NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Spencer, IA

346 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Spencer, 23rd of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is addiction (substance use disorder) counselor: 28, 8% of the city's records, against 2% across Iowa.

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Spencer in Iowa

  • Rank in Iowa23rd of 215 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.7% of Iowa's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups21.1% of all records
  • Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor rank10th of the 10 Iowa cities with the most

Compared with Iowa as a whole, Spencer has 4× the state's share of addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records.

Providers in Spencer, alphabetically

  1. Erika Adolph, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1942035241
  2. Jessica Amendt, MS, IADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740030485
  3. Cameron Andela, STUDENTCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1740867241
  4. Emily Andersen, MA, CCC-SLPAthletic Trainer1124506332
  5. Eric Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1205801917
  6. Paul Anderson, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1215924006
  7. David AndrewsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699506238
  8. Brian Anliker, DCChiropractor1255381612
  9. Robert Appel, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1790750495
  10. Benjamin Armstrong, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174845564
  11. Laura Armstrong, ARNPHospitalist Physician1548782964
  12. Doreen Baerentzen, LISWClinical Social Worker1154158434
  13. Sheri Ann Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164599684
  14. Robert Baltes, MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1316561970
  15. Dominique Baugh, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1942998000
  16. Noah Becker, LMSWSocial Worker1093564312
  17. Keith Begeman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780142372
  18. Jennifer Belken, TCADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1124945977
  19. Alicia Beltman, PRSPeer Specialist1669247748
  20. Joanna Bennett, LMSWSocial Worker1831084946
  21. William Bensen, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1750768339
  22. Elizabeth BerberichPharmacist1669977161
  23. Anna Berg, ATCAthletic Trainer1225872872
  24. Stephanie Berkenpas, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1598696031
  25. Anne BeschornerNurse Practitioner1801210471
  26. Randall Binzer, DDS MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1205934072
  27. Megan Birdsong, MSWSocial Worker1790143410
  28. Timothy Blankers, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1902869803
  29. Chelsey Bobzien, IADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316337892
  30. Patrick Boyd, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1528177748
  31. Kathy Brandt, MSWClinical Social Worker1255383014
  32. Benjamin Branigan, MDSurgery Physician1780206110
  33. Joni Breuer, O.D.Optometrist1083925572
  34. Cheryl Bronner, ODOptometrist1194758581
  35. David Bronner, PTPhysical Therapist1952332330
  36. Natasha Broom, CRNAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649577586
  37. Miranda BrowerFamily Nurse Practitioner1467747147
  38. Sue Brugman, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538501085
  39. Carol Buchheit, PTPhysical Therapist1689847600
  40. Jeffrey Burns, DCChiropractor1881687317
  41. Deborah Bush, LISWClinical Social Worker1396713210
  42. Samuel Butler, O.D.Optometrist1538247135
  43. Kevin Carlson, ATC/LAthletic Trainer1144281916
  44. Luke Carlson, PHARM D.Pharmacist1659222933
  45. Courtney Carmichael Schwartz, DCChiropractor1659352391
  46. Sara Casey, ARNPNurse Practitioner1003401720
  47. Gary Caviness, LBSW, IADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336502509
  48. Michael Chapman, O.D.Optometrist1447242086
  49. David Christ, M.D.Specialist1922072297
  50. Jennifer Coates, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1194270470

The largest Iowa cities

  1. Iowa City7,163
  2. Des Moines5,538
  3. Cedar Rapids2,949
  4. West Des Moines2,201
  5. Davenport2,058

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How to read this directory

Spencer, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 346 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 Spencer - 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 Spencer 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 Spencer is weighted toward Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor (28 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 23 and Pharmacist with 22). 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, Spencer reports roughly 10.8 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.

For Spencer 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.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Spencer, IA?

There are 346 registered healthcare providers in Spencer, IA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Spencer?

The most common specialties in Spencer are Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Mental Health Counselor, Pharmacist, Social Worker, Physical Therapist. Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor has the most providers with 28.

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.