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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.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 19)
| Name |
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| AMY CALHOUN, MD Clinical Biochemical Genetics Physician |
| CORY CALL, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| JOHN CALLAGHAN, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| MICHAEL CALLAN, DDS, MS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| LUIS CAMACHO, LMSW Social Worker |
| JOSEPH CAMARGO, DDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| ALFREDO CAMARGO RODRIGUES, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| DANA CAMERON Dental Hygienist |
| CHRISTINA CAMICK, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| COLLEEN CAMPBELL, PHD, MS Genetic Counselor (M.S.) |
| MAJA CAMPBELL, ARNP Nurse Practitioner |
| RANSOM CAMPBELL, PHD Psychologist |
| ADRIAN CAMPOS, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician |
| MAURICIO CAMPOS, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician |
| JAVIER CAMPOS-TORRES, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| JOHN CANADY, MD Facial Plastic Surgery Physician |
| LYNDI CANNISTRA, RN Case Management Registered Nurse |
| MARK CANNON, MA Health Educator |
| MATTHEW CANTRELL, PHARM. D. Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist |
| DANIEL CAPLAN, DDS, PHD General Practice Dentistry |
| EMILY CAPPER, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| ERIN CAPPER, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| KRISTEN CARAHER, PSY.D. Clinical Neuropsychologist |
| MATTHEW CARDA, DO Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| JAMES CARDINAL, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| RICCI AMOR CARDWELL, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| CHRISTOPHER CARENDER, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| KACY CAREW, ARNP Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| SHAWN CAREY Registered Nurse |
| JAMES CARILLO, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| BRADY CARLBERG Psychiatry Physician |
| ALLISON CARLISLE Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| ERICA CARLISLE, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| NANCY CARLISLE, MS, RD, LD, CDE Registered Dietitian |
| THOMAS CARLISLE, MD PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| ALYSSA CARLSON, RD Registered Dietitian |
| ELIZABETH CARLSON, RD, LD Registered Dietitian |
| JENNIFER CARLSON, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| MIRANDA CARLSON Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| PATRICIA CARLSON, OT Occupational Therapist |
| SAMUEL CARLSON, MD Surgery Physician |
| PENNY CARLTON Clinical Social Worker |
| BRENDA CARMODY, RPH Pharmacist |
| DAVID CARMODY, PT Physical Therapist |
| MEGAN CARNAHAN, LISW Clinical Social Worker |
| RYAN CARNAHAN, PHARM.D., M.S., BCPP Psychiatric Pharmacist |
| KRISTIN CARNE, CRNA Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| MIRELLA CARNEIRO ARNAUD B GADELHA, MD Diagnostic Neuroimaging (Radiology) Physician |
| BRENDAN CARNEY, DO Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician |
| NICHOLE CARNEY, RDN Metabolic Nutrition Registered Dietitian |
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