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 35 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. Osiris Ordaz, MASioux Center, IA 512501053082859
  2. Leslie OrrCedar Rapids, IA 524041184256331
  3. Nikki Orr, PSYDSpencer, IA 513011588259394
  4. Tricia Ortega, LICENSED ELIGIBLE MEMarshalltown, IA 501581699945774
  5. Sean OstendorfWaterloo, IA 507011861072845
  6. Alexandria OsterkampSioux Center, IA 512501962350249
  7. Heather OstermannDes Moines, IA 503091013421874
  8. Melissa OstremWest Des Moines, IA 502651205319878
  9. Todd Ostwinkle, LMHC, IADCDubuque, IA 520031962830331
  10. Matthew OtteIowa City, IA 522401336201185
  11. Jordan OttenbacherAdel, IA 500031619590155
  12. Monica Overberg Goodrick, LMHC, LCPCDavenport, IA 528071124265392
  13. Danielle OvermanSioux Center, IA 512501376928291
  14. Dena Owens, LMHCWaukee, IA 502631659508059
  15. Jacarie Owens, MS, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661093180416
  16. Jerry Owens, LMHC,LMFTUrbandale, IA 503221033131115
  17. Taryn OwingsAnkeny, IA 500231477214468
  18. Canzadie Ozbourne Nigro, LMHC, LPCParkersburg, IA 506651548733652
  19. Martha PaceMarne, IA 515521710814397
  20. Molly Pace, LMHCSioux City, IA 511061659712446
  21. Zachary PacholWest Des Moines, IA 502661699355412
  22. Jasmina Pajazetovic, LMHC, NCCWaukee, IA 502631740888312
  23. Evelyn Palm, LMHCClinton, IA 527321417171984
  24. Amanda Papakee, MA, LMFT-TIowa City, IA 522401891218806
  25. Jessica Pape, LMHCDavenport, IA 528021043696461
  26. Teresa Pappas, LMHCFairfield, IA 525561184744955
  27. James Parcel, LMHCDavenport, IA 528041639212483
  28. Katherine Parrott, TLMHCAnamosa, IA 522051568163418
  29. Yarrow Pasche, TLMHCDecorah, IA 521011043106461
  30. Dhavalkumar PatelAmes, IA 500101912786948
  31. Parth Patel, TLMHCCoralville, IA 522411538939541
  32. Cristin Patent, M.S., LMHC, PLADCHarlan, IA 515371174991715
  33. Kimber PattersonOrange City, IA 510411770325995
  34. Tina Patterson, LMFT-TCedar Rapids, IA 524031235772807
  35. Samuel Pattison, LMHCPWest Des Moines, IA 502661790459170
  36. Nikole Pauli, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011194985721
  37. Kendal Paulsen, MS, TLMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031811433782
  38. Ashley Paulson, LMHCWaukee, IA 502631033587704
  39. Jaclyn Paulson, LMHCSioux City, IA 511011801225230
  40. Shantel Pausley, LMHCSpirit Lake, IA 513601124474879
  41. Laura PaxtonBettendorf, IA 527221235591017
  42. Schuyler PaxtonAdel, IA 500031407257728
  43. Kendra PayeWaukee, IA 502631396681334
  44. Timothy Payton, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141659636462
  45. William Peach, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507021255788972
  46. Jenissa Peart, TLHMCMarshalltown, IA 501581811765464
  47. Katie Peck, M.S.Council Bluffs, IA 515031770900763
  48. Jennifer Pedersen-Coulter, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661336653484
  49. Cynthia Pelton, NCCSioux City, IA 511011013370220
  50. Alicia Pena, MSDes Moines, IA 503101487969234

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.