NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Family Nurse Practitioner in Iowa

1,971 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iowa, 61 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Des Moines and Iowa City have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 40 of 40.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363LF0000X · method

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

Des Moines has the most, 171

  1. Des Moines171
  2. Iowa City138
  3. Cedar Rapids131
  4. Davenport91
  5. Sioux City82

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Iowa

  1. Megan Yonkovic, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503141821611880
  2. Jamie YoungBritt, IA 504231861384901
  3. Sheryl Young, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503151518911866
  4. Denise Younke, ARNPCedar Rapids, IA 524021740699925
  5. Jessica Younke, ARNP-CMason City, IA 504011669018834
  6. Akossiwa YovoganCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011750902052
  7. Mary Jo Ytzen, ARNPGreenfield, IA 508491588967269
  8. Rosalyn Zach, ARNPFort Dodge, IA 505011386176758
  9. Jennifer Zalaznik, FNPDubuque, IA 520021073945499
  10. Mika Zeeryp, FNPClinton, IA 527321952067662
  11. Joelle Zeien, NPCharles City, IA 506161770086571
  12. Joan Zenner, ARNPMason City, IA 504011760418453
  13. Chao Zhang, FNP-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011619489747
  14. Jin Zhou, NP-CIowa City, IA 522421902356330
  15. Leslie Ziebarth, NP-CSioux City, IA 511051144564923
  16. Tiffany Zieser, ARNPHazleton, IA 506411891311650
  17. Jennifer Zigrang, ARNPFort Dodge, IA 505011699134072
  18. Kendra Zimmerman, FNP-BCWest Des Moines, IA 502661568288231
  19. Taffy Zoelle, ARNPSioux City, IA 511061265718639
  20. Hilary Zrostlik, ARNPGarner, IA 504381851832240
  21. Samantha Zubak, FNP-BCDenver, IA 506221871376152

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Maryland67
  2. Utah63
  3. Idaho62
  4. Iowa61
  5. North Carolina61
  6. Illinois61
  7. 50 states and D.C.71

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

83.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 75.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Iowa83.7%
  2. United States75.1%

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,650 of 1,971 · 83.7% here, 75.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,398 · 70.9% here, 57.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more848 · 43.0% here, 40.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 1,398 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LF0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,971 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner (363LF0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 61 per 100,000 residents against 71 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Des Moines has 171 of them (9%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. West Virginia2,124
  2. Nevada2,165
  3. Utah2,167
  4. New Mexico1,642

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina61.2
  2. Idaho61.8
  3. Illinois60.9
  4. Colorado59.4

The largest states

  1. Florida22,340
  2. Texas21,242
  3. California16,966
  4. New York14,805
  5. Ohio9,647

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.