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 3 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. Emily BarnesCoralville, IA 522411497474704
  2. Erin Barnes, PHDNorth Liberty, IA 523171013442037
  3. Aileen Barnhouse, LMHCIowa City, IA 522451366586539
  4. Molly Barrett, MA, TLMHC, NCCCedar Rapids, IA 524051326502873
  5. Teresa Barrett, L.M.H.C.West Des Moines, IA 502661497890917
  6. Lisa Barron, LMHCWashburn, IA 507021740656875
  7. Tabitha Bartelme, MADubuque, IA 520011902192214
  8. Austin Barth, LMHC, NCCEssex, IA 516381730858739
  9. Devin Barth, LMHC, NCCEssex, IA 516381154090363
  10. Brittanee BartlesCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031174451041
  11. Dorothy BartlesonMason City, IA 504021114247178
  12. Rachelle Bartlett, MS, PLMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011033720057
  13. Ruth Barz, T-LMHCDubuque, IA 520011255195442
  14. Emily Bash, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503151346592409
  15. Melissa Bass, LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524041265199533
  16. Jerrell Bates, TLMHCCoralville, IA 522411053209734
  17. Lee Batha, TLMHCMuscatine, IA 527611013392638
  18. Tonja Batt, LMHCShenandoah, IA 516011285050047
  19. Dominique Baugh, TLMHCSpencer, IA 513011942998000
  20. Sophia BaumanAmes, IA 500141144187873
  21. Jennifer Bauman-RobertsJohnston, IA 501311871374777
  22. Kelsey BaxFort Dodge, IA 505011750164992
  23. Kelly BazanWest Des Moines, IA 502661740888668
  24. Laine BeachHarlan, IA 515371912799230
  25. Stephanie Bealer, MS, TLMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524021619822293
  26. Lisa Beatty, T-LMHCDecorah, IA 521011144928060
  27. Sarah Beck, M.S.Bettendorf, IA 527221235232018
  28. Detra Becker, MADecorah, IA 521011033051685
  29. Jennifer Becker, MA, LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524021184937476
  30. Renee Becker, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141528803293
  31. Melody Becker Pullman, LMHCOrange City, IA 510411891853750
  32. Dawn Beckwith, LMHCSioux City, IA 511011245691252
  33. Jessica Bedard, T-LMHCDes Moines, IA 503171629637616
  34. David Beebe, M.S. ED., LPC, NCCDavenport, IA 528031619713112
  35. Lisa Beecher, M.S., L.M.H.C.Bettendorf, IA 527221730272212
  36. Patricia Beedle, LMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031902181472
  37. Shannon Beelner, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231134857816
  38. Ashley Beenken, LMHCClive, IA 503251073266979
  39. Hannah BeenkenUrbandale, IA 503221285421065
  40. Joslyn Behnken, LMHC, CADCDexter, IA 500701841691177
  41. Kristin Behounek, T-LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524031902798994
  42. Kayla BellDes Moines, IA 503151245887850
  43. Sarah Bell, MFTHiawatha, IA 522331669108122
  44. Shayna BellUrbandale, IA 503221710763198
  45. Toni Bell, LMHCWindsor Heights, IA 503111306930946
  46. Brittany Belles, TLMHCClinton, IA 527321699642058
  47. Kelly Bellis, LPC-MHSPGrimes, IA 501111770625709
  48. Cassie Beltz, ED.S, LPCOskaloosa, IA 525771114174349
  49. Bridget Bencke-Hiveley, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661942309760
  50. Jennifer Benda, BSDecorah, IA 521011740457670

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.