BROWN Registered Nurse |
| RONDA BROWN Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| SARAH BROWN, MD Psychiatry Physician |
| SHERRI BROWN, BSN Registered Nurse |
| SOPHIA BROWN, PHARMD Oncology Pharmacist |
| STARR LYNN BROWN, RDA Dental Assistant |
| JERRY BROWNE, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| CALIE BROWNLEE, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| CAMERON BROWNLEE, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ANTHONY BRUCCOLIERE, MD, MBA Urology Physician |
| CLARISSA BRUCE, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| LESLIE BRUCH, MD Neuropathology Physician |
| KIMBERLY BRUHA Pharmacist |
| REBECCA BRUMMETT, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| BRAD BRUNICK, PSYD Psychologist |
| LUKE BRUNKHORST, D.O. Urology Physician |
| ASHTON BRUNN, PSY.D. Psychologist |
| ANNA BRUNS, O.T. Occupational Therapist |
| ERIC BRUSH, LMT Massage Therapist |
| JADE BRUSSEAU, DO, DC Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
| KAREN BRUST, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ANDREW BRYANT, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| BETHANY BRYANT Nurse Practitioner |
| KAREN BRYANT, PH.D. Speech-Language Pathologist |
| JACOBY BRYCE, MD Surgery Physician |
| JOHN BUATTI, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ALAN BUCHBINDER, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| BRIDGET BUCHER Pharmacist |
| MARY BUCHHEIT-GOMEZ, AGACNP-BC Nurse Practitioner |
| ALAIRE BUCHHOLZ, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| JULIA BUCHKINA, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| CAROLE BUCHMILLER, RD Metabolic Nutrition Registered Dietitian |
| CHARLES BUCK, M.D. Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician |
| MICHELLE BUCK, MSN, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner |
| JOSEPH BUCKWALTER, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| JOSEPH BUCKWALTER, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| STACY BUELTEL, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| MARIA BUENDIA LOBATO, LMHC Professional Counselor |
| PAMELA BUFFINGTON Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist |
| JOHN BUIE, MD Urology Physician |
| BRENDA BUIKEMA, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| JUANITA BUKS, ACNPC-AG Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| JACOB BULGER Pharmacist |
| ASHLEIGH BULL, MD Surgery Physician |
| JACK BULLIS, MD Surgery Physician |
| BRYCE BULLOCH, DDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| GRANT BULLOCK, M.D. Clinical Pathology Physician |
| RAVI BULUSU, MBBS Hospitalist Physician |
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