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. Page 2 of 45.

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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. Kate AndersonOccupational Therapy Assistant1063740405
  2. Kenneth Anderson, MDPediatrics Physician1851377899
  3. L. AndersonGeneral Practice Dentistry1912928375
  4. Maria Andonie, TLMHCMental Health Counselor1013617067
  5. Jaclyn Andrick, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1740662857
  6. Jordan AppelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639978943
  7. Lexi ArandiaBehavior Technician1679447999
  8. Patricia Arason, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1598921777
  9. Gabrielle Archibald, LISWClinical Social Worker1922393990
  10. Taylor Archibald, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1588442289
  11. Jenny Arcinas, MSPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1922412105
  12. Allyson ArenivasMental Health Counselor1023862646
  13. Caitlin Arey, ARNPNurse Practitioner1902303654
  14. Scott Arno, P.A.Physician Assistant1336548940
  15. Melissa Arnold, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1740796440
  16. Katherine Asprey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598229262
  17. Nolan Asprey, MDAnesthesiology Physician1073191888
  18. Katie AtkinsOccupational Therapist1902463896
  19. Elizabeth AugspurgerBehavior Analyst1841661907
  20. Swapna AuroraPhysical Therapist1881870780
  21. Ha Austin, P.T.Physical Therapist1710914676
  22. Anthony Avallone, MDUrology Physician1659328540
  23. Beth AverySocial Worker1811437809
  24. Rhijeagn Mae Babatido, ARNP, FNP-C, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1417760422
  25. Ellen BaborGeneral Practice Dentistry1356862304
  26. Heather Back, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1750545364
  27. Austin Baeth, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1750647400
  28. Elizabeth Bailey, MS, LMHC, CADC, PMHCMental Health Counselor1326552043
  29. Steven Bailin, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1689656258
  30. Laura Baker, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1386620284
  31. Lauren Baker, MSW, LISWClinical Social Worker1598996472
  32. Sarah Baker, LMSWSocial Worker1639092844
  33. Ciara BalMarriage & Family Therapist1568731420
  34. Daniel Baldi, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1215934914
  35. Brett Baldwin, D.O.Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1316212632
  36. Dawn Baldwin, M.S., CCC-AAudiologist1659462125
  37. Allysa Ballantini-Clements, MPP-D, R.D., L.D.Registered Dietitian1063876928
  38. Ellaine Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCCMental Health Counselor1972145878
  39. Alexandria Ballenger, D.C.Chiropractor1346564382
  40. Lucas Ballenger, D.C.Chiropractor1366766313
  41. Claude BallesterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396667606
  42. Amy Ballou, OTD OTROccupational Therapist1386712313
  43. Christina BalmerPharmacist1033490313
  44. Alexandra BaltesSpeech-Language Pathologist1962967935
  45. Sharon Bandstra, LISW MSWClinical Social Worker1366473217
  46. Samantha Banzhaf, PA-CPhysician Assistant1922449479
  47. Julia Baray Alvarado, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1144110909
  48. Danah Barazanji, PHDCounseling Psychologist1952743106
  49. Majed Barazanji, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1285687202
  50. Andrew BarbeeMental Health Counselor1194656405

The largest Iowa cities

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

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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.