NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in West Branch, IA

22 individual NPPES records list a practice address in West Branch, 148th of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 6, 27% of the city's records, against 5% across Iowa.

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West Branch in Iowa

  • Rank in Iowa148th of 215 cities by records
  • Share of the state<0.1% of Iowa's records
  • Specialties present12 taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups50% of all records

Providers in West Branch, alphabetically

  1. Marissa Boles, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1811756752
  2. Chris BushmanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1962342378
  3. Alyssa Dlouhy, LISWClinical Social Worker1073098372
  4. Tanya English, D.C.Chiropractor1821172164
  5. Summer Friis, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1861080855
  6. Sheila Gluesing, LISWClinical Social Worker1720451735
  7. Lana Godlewski, LMSWSocial Worker1407468333
  8. Amy Gosnell, LISWClinical Social Worker1790159713
  9. Kyle Haganman, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1730757725
  10. Brad Heithoff, MDFamily Medicine Physician1437137239
  11. Kelli Jensen, ATC, LATSports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1871046466
  12. Charles King, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1639727241
  13. Annette Knebel, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1942744032
  14. Gerald Monserud, D.D.S.Dentist1073520730
  15. Kathryn MoonMental Health Counselor1134665300
  16. Lydia Moore, LMSWClinical Social Worker1265282594
  17. Thomas Novak, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1376581868
  18. Clifford Rappoport, LMSWClinical Social Worker1730553652
  19. Shane Staker, D.C.Chiropractor1588758338
  20. Anita Starr, D.D.S.Dentist1821187931
  21. Mary Kay TownsendClinical Social Worker1043683048
  22. Edward Wallace, D.C.,N.D.Chiropractor1609998129

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

West Branch, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 22 registered healthcare providers spanning 12 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in West Branch - 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 West Branch 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 West Branch is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (6 clinicians, followed by Chiropractor with 3 and Family Medicine Physician with 2). 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, West Branch reports roughly 0.7 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, Pharmacist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a West Branch practice address, a coverage gap West Branch patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.

For West Branch 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 West Branch, IA?

There are 22 registered healthcare providers in West Branch, IA, covering 12 specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in West Branch?

The most common specialties in West Branch are Clinical Social Worker, Chiropractor, Family Medicine Physician, Dentist, Mental Health Counselor. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 6.

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.