NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Forensic Pathology Physician in Iowa

8 NPPES records list forensic pathology physician with a practice address in Iowa, 0.2 per 100,000 residents, the 10th highest rate of 46. Ankeny and Iowa City have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207ZF0201X · method

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

Ankeny has the most, 3

  1. Ankeny3
  2. Iowa City3
  3. Des Moines1
  4. Urbandale1

Forensic Pathology Physician records in Iowa

  1. Aaron Amundson, DOIowa City, IA 522421063035749
  2. Melissa Blessing, DOIowa City, IA 522421831451327
  3. Joseph Blitman, M.B., B.CH., B.A.O.Des Moines, IA 503141841674728
  4. Dennis Klein, MDAnkeny, IA 500231780533463
  5. Kelly Kruse, M.D., M.P.H.Ankeny, IA 500231154766798
  6. Marcus Nashelsky, MDIowa City, IA 522421629066485
  7. Gregory Schmunk, M.D.Urbandale, IA 503231659587202
  8. Jacob Smith, MDAnkeny, IA 500231558686360

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207ZF0201X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 10 of 46 per resident

  1. Vermont0.3
  2. Tennessee0.3
  3. Montana0.3
  4. Iowa0.2
  5. Missouri0.2
  6. Florida0.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207ZF0201X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

8 NPPES records list forensic pathology physician (207ZF0201X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 0.2 per 100,000 residents against 0.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Ankeny has 3 of them (38%).

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.

The largest states

  1. California54
  2. Florida53
  3. New York43
  4. Texas38
  5. Maryland20

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.