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 15 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. Susan Fletcher, TLMHCDubuque, IA 520021619214046
  2. Tyler Fletcher, TLMHCMarshalltown, IA 501581164239554
  3. Ann Flood, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503091568131563
  4. Tiffany Flowers, L.M.H.C.Cedar Rapids, IA 524041467882241
  5. Lyndon FluegelDavenport, IA 528071154773430
  6. Nicholas FlyWoodbine, IA 515791972285419
  7. Isaiah FogleUrbandale, IA 503221558979237
  8. Brandon FoleyWest Des Moines, IA 502661891645560
  9. Ellen Folkers-Jenkins, LMHC, CADCWest Des Moines, IA 502651043759582
  10. Jack Formanek, MS, LMHPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031285791376
  11. Mallory ForrySioux City, IA 511011497432769
  12. Mark Forstrom, LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524021649086778
  13. Cassandra ForsytheCedar Rapids, IA 524041396435764
  14. Tayler FosterNorth Liberty, IA 523171942957477
  15. Abby Fouch, T-LMHCDes Moines, IA 503091881411569
  16. Joseph FoxAmes, IA 500101346801560
  17. Stephanie Fox, LMHCHiawatha, IA 522331871277657
  18. Tiffany Francis, MS, T-LMHCHarlan, IA 515371639637416
  19. Sophia Francksen, T-LMCHAmes, IA 500101205791399
  20. Laurene FrancoJohnston, IA 501311386317238
  21. Meredith Francom, TLMHCAmes, IA 500101063274777
  22. Connie FrankDes Moines, IA 503151962725424
  23. Grant Franklin, TLMHCAmes, IA 500101770206542
  24. Jason FranklinDavenport, IA 528071346584570
  25. Lynne Frease McMahan, M.S., LMHCOrange City, IA 510411386718856
  26. Kory Frederick, PSY.D., LMHCDes Moines, IA 503101871665505
  27. Tamera Frederick, LMHCSpencer, IA 513011164885356
  28. Anthony Freeman, MA, TLMHC, MAMLWest Des Moines, IA 502661649131640
  29. Brittney FreesAnkeny, IA 500231528458221
  30. Kayla French, TLMHCBettendorf, IA 527221073358669
  31. Courtney Frerichs, LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011407967524
  32. Stephanie Frey, LPCDes Moines, IA 503101649674748
  33. Meagan Froehlich, LMFTWaukee, IA 502631417820184
  34. Samantha Frost, TLMHCCedar Falls, IA 506131003660432
  35. Shelby FuhsPella, IA 502191154990505
  36. Brian Fuller, MS, LMSW, LMHPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031659576841
  37. Greg Fuqua, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231295351179
  38. Tyler Fyotek, TLMHC, NCCIowa City, IA 522401295496529
  39. Dacni Gabel, LMHCIndianola, IA 501251639656846
  40. Kelly GaliherDes Moines, IA 503091295102895
  41. Travis GallowayCedar Falls, IA 506131679328009
  42. Paula Gallt, LMFTAmes, IA 500101770740508
  43. Jessica GambrelJohnston, IA 501311518796788
  44. Maria Del Rosario Garcia FinoWaterloo, IA 507011568191138
  45. Mark Garden, LMHCBettendorf, IA 527221306402854
  46. Cheryl Garland, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661417139775
  47. Thomas GarnerDes Moines, IA 503151942390166
  48. Devon Garrean, LMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031093551186
  49. Britte Garrett, MA, LMHC, CCTPIowa City, IA 522401770006041
  50. Laren Garrett, LMHCMarion, IA 523021134874688

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.