NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in Iowa

2,567 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in Iowa, 80 per 100,000 residents, the 27th highest rate of 51. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 1 of 52.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YM0800X · 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, 316

  1. Des Moines316
  2. Cedar Rapids168
  3. West Des Moines157
  4. Council Bluffs100
  5. Iowa City96

Mental Health Counselor records in Iowa

  1. Blair A'Hearn, M.DIV., M.A., LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524021669721825
  2. Emma AanestadCoralville, IA 522411356260327
  3. Lindsey AaronDes Moines, IA 503091548493430
  4. Maya Abdul HafizCedar Rapids, IA 524031740649904
  5. Scott Aber, LPC, CAC III, LMHCBettendorf, IA 527221043448699
  6. Katie Abold, LMHCClarinda, IA 516321982953360
  7. Sean AbramowitzDes Moines, IA 503241801662556
  8. Amanda AckermanDes Moines, IA 503091104134931
  9. Courtney AckersonDes Moines, IA 503091730588740
  10. Stacie AcoxCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011639649882
  11. Alyssa ActonDavenport, IA 528031922746965
  12. Tracy AdamCedar Rapids, IA 524021154962991
  13. Ian AdamsWest Des Moines, IA 502661356201255
  14. Jenna AdamsMason City, IA 504011407790710
  15. Jennifer Adams, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011902334725
  16. Meghan Adams, LMHC-TCedar Rapids, IA 524031104472422
  17. Sally AdamsMaquoketa, IA 520601073247318
  18. Kymberli Adelmund, T-LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524031912889270
  19. Erika Adolph, TLMHCSpencer, IA 513011942035241
  20. Carol AdolphsonWapello, IA 526531316587132
  21. Hayley Agarwal, LMHCAmes, IA 500111396229894
  22. Vicki Ailey-Roberson, LMHC, ACADCAnkeny, IA 500211790912517
  23. Cheyenne AiliffDavenport, IA 528031437014107
  24. Amy Akers, TLMHCAvoca, IA 515211962285569
  25. Shellane Albaugh, LMHCAmes, IA 500101417228545
  26. Angel AlbertsonCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031316331879
  27. Linsey Albright, T-LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011164204517
  28. Cassandra Alderman, TLMHC, CADCWaterloo, IA 507021417647454
  29. Jessica Aldrich, MA, LMHC, CRC, CADCAltoona, IA 500091326405440
  30. Angela Allen, M.A., CRCClive, IA 503251780965137
  31. Melanie AllenSioux City, IA 511041821934019
  32. Dusti Alonso, LMHC, LIMHPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011861866659
  33. Christy Alten, LPCMH, LMHC, LACSioux Center, IA 512501972260180
  34. Gail Althaus, MA, LMHCJesup, IA 506481710171392
  35. Matilda Alvarado, LMHCOttumwa, IA 525011902980964
  36. Megan Amos, MA, LMHCDubuque, IA 520021861733206
  37. Miquel Anastasi-Melchert, LMHCNorth Liberty, IA 523171679003495
  38. Carolyn Andersen Burgher, MS LMHC LMHP LIMHPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031053586206
  39. Courtney Anderson, MS, TLMHCAmes, IA 500141538944855
  40. Dorothy Anderson, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231043358427
  41. Earl Anderson, LMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031598708034
  42. Emily Anderson, LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011023604899
  43. Julie Anderson, LMHCStorm Lake, IA 505881083282495
  44. Kari Anderson, MS LMHCEmmetsburg, IA 505361528361102
  45. Karin Anderson, LMHC NCC MSDubuque, IA 520011851796296
  46. Kerry Anderson, EDD LMHC PLLCDes Moines, IA 503121184760977
  47. Mai-Anh Anderson, LMHCDavenport, IA 528071013454693
  48. Melinda Anderson, MAWaterloo, IA 507031508439605
  49. Nicholas AndersonCedar Falls, IA 506131285447987
  50. Rhonda AndersonHarlan, IA 515371922694082

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 27 of 51 per resident

  1. Utah82
  2. South Dakota82
  3. North Carolina82
  4. Iowa80
  5. South Carolina78
  6. Pennsylvania77
  7. 50 states and D.C.87

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

14.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 5.2% 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. Iowa14.3%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file368 of 2,567 · 14.3% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file555 · 21.6% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,049 · 40.9% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2015 · the 554 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YM0800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,567 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 80 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Des Moines has 316 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. Wisconsin2,622
  2. Arkansas2,663
  3. Nevada2,468
  4. New Mexico2,722

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina81.7
  2. South Dakota81.9
  3. South Carolina78.0
  4. Utah82.3

The largest states

  1. California28,617
  2. Florida23,249
  3. New York19,989
  4. Massachusetts18,415
  5. Washington18,094

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.