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 27 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. Linda Lawman, MA, TLMHCAmes, IA 500101912509753
  2. Amber LawrenceFort Dodge, IA 505011447810791
  3. Donna LawrenceCenterville, IA 525441477866796
  4. Stephanie Lawrence, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507031316350325
  5. Tonna Lawrenson, LMHC, SOTPIIWoodward, IA 502761902404577
  6. Jordan LawsonCarroll, IA 514011558165233
  7. Andrea Layne, LMHCIowa City, IA 522401174110183
  8. Iyana LeachCoralville, IA 522411528796729
  9. Angela LeakDes, IA 503151770015265
  10. Jennifer Lee, LHMCCedar Rapids, IA 524021073670782
  11. Lia Lee, LMHCSpencer, IA 513011588963565
  12. Mechtild Lee, TLMFTCedar Rapids, IA 524011346619947
  13. Jacquelyn Leech, TLMHCAnkeny, IA 500231790344158
  14. Cassidy LeeserClinton, IA 527321083308589
  15. Alexandria Leffler, LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011205656097
  16. Carol Leland, LMHC/NCCAmes, IA 500101437338415
  17. Aryn LemonNevada, IA 502011558005082
  18. Kate Lempke, LMHCDavenport, IA 528031528312964
  19. Sara Lenz, LMHC, CSTCedar Rapids, IA 524021861770489
  20. Katherine Leon, LISWDes Moines, IA 503091497924674
  21. Bryce Leonard, TLMHCClinton, IA 527321790450484
  22. Deena Leonard, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503091568848273
  23. Ayla Leopold, MSWest Des Moines, IA 502661477470938
  24. Lauren LettingtonMuscatine, IA 527611568380277
  25. Rhonda Lettington, LMHCDecorah, IA 521011710138003
  26. Arlin Levitt, LMFTIowa City, IA 522401225917446
  27. Angie Lewis, MAHiawatha, IA 522331831179563
  28. Rebecca Lewis, LMHCDiagonal, IA 508451730516063
  29. Stacy LewisMason City, IA 504011316392269
  30. Claire Licht, LMHCIowa City, IA 522401851403091
  31. Ashley Lierow, LMSWDes Moines, IA 503091326928425
  32. Caroline Linde, T-LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231417840935
  33. Kristine Lindell, MHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661407442759
  34. Delaina LindensmithRed Oak, IA 515661225794985
  35. Jacob Linduski, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661861166084
  36. Anne Lindyberg, M.S., L.M.H.C.Cedar Rapids, IA 524011255701926
  37. Leah Lingren, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503121942949185
  38. Carol Lippe, LMHCDubuque, IA 520011992055495
  39. Amanda Lippert, LHMCUrbandale, IA 503221902501067
  40. Kelsey Litterer, T-LMHCWaterloo, IA 507031154164168
  41. Nicholas LittererBettendorf, IA 527221063130037
  42. Katie Little, LMHCGrinnell, IA 501121972907061
  43. Gabrielle Llewellyn, MFT-TWest Des Moines, IA 502661033997903
  44. Gary Lloyd, MSDes Moines, IA 503101245602036
  45. Oulaivane Lo, TLMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661144152059
  46. Bethea Loeb, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011063796993
  47. Breia LoebigWest Des Moines, IA 502661992173892
  48. Christopher Loeckle, LISWIowa City, IA 522401003051376
  49. Diana Loesch, LPC LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141518036862
  50. Michelle LoewWoodbine, IA 515791215735816

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.