NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Waterloo, IA

1,512 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Waterloo, 6th of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is pharmacist: 115, 8% of the city's records, against 7% across Iowa. Page 29 of 31.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Waterloo in Iowa

  • Rank in Iowa6th of 215 cities by records
  • Share of the state3.2% of Iowa's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups20.1% of all records
  • Pharmacist rank5th of the 10 Iowa cities with the most

Compared with Iowa as a whole, Waterloo has 16.8× the state's share of music therapist records and 0.45× its share of chiropractor records.

Providers in Waterloo, alphabetically

  1. Tammy VanderwerfDoula1336013978
  2. Jodi Vansickle, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1982630703
  3. Amy VarzavandGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1871480582
  4. Taylor Vaske, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1063861375
  5. Jayachandra Babu Vavilathota, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942455746
  6. Thomas VeisethFamily Nurse Practitioner1396195905
  7. Kaci Vela, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1477790202
  8. Pradeep Kumar Velumula, MBBSNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1205202603
  9. Ramachandra Vemulapalli, MDAnesthesiology Physician1558315242
  10. Wayne Ventling, DODiagnostic Radiology Physician1285793844
  11. Amanda Vervaecke, A.R.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1023087665
  12. Mary Vesely, BSN, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1467304089
  13. Nicole ViethAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1669905709
  14. Mitchelle Jade Villano, PTPhysical Therapist1679945513
  15. Joshua Vinquist, HIS, ACAHearing Instrument Specialist1639822497
  16. David Visokey, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1912979261
  17. Alex Vitzthum, DDSDentist1013447515
  18. Lindsay Vogel, A.R.N.P.Gerontology Nurse Practitioner1477815769
  19. Susan Voong, PHARMDPharmacist1073180253
  20. Tiffany Vrba, LMSWClinical Social Worker1558441147
  21. Jill WagemesterClinical Social Worker1376320036
  22. Georgine Wagoner, ARNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1578858999
  23. Nasreen Wahidi, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1417995903
  24. Heather Wales, CNMMidwife1861644767
  25. Cheryl WallaceRegistered Nurse1275422107
  26. Jiselle WaltersBehavior Technician1164369054
  27. Michelle Wanstreet, MT-BC, RBT, NMTMusic Therapist1912540394
  28. Meghan Ward, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1578437885
  29. Caleb WarnerPharmacist1639554033
  30. Andrew Washburn, PHARMDPharmacist1265270086
  31. Casaundra WashingtonLicensed Practical Nurse1588521710
  32. Sarah Waskow, DPTPhysical Therapist1659805299
  33. Alexander Wawer, MDFamily Medicine Physician1417331646
  34. Mir Waziri, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1588629729
  35. Bethany WeberClinical Social Worker1124401476
  36. Paul Wehrman, LMHCCounselor1568487692
  37. Shantelle Weichers, ATC, CSCSAthletic Trainer1255364493
  38. Patrick Weires, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1316936628
  39. Morgan Welch, MT-BCMusic Therapist1700540747
  40. Grace Welp, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1003548470
  41. Robert Welshons, P.A.C.Physician Assistant1184611014
  42. Karli WelterPharmacist1396583266
  43. Kindra Welter, PHARMDPharmacist1780412726
  44. Barbara Weno, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1871571133
  45. Larissa WenszellDoula1255680526
  46. Salina Wentz, LMSWClinical Social Worker1013876168
  47. Linda Westpfahl, OTRL,CHTHand Occupational Therapist1437208048
  48. Shelly Whalen, LMSWClinical Social Worker1164187886
  49. Samantha Wheeler, PHARMDPharmacist1164907465
  50. Amanda WhiteLicensed Practical Nurse1225998982

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

Waterloo, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,512 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 Waterloo - 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 Waterloo 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 Waterloo is weighted toward Pharmacist (115 clinicians, followed by Nurse Practitioner with 96 and Family Medicine Physician with 93). 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, Waterloo reports roughly 47.1 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, Occupational Therapist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Waterloo practice address, a coverage gap Waterloo patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For Waterloo 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 Waterloo, IA?

There are 1,512 registered healthcare providers in Waterloo, IA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Waterloo?

The most common specialties in Waterloo are Pharmacist, Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine Physician, Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor. Pharmacist has the most providers with 115.

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.