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 3 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. Joseph Bardeen, PHDClinical Psychologist1760005904
  2. John Bardole, M.D.Urology Physician1841283447
  3. Yvette Bardole, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1982416301
  4. Molly Barnes, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083342828
  5. Samantha Barnes, PHARMDPharmacist1861227068
  6. Shannon Barnes, L.M.T.Massage Therapist1578214581
  7. Joseph BarnettStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114852035
  8. Eric Barp, D.P.MPodiatrist1467445064
  9. Teresa Barrett, L.M.H.C.Mental Health Counselor1497890917
  10. Kawsu Barry, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1861929226
  11. Jennifer Barry-Burton, L.I.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1942347885
  12. Kathryn BartellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982581674
  13. Ann Bartels, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053620211
  14. Kathryn Bartlett, DOFamily Medicine Physician1568990869
  15. Indu Basil, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1467614388
  16. Jaclyn Bassett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740766658
  17. Cynthia Bates, DPTPhysical Therapist1174760631
  18. Pamela Battle, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558091298
  19. Ann Marie Baughman, LISWClinical Social Worker1407986839
  20. Gayla Baughman, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1801872098
  21. Shannon Bauman, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1235802075
  22. Kelley Baumhover, O.D.Optometrist1104874643
  23. Lisa Baxter, LISWClinical Social Worker1790882884
  24. Kelly BazanMental Health Counselor1740888668
  25. Andrew Bean, M.D.MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1881649523
  26. Philip Bear, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1821070400
  27. Larry Beaty, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407841273
  28. Derek BechtelChiropractor1942917828
  29. Madelyn BeckPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1194550848
  30. Anna Becker, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1588508584
  31. Jesse Becker, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396289229
  32. Joshua Becker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689912362
  33. Lily Becker, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1770467672
  34. Marcie Becker, P.T.Physical Therapist1467676775
  35. Thomas Becker, D.D.S.Endodontics1487632139
  36. Enrique Bedia, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1336125483
  37. Amanda Beehler, M.S., CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1669827895
  38. Tasha Beenken, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1124315197
  39. Denise Behrends, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1588829501
  40. Amine Bellil, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1639466733
  41. Beverly Belsheim, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154397909
  42. Kellie Bement, DNP, ARNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1487170718
  43. Bridget Bencke-Hiveley, LMHCMental Health Counselor1942309760
  44. Brooke Benham, LPC; LMHCMental Health Counselor1043569874
  45. Debra Bennett, P.T.Physical Therapist1740233923
  46. Joseph Bennett, D.C.Chiropractor1952333569
  47. Diedre Benson, ARNPNurse Practitioner1801079462
  48. Brian BentleyProfessional Counselor1508374778
  49. Lisa Benton, ARNPNurse Practitioner1477729341
  50. Addison BentsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275411993

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.