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 NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.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 20)
| Name |
|---|
| DEBRA CARPENDER-ROBIN, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| KATI CARPENTER, ARNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| CRAIG CARR, DC Independent Medical Examiner Chiropractor |
| JENNIFER CARR, M.D. Surgery Physician |
| KAITLIN CARR, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| RACHAEL CARR, M.S.W, LISW Mental Health Counselor |
| ELISABETH CARROLL Pharmacist |
| JOHN CARROLL, D.D.S. Dentist |
| NICHOLE CARROLL, ARNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| RACHAEL CARROLL, AUD Audiologist |
| RORY CARROLL, MD Surgery Physician |
| ASHLEY CARRON, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| COBY CARSTENS, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| JAMMIE CARTER Registered Nurse |
| KEITH CARTER, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| MAKAYLA CARTER, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| THOMAS CARTER, MD PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| MARTHA CARVOUR, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| PAUL CASHMAN Prosthodontics |
| JOHN CASKO, DDS MA PHD Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry |
| PATRICIA CASTAGNO Speech-Language Pathologist |
| GABRIEL CASTANO HEREDIA Pediatrics Physician |
| RICHARD CATALAN, MD Body Imaging Physician |
| HARRISON CATER, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Physician Assistant |
| ANNA CATES Behavior Technician |
| JOSEPH CATES, PA Physician Assistant |
| SARA CATHI, RD, LD Registered Dietitian |
| JANE CATON, LISW Clinical Social Worker |
| LESLIE CATON FREY, LMFT Marriage & Family Therapist |
| DONOVAN CAUFIELD, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| DALE CAVIN, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| CARA CERULLO, LISW Clinical Social Worker |
| BONNIE CESSNA, RDH Dental Hygienist |
| ILAY CETINER, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| GINA CETTA, ARNP Women's Health Nurse Practitioner |
| GRACE CHABAL, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| REBECCA CHACKALACKAL, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| BENJAMIN CHACKO, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| MICHELLE CHADBOURNE, ARNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| MAYY CHAHLA, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| MOHAMAD CHAHROUR, MD Surgery Physician |
| MASOOM CHAINANI Neurological Surgery Physician |
| YVONNE CHALKLEY, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| CASSIDY CHALUPA, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| ALEXANDRA CHAMBERLAIN, DDS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN, DDS Dentist |
| JULIETTE CHAMBERLAIN Speech-Language Pathologist |
| TAWNY CHAMBERLAIN, PHD, LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| AUBREY CHAN, MD, PHD Internal Medicine Physician |
| CARLOS CHAN, MD, PHD, FRCSC Surgical Oncology Physician |
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