Doctors in Pella, IA
Active healthcare providers in Pella sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Pella ranks 28th among 212 Iowa cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.7% of the state's NPIs, led by Physical Therapist.
- 313
- NPPES providers in city
- 28th
- of 212 IA cities
- 0.7%
- of Iowa providers
- 26.5%
- in top 3 specialties
Pella ranks #11 of 10 Iowa cities for Physical Therapist.
Where Pella ranks among Iowa cities
Provider count vs every Iowa city in CMS NPPES (212 cities)
313 Top 13% higher than 87% of 212 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Pella
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
34 providers
- Athletic Trainer
Athletic Trainer
29 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
20 providers
- Family Medicine Phys…
Family Medicine Physician
19 providers
- Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
17 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 13
Family Nurse Practitioner
13 providers
- Student in an Organi… 12
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
12 providers
- Chiropractor 12
Chiropractor
12 providers
- Physician Assistant 11
Physician Assistant
11 providers
- Social Worker 11
Social Worker
11 providers
What this shows Physical Therapist is the largest specialty (34 providers, 10.9% of the city), followed by Athletic Trainer.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Pella has more, and fewer, of than Iowa average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Iowa , Pella over-indexes athletic trainer at 6.1× the state average and under-indexes mental health counselor at 0.69×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Iowa average
Less common here than Iowa average
- Mental Health Counselor 0.69×
How to read this directory & data limitations
Pella, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 313 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 Pella - 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 Pella 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 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Pella is weighted toward Physical Therapist (34 clinicians, followed by Athletic Trainer with 29 and Pharmacist with 20). 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, Pella reports roughly 9.8 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, General Practice Dentistry is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Pella practice address, a coverage gap Pella patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Pella 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.
Which specialties are most common in Pella
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapist | 34 | 10.9% |
| 2 | Athletic Trainer | 29 | 9.3% |
| 3 | Pharmacist | 20 | 6.4% |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physician | 19 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Occupational Therapist | 17 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 13 | 4.2% |
| 7 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 12 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Chiropractor | 12 | 3.8% |
| 9 | Physician Assistant | 11 | 3.5% |
| 10 | Social Worker | 11 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Mental Health Counselor | 11 | 3.5% |
| 12 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 10 | 3.2% |
| 13 | Internal Medicine Physician | 10 | 3.2% |
| 14 | Registered Dietitian | 9 | 2.9% |
| 15 | Dentist | 9 | 2.9% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Rachel Abughazaleh Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Karen Ahrens, OT Occupational Therapist |
| Jeffrey Allen, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Jamie Amble, CNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Kennan Archer, D.P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Nicole Arends, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Adrian Aswegen, T-LMHC Mental Health Counselor |
| Nicole Bandstra Massage Therapist |
| Russell Bandstra, M.D. Urology Physician |
| Katie Banowetz, LAT, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| David Barnes, DDS Dentist |
| Stephen Barnes, D.O. Family Medicine Physician |
| Taylor Barnett, PT, DPT Geriatric Physical Therapist |
| Rebecca Bartelma, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Savanna Baugh Behavior Technician |
| Kaila Baumgarten, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Maria Beacom Physical Therapist |
| Julie Bergman, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Brenda Birdsell, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Mark Blankespoor, PT Physical Therapist |
| Mitchell Blom, D.O. Family Medicine Physician |
| Robert Blom, PTA Physical Therapist |
| Brett Boddicker Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Valerie Bonnett, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Jonathan Bopes, OTD, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Jordan Borman Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Luzviminda Bowers, COTA Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Kent Breems, PHARM D Pharmacist |
| Dustin Briggs, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Sadie Brown, LAT, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Summer Brown, ARNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Beau Browne, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Rachel Browne, O.D. Optometrist |
| Matthew Burch, M.A. Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Lucinda Cain, MSW, LMSW Social Worker |
| John Cambron, DO Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Charles Canedy, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Spencer Carlstone, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| David Carroll, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Charity Carstensen, ARNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Karen Chambers, PT Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Michaela Chapman Social Worker |
| Hannah Childers, M.A. CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Amy Childerston Pharmacist |
| Ronald Childerston, D.O. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Aspen Clark Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Danielle Clark, D.O. Family Medicine Physician |
| Heidi Close, MD Otolaryngology Physician |
| Marsha Collins, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Kameshni Cornelius, PA Physician Assistant |
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