NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist in Iowa

110 NPPES records list foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Iowa, 3.4 per 100,000 residents, the 9th highest rate of 51. Des Moines and Waterloo have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 213ES0103X · method

Des Moines has the most, 20

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist records in Iowa

  1. Chloe Van VlietDes Moines, IA 503091174459804
  2. Michael Ward, D.P.M.Dubuque, IA 520011134122831
  3. Patrick Weires, DPMWaterloo, IA 507021316936628
  4. Mark Wetzel, DPMNewton, IA 502081225136658
  5. John Whitt, DPMWaterloo, IA 507021851702005
  6. Kathie Whitt, DPMWaterloo, IA 507021841635745
  7. Abby Williams, DPMCarroll, IA 514011437413838
  8. Benjamin Willis, D.P.M.Webster City, IA 505951730438847
  9. Robert Yoho, D.P.M.Des Moines, IA 503121952393456
  10. Alyssa Zacharjasz, DPMOskaloosa, IA 525771871976290

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 213ES0103X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 9 of 51 per resident

  1. Florida4.0
  2. Ohio3.9
  3. Arizona3.8
  4. Iowa3.4
  5. New York3.4
  6. Kentucky3.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.3.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 213ES0103X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

83.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.2% 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. Iowa83.6%
  2. United States85.2%

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file92 of 110 · 83.6% here, 85.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file80 · 72.7% here, 76.9% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more57 · 51.8% here, 52.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2011 · the 80 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 213ES0103X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

110 NPPES records list foot & ankle surgery podiatrist (213ES0103X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 3.4 per 100,000 residents against 3 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Des Moines has 20 of them (18%).

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. Utah111
  2. Oregon113
  3. Wisconsin115
  4. Minnesota97

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New York3.4
  2. Kentucky3.3
  3. New Mexico3.3
  4. California3.2

The largest states

  1. California1,248
  2. Florida897
  3. New York669
  4. Texas663
  5. Pennsylvania640

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.