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 2 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. Stacie AndersonCedar Rapids, IA 524021932816071
  2. Teresa Anderson, LMHC, CADCFort Dodge, IA 505011891925293
  3. Whitney Anderson, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011346908993
  4. Angela AndewayOttumwa, IA 525011215352059
  5. Maria Andonie, TLMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502651013617067
  6. Mariah Andreasen, LMHC, NCCDes Moines, IA 503121811346059
  7. Noelle Andrew, MS, T-LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524011053078808
  8. Riley Andrews, MA, TLMHCDubuque, IA 520011083183222
  9. Robert Andrews, MS LMHC NCCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031053568345
  10. Allyssa Angle McGinnis, LMHCBondurant, IA 500351336832351
  11. Angela Anthony, MS ED., LMHC, NCCCedar Rapids, IA 524041154536118
  12. Garrett Anthony, MA, LMHCFort Madison, IA 526271295382141
  13. Joseph Appler, TLMHCMuscatine, IA 527611033855465
  14. Jeana Arbegast, TLMHC, CADCClarion, IA 505251417600248
  15. Treizy Arellano, MAMarshalltown, IA 501581760329270
  16. Allyson ArenivasWest Des Moines, IA 502661023862646
  17. Katie Arjes, TLMHCWaterloo, IA 507021255787495
  18. Juan Arjona, LMHCDubuque, IA 520011417312026
  19. Susan Arland, LMHCClive, IA 503251124050257
  20. Kaylee ArlenCoralville, IA 522411689540932
  21. Becky Armstrong, LMHPGlenwood, IA 515341598907222
  22. Gretchen Armstrong, LMH, CADCCedar Falls, IA 506131306133582
  23. Lyvier Aschenbrenner, MS LMHC ACADCOttumwa, IA 525011710972732
  24. Joy Ashbaugh, LMHCUrbandale, IA 503221710219191
  25. Grace Ashbrook, MADubuque, IA 520021578859112
  26. Edgar Ashby, LMHCJohnston, IA 501311528157047
  27. Adrian Aswegen, LMHCColfax, IA 500541306612247
  28. Kimberly AthumanDes Moines, IA 503151699207134
  29. Jamie AvendtJohnston, IA 501311497156681
  30. Megan Avise-Rouse, LMHCClinton, IA 527321841643467
  31. Emily Axvig, LMHC, NCCCoralville, IA 522411518252626
  32. Elizabeth Bachman Caulfield, LMHCAmes, IA 500101174360820
  33. Jon Backstrom, M.S. ED., LMHCDavenport, IA 528021588040190
  34. Taylor Bagley, LMHCNorth Liberty, IA 523171780367045
  35. Sheena BahlsDes Moines, IA 503141275246423
  36. Elizabeth Bailey, MS, LMHC, CADC, PMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661326552043
  37. Kendra Bailey, LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524021366640708
  38. Sharana BakerDubuque, IA 520011225899859
  39. Marcia Baldwin, LMHCUrbandale, IA 503221417363714
  40. Diane Bales, L.M.H.C.Des Moines, IA 503101942649793
  41. Lisa BalkDavenport, IA 528071861817462
  42. Ellaine Ballard, MS, LMHC, NCCWest Des Moines, IA 502651972145878
  43. Allyson Balli, TLMHCDavenport, IA 528071679356398
  44. Jacqueline Ballou, MSWKnoxville, IA 501381699133959
  45. Cledelene Baloy, MACoralville, IA 522411558142125
  46. Heather BalvanzDes Moines, IA 503091457763534
  47. Nicolette BanesCoralville, IA 522411568036093
  48. Steven Bantz, LISWBurlington, IA 526011720578982
  49. Shannon Baranowski, LMHCMarion, IA 523021124480025
  50. Andrew BarbeeWest Des Moines, IA 502661194656405

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.