NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) in Iowa

26 NPPES records list lactation consultant (registered nurse) with a practice address in Iowa, 0.8 per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest rate of 51. Des Moines and Bettendorf 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 163WL0100X · 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, 3

  1. Des Moines3
  2. Bettendorf2
  3. Huxley2
  4. Ankeny1
  5. Belmond1

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) records in Iowa

  1. Lora Albert, RN, BSN, IBCLC, HCTiffin, IA 523401790510360
  2. Brenna Anema, IBCLCIreton, IA 510271750026365
  3. Trinity Barton, RN, CLCBurlington, IA 526011932815131
  4. Mary Berry, IBCLCWinterset, IA 502731790671915
  5. Amy Blum, RN, IBCLCEpworth, IA 520451346975208
  6. Madelyn Brunow, RNC, IBCLC, RLCWoodbine, IA 515791619320777
  7. Elizabeth Buchholtz, RN, IBCLCBelmond, IA 504211396099024
  8. Rebecca Clark, RN IBCLCBettendorf, IA 527221184130759
  9. Crystel Corbin, RN, IBCLCDexter, IA 500701518559095
  10. Melissa Davis, RN, IBCLCWindsor Heights, IA 503241447020086
  11. Calandra Fobian, RN IBCLCHuxley, IA 501241659177673
  12. Kaitlyn Girskis, RNC-MNN, CBSBettendorf, IA 527221588171243
  13. Carrie Kelderman, BSN, RNPella, IA 502191962017764
  14. Nicole KuhseIowa City, IA 522451285405563
  15. Sara Macy, RN IBCLCIowa Falls, IA 501261154136463
  16. Louise McDonough, RN, IBCLCMuscatine, IA 527611952894834
  17. Stephanie Morgan, BSN, RN, IBCLCDes Moines, IA 503121477237428
  18. Kellie Nielsen, IBCLC, RNDes Moines, IA 503101013692557
  19. Ellen Obrien, LMT, CLCNorth Liberty, IA 523171417267675
  20. Carolyn RebmanAnkeny, IA 500211285461418
  21. Julia Schveiger, RN, IBCLC, RLCMaquoketa, IA 520601659587129
  22. Tera SheetzWaterloo, IA 507011730810805
  23. Danielle StutzmanCedar Falls, IA 506131669219960
  24. Angela SwieterDes Moines, IA 503171447504758
  25. Lori Theisen, I.B.C.L.C, RNDubuque, IA 520011992167415
  26. Brenda Vanarsdale, BSN RN IBCLCHuxley, IA 501241245053388

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WL0100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 41 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio0.9
  2. Georgia0.9
  3. Wisconsin0.8
  4. Iowa0.8
  5. Michigan0.8
  6. West Virginia0.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WL0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.3% 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. Iowa0.0%
  2. United States0.3%

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 26 · 0.0% here, 0.3% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more10 · 38.5% here, 43.1% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 163WL0100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

26 NPPES records list lactation consultant (registered nurse) (163WL0100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 0.8 per 100,000 residents against 1.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Des Moines has 3 of them (12%).

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. Hawaii26
  2. Delaware25
  3. Kentucky27
  4. Rhode Island27

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wisconsin0.8
  2. Michigan0.8
  3. West Virginia0.8
  4. Minnesota0.8

The largest states

  1. California443
  2. Texas321
  3. New York237
  4. Florida208
  5. Illinois202

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.