Doctors and health care providers in Pella, IA
318 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Pella, 28th of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is physical therapist: 34, 11% of the city's records, against 6% across Iowa. Page 5 of 7.
The 8 largest groups in Pella
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Pella in Iowa
- Rank in Iowa28th of 215 cities by records
- Share of the state0.7% of Iowa's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups25.8% of all records
Compared with Iowa as a whole, Pella has 6.3× the state's share of athletic trainer records and 0.70× its share of mental health counselor records.
Providers in Pella, alphabetically
- Lisa Opfer, RPSGT, RSTTechnician/Technologist1720565633
- Lynnette Ophaug, OTOccupational Therapist1659573657
- Heather Opseth, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1588928428
- Logan OsbornAthletic Trainer1851769335
- Andrew Ott, O.D.Optometrist1013320985
- Kathleen OwensRegistered Dietitian1578903704
- Jennifer Palmer, M.D.Dermatology Physician1801893862
- Lindsey Paramore, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1003742461
- Carie Parks, PHARM DPharmacist1568717593
- Stephanie PatinOccupational Therapist1841634839
- Luke PavlatStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538779004
- Whitney Pavlat, ATSAthletic Trainer1477007227
- Taryn Pennington, ATCAthletic Trainer1013380104
- Kendra Perry, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1275247736
- Megan Petersen, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1821555855
- Cynthia Peterson, LISWSocial Worker1114955341
- Dianne Pettit, DIETITIANRegistered Dietitian1477725299
- Mary Phillips, DIETITIANRegistered Dietitian1063590180
- Kimberly Pickett, LISWClinical Social Worker1114165537
- Heather Pilcher, PTA, MSE, ATC, LATPhysical Therapy Assistant1669513057
- Alyssa Plunkett, LMSWClinical Social Worker1932853405
- Catherine Pollock, RD LDRegistered Dietitian1356970248
- Tamara PommerPhysical Therapist1740649300
- Richard Posthuma, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144298019
- Baylee Pritchard, OTOccupational Therapist1982359477
- James Punke, D.C.Chiropractor1831177351
- Sheila Punt, A.R.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1912938382
- Julie Purvis, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1255654760
- Leigh Rasmussen, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1104921584
- Eric Recker, D.D.S.Dentist1750527503
- Mark Recker, D.D.S.Dentist1003052861
- Teylor RindoneAthletic Trainer1922618743
- Olivia RodriguezSpeech-Language Pathologist1164144788
- Lance Roorda, LMSWSocial Worker1033514948
- John Roslien, MS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1437274016
- Daniel Rowley, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1144240805
- Jana Rus, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1275922908
- Heather Russell, DPTPhysical Therapist1396972816
- Lori Ryan, MSN, ARNP, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1467151761
- Christina SailorsFamily Nurse Practitioner1639670300
- Michael Salter, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881653517
- Emily SalvadorAthletic Trainer1043719529
- Laura Santoro-PetermanFamily Nurse Practitioner1215504410
- Rita Schacherer, LISWSocial Worker1952339210
- Ashley Schelling, DPTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1902321086
- Parker Schenk, DCChiropractor1346019502
- Rebecca Schmitt, D.D.S.Dentist1306522651
- Gene Schmitz, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1790743565
- Dirk Scholten, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1164505376
- Jacob Schubert, M.ED, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1891578886
The largest Iowa cities
- Iowa City7,163
- Des Moines5,538
- Cedar Rapids2,949
- West Des Moines2,201
- Davenport2,058
How to read this directory
Pella, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 318 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 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 2024 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 28 and Family Medicine Physician 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 9.9 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 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.
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Common questions
How many doctors are in Pella, IA?
There are 318 registered healthcare providers in Pella, IA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Pella?
The most common specialties in Pella are Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer, Family Medicine Physician, Pharmacist, Occupational Therapist. Physical Therapist has the most providers with 34.
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.