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 34 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. Marion Niles, TLMHCBurlington, IA 526011063661387
  2. Brian Nissen, LBSWHazelton, IA 506411184851206
  3. Ellyn Nitchals-KellnerAmes, IA 500101184011025
  4. Marcie Nithang, LMHCMuscatine, IA 527611346415403
  5. Kristie Nobles, LMHCCedar Falls, IA 506131871015826
  6. Sammie Nobles, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503131205167616
  7. Dalaina Noni, TLMHCMason City, IA 504011437705449
  8. Melissa Nord, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231619308053
  9. Tuyet Noriega, PLMHCIowa Falls, IA 501261407122047
  10. Isabella NorthDes Moines, IA 503121679233324
  11. Debra Northcutt, LMHCPella, IA 502191508288200
  12. Martha Norton, M.S.Ames, IA 500101427370063
  13. Catherine NorwoodCedar Rapids, IA 524021043682248
  14. Martha NowackiDubuque, IA 520011558093567
  15. Elizabeth Noyes, MSW, LISWWashington, IA 523531316156680
  16. Crystal Nuci, LMHCDavenport, IA 528041063111623
  17. Ashley Nupp, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502651568193159
  18. Erin NuttAnkeny, IA 500231518858604
  19. Jaimee Nutt, LMHCSioux City, IA 511061043322100
  20. Katherine Nydam Olivier, LMSWIowa City, IA 522401366692170
  21. Katie O'BannonMarshalltown, IA 501581447088158
  22. Richard O'BannonMarshalltown, IA 501581447088182
  23. Danielle O'Brien, M.S., C.R.C.Centerville, IA 525441457678203
  24. Kathy O'Brien, T-LMHC , CADCWest Des Moines, IA 502661568123404
  25. Kristin O'Conner Sherrets, MA, LMHCIndependence, IA 506441366677130
  26. Elissa O'Dell, TLMHCRock Valley, IA 512471104715077
  27. McKenna O'LearyHiawatha, IA 522331053143990
  28. Emily O'RourkeCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031558765909
  29. Amy OberdinCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031679985808
  30. Peter OdegaardWest Des Moines, IA 502661821605684
  31. Amy Oehlert, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503161427024827
  32. Bailey Oermann, M.A.Des Moines, IA 503131417675786
  33. Amanda Oetken, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503171912203647
  34. Christopher Ogle, LMSW, IADCDes Moines, IA 503101487184016
  35. Thomas OgstonMarshalltown, IA 501581417676206
  36. Sharon Okerberg, LMHC, NCC, MS.Ames, IA 500101710046578
  37. Theodora OkineWilliamsburg, IA 523611629857750
  38. Amanda Older, TLMHCBurlington, IA 526011689021974
  39. Abbey OlderogDes Moines, IA 503121982276911
  40. Ashley OlearyMarion, IA 523021265088793
  41. Tiffany OlerichKnoxville, IA 501381093412934
  42. Lori Ollendick, LMHCDubuque, IA 520021639513401
  43. Cindy Olsen, M.S., LMHCGuttenberg, IA 520521205007192
  44. Roseanne Olsen, MS, LPC, LMHC, LMHPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031427231331
  45. Amanda Olson, LMHCEstherville, IA 513341558794099
  46. Jennifer OlsonClive, IA 503251629882980
  47. Rebecca Olson, LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011013321413
  48. Marcia Oltrogge, MA, CADCDecorah, IA 521011194885533
  49. Brett OmarCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031093199788
  50. Erik Oostenink, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502651326118035

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.