NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in West Des Moines, IA

2,201 individual NPPES records list a practice address in West Des Moines, 4th of 215 Iowa cities. The largest group is mental health counselor: 157, 7% of the city's records, against 5% across Iowa.

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

The 8 largest groups in West Des Moines

  1. Mental Health Counselor157
  2. Physical Therapist146
  3. Physician Assistant119
  4. Clinical Social Worker114
  5. Pharmacist105
  6. Students in training98
  7. Behavior Technician91
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist78

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

West Des Moines in Iowa

  • Rank in Iowa4th of 215 cities by records
  • Share of the state4.6% of Iowa's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups19.2% of all records
  • Mental Health Counselor rank3rd of the 10 Iowa cities with the most

Compared with Iowa as a whole, West Des Moines has 2.5× the state's share of audiologist records and 0.50× its share of family medicine physician records.

Providers in West Des Moines, alphabetically

  1. Jeffrey Aagaard, DDSDentist1417021205
  2. Jacqueline Aanestad, PTPhysical Therapist1104879840
  3. Tyler Aasen, D.O.Gastroenterology Physician1740690205
  4. Marshall Abbe, LISWSocial Worker1023581451
  5. Sarah AbbottPhysical Therapist1679128961
  6. Alladdin Abosaida, M.DPediatric Pulmonology Physician1376777524
  7. Jackie Abram, AU.D.Audiologist1932530896
  8. Lee Abramsohn, D.O.Plastic Surgery Physician1518070150
  9. Safa Abukhalil, M.B.B.SFamily Medicine Physician1982084463
  10. Mauricio Acebey, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1174536270
  11. Jayde Achenbach, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1346972874
  12. Susan Ackelson, LISWClinical Social Worker1497780803
  13. Melanie Acklin, LISWSocial Worker1538265525
  14. Logan Adam, PA-SStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952289365
  15. Ian AdamsMental Health Counselor1356201255
  16. Sonja AdamsClinical Social Worker1396566394
  17. Tara Adducci, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1801184486
  18. Reumina Ademovic, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1174395883
  19. Sevlija Ademovic, MSWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861103418
  20. Shakuntala Advani, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1861473316
  21. Lindsey Aeschliman, ARNPNurse Practitioner1770866642
  22. Geeta AgarwalPharmacist1083839906
  23. Ravinder Agarwal, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1477538007
  24. David Agey, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1417059130
  25. Mehwish Ahmed, MDGastroenterology Physician1225561327
  26. Karen Ahrens, PSYD LPHealth Service Psychologist1215919725
  27. Melanie Akers, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1750976387
  28. Ahmad Al-Shash, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1881607786
  29. Alex AlbrightClinical Social Worker1548684228
  30. Leeann Albright, MSN, FNP-C, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1346667862
  31. Kathleen Alexander, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1730270604
  32. Muna AlghanemPersonal Care Attendant1205723053
  33. Ayoub AliDriver1093397432
  34. Laura Alison, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1518343755
  35. Steven Aljets, O.D.Optometrist1790745602
  36. Fadi Alkhatib, DOAllergy & Immunology Physician1972869717
  37. Daniel Allen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376548784
  38. Kyle Alliman, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1437360351
  39. Ali AltaiePharmacist1811682735
  40. Kimberly Alton, APNNurse Practitioner1821249475
  41. Cynthia Alvarado-PizarroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124906417
  42. Alexandra AlvarezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114804887
  43. Gary Amerman, DDS MSPeriodontics1720153760
  44. Beth Amspaugh, MDOphthalmology Physician1861644817
  45. Kartik Anand, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1164863841
  46. Brian Ancell, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1609902972
  47. Dana AndersenClinical Social Worker1073139358
  48. Britta AndersonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295534865
  49. Hannah AndersonPhysical Therapist1003700121
  50. Jeffrey Anderson, MDAnesthesiology Physician1134105158

The largest Iowa cities

  1. Iowa City7,163
  2. Des Moines5,538
  3. Cedar Rapids2,949
  4. Davenport2,058
  5. Waterloo1,512

All of Iowa →

How to read this directory

West Des Moines, Iowa appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 2,201 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 West Des Moines - 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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines is weighted toward Mental Health Counselor (157 clinicians, followed by Physical Therapist with 146 and Physician Assistant with 119). 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 Des Moines reports roughly 68.6 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 West Des Moines 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 Des Moines, IA?

There are 2,201 registered healthcare providers in West Des Moines, IA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in West Des Moines?

The most common specialties in West Des Moines are Mental Health Counselor, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, Clinical Social Worker, Pharmacist. Mental Health Counselor has the most providers with 157.

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.