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 4 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. Leanne Bender, TLMHCIowa City, IA 522401952185621
  2. Brooke Benham, LPC; LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 503221043569874
  3. Alyssa BenjaminDes Moines, IA 503141740989557
  4. Danielle Bennett, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231235639287
  5. Margaret Benson, LMHC, CADCMuscatine, IA 527611013165562
  6. Shelby BensonJohnston, IA 501311114892510
  7. Nesha Benton, LMHCWebster City, IA 505951841997046
  8. Kimberly Benton-Herzberg, M.S.WAmes, IA 500141114991320
  9. Jessica Benttine, LMSWAnkeny, IA 500211912616178
  10. Maureen BeranIowa City, IA 522451093668485
  11. Bradley Bergeson, MED, LMHP, LADCSioux City, IA 511041205052420
  12. Jacob BergmanDes Moines, IA 503141295276897
  13. Steffany Bergmann, LMSWDes Moines, IA 503111407651417
  14. Brayden Bergum, LMSWAmes, IA 500141386532653
  15. Jacquelyn Berke, LPCSioux City, IA 511031033651179
  16. Thomas BernDes Moines, IA 503151245873041
  17. Anna Bertrand, MSE, TLMHCSioux City, IA 511011972214856
  18. Charlotte Bertrand, M.A., P.L.M.H.C.Avoca, IA 515211215343132
  19. Ronald Berube, MSCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031730354895
  20. Karin BeschenDes Moines, IA 503121427148626
  21. Jennifer Beyer, TLMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661225872351
  22. Mark Biangmano, LMHCNorth Liberty, IA 523171023628906
  23. Janet Bick, LMHCOttumwa, IA 525011912288150
  24. Traci Biddle, T-LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524011992339287
  25. Gloria Bieret, LMHCIowa City, IA 522401861782799
  26. Angela Bigelow, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507021982958864
  27. Lauren Bigger, MA, LMHCBurlington, IA 526011346797180
  28. Ljubomirka Bijelic-Appenzeller, TLMHCCedar Falls, IA 506131033716642
  29. Bethany Bird, LPC, LMHCIowa City, IA 522451205367307
  30. Joshua Bird, MABellevue, IA 520311083389530
  31. Blair Birkett, TMLHCWaterloo, IA 507021245780188
  32. John Bisenius, LMHCClive, IA 503251437558004
  33. Jennifer BishopMuscatine, IA 527611669296810
  34. Benjamin BlackAnkeny, IA 500231982466850
  35. Chelsea Black, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503091538536123
  36. Megan BlaineOttumwa, IA 525011588470173
  37. Mindy BlairCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011952773962
  38. Stephanie Blanchard, MA, CADC, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231356662167
  39. Deborah Blankenship, LMHCCharles City, IA 506161972209575
  40. Rachelle Blazic, LMSWBurlington, IA 526011376981662
  41. Mackenzie Bleeker, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502651336700632
  42. Helen Bleicher, LMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031285076638
  43. Amy Blessing, LMSWDes Moines, IA 503091558095448
  44. Troy BlissWest Des Moines, IA 502661922962612
  45. Rachel BloughWaterloo, IA 507021336504158
  46. Erica Bobst, LMHCCoralville, IA 522411700019692
  47. Susan Bock, LMHCCedar Rapids, IA 524041881183390
  48. Laura Boddicker, MA, CRCCedar Rapids, IA 524021093262479
  49. Madison Boender, T-LMHCKnoxville, IA 501381922821057
  50. Tara BoerHull, IA 512391851601322

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.