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 31 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. Gwen Merfeld, LMHCDubuque, IA 520021538920889
  2. Courtney MergenWest Des Moines, IA 502661467007732
  3. Hannah MeridethCoralville, IA 522411629842026
  4. Carrie Merrick, M.A., L.M.H.C.Dubuque, IA 520011205927357
  5. Lauren MertenAnkeny, IA 500231144013210
  6. Jean Mertens, LMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031194916098
  7. Mollie Mertens, MS, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503241386979755
  8. Lindsey MescherCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031891674529
  9. Reid MettertDubuque, IA 520011508427584
  10. April MetzgerRock Valley, IA 512471982077970
  11. Robert Metzger, MA.,LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524051952389819
  12. Abigail Meyer, LMHC, MSIowa City, IA 522451639912413
  13. Christy Meyer, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141790903235
  14. Hannah Meyer, TLMHCAmes, IA 500101114841798
  15. Janeen Meyer, LISWClinton, IA 527321417161910
  16. Joshua MeyerClinton, IA 527321598619843
  17. Montana Meyer, MA, TLMHCLa Motte, IA 520541447974522
  18. Emily Michener, LMHCNorth Liberty, IA 523171871066399
  19. Marisa Mickunas, MS CRCDes Moines, IA 503091053808006
  20. Tevin Middleton, LMHC-TCedar Rapids, IA 524031013699149
  21. Matthew MihalakisDubuque, IA 520011780287391
  22. June Mikkelson, MA, LMHCSioux City, IA 511051902323082
  23. Andrea MillerDubuque, IA 520031780476358
  24. Brittnay Miller, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231033965470
  25. Christopher Miller, TLMHCDes Moines, IA 503161326784752
  26. Ellen Miller, TLMHCClive, IA 503251497437867
  27. Holly Miller, LMHCHiawatha, IA 522331649785775
  28. Janette Miller, LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011407911738
  29. Jeanette Miller, LMHCWashington, IA 523531730130865
  30. Jessica Miller, TLMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031114806775
  31. Kari Miller, T-LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524041871193573
  32. Karla Miller, LISWIowa City, IA 522401427449107
  33. Kristen Miller, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231659097640
  34. Laura Miller, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503101912166653
  35. Madeline Miller, TLMHCAnkeny, IA 500231922837277
  36. Madeline MillerDecorah, IA 521011669291886
  37. Mason Miller, T-LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502651063253086
  38. Melissa Miller, MS, LMHP, LPCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031174784458
  39. Summer MillerFort Madison, IA 526271952117004
  40. Vivian Miller, LMHCSioux City, IA 511011891863668
  41. Sarah Milling, TLMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524051174195226
  42. Karin Mills, TLMHCNewton, IA 502081740016732
  43. Veronica Milton, TLMHCClive, IA 503251942164595
  44. Emily Minear, LMHCMason City, IA 504011134501612
  45. Ben MineckMount Vernon, IA 523141710530175
  46. Kelly Minssen, LMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031689821951
  47. Andrew MirelesUrbandale, IA 503221306713052
  48. Karen Misseldine, LMHCDecorah, IA 521011336512409
  49. Cynthia Mitchell, MS, LMHCAtlantic, IA 500221407466220
  50. Stacie Mitchell, LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524041396945333

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.