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 40 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. Angela Rouse, MASTER OF ARTSUrbandale, IA 503221972775245
  2. Lowell Routley, PH.D. LMHCDubuque, IA 520011427194935
  3. Eleisha Rowan, LMHCMaquoketa, IA 520601154862696
  4. Sarah RowatUrbandale, IA 503221265059414
  5. Melissa Rowe, LMHCDavenport, IA 528071487372561
  6. Alicia Rowley, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661871844878
  7. Matthew Royster, COUNSELORCherokee, IA 510121114227675
  8. Valorie RoysterCherokee, IA 510121922235886
  9. Michalyn RubyCoralville, IA 522411245123603
  10. Jennifer Ruden, MS, LMHCLe Mars, IA 510311689924466
  11. Emilie Ruehs, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503091417771478
  12. Rodney Rummans, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231417662891
  13. Kelsey Rumpf, LISWWest Des Moines, IA 502651700239688
  14. Haley RungeDavenport, IA 528071073431359
  15. Emily Ruppert, TLMHCSioux City, IA 511061336893478
  16. Danielle RushDes Moines, IA 503091558137703
  17. Mindy RushfordBettendorf, IA 527221952770091
  18. Marilynn Russ, MS LMHC CERTIFIED SCOttumwa, IA 525011689734527
  19. Sophia Rutherford, M.S., T-LMHCWoodward, IA 502761407525579
  20. Bailey RyanMarion, IA 523021699380402
  21. Jenise Rychnovsky, LMHCJohnston, IA 501311669728606
  22. Graceanne RykenDes Moines, IA 503121255021358
  23. Kelly Sachau, LMHCSioux City, IA 511011871190389
  24. Lori SalsburyWindsor Heights, IA 503111083707509
  25. Mycailah Salvador, TLMHCCedar Falls, IA 506131346924099
  26. Genevieve Salvato, LMHCWindsor Heights, IA 503241386089860
  27. Patricia Salvo-McGinn, M.S.Council Bluffs, IA 515031265479653
  28. Brian Salz, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141053546333
  29. Cody Samec, MSDes Moines, IA 503091831502186
  30. Teresa Sanchez, MS, PLMHPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031982188504
  31. Brooke Sanders, LMHCClive, IA 503251780500603
  32. Cara Sanders, MS, NCC, LMHC, CADCAltoona, IA 500091073985503
  33. Jason SandersWest Des Moines, IA 502661922873447
  34. Katherine Sandquist, LMHC, NCCHarlan, IA 515371609362946
  35. James Sargent, MA, T-LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661225878820
  36. Kristy Sastamoine, M.S.Des Moines, IA 503141316516529
  37. Sonja SatromDecorah, IA 521011952788259
  38. Charles SaundersJohnston, IA 501311205658267
  39. Lynne Savago-BrustkernAnamosa, IA 522051811877558
  40. Maria SavaidisDes Moines, IA 503091710306162
  41. Loey Sawvel, LMHCDubuque, IA 520011114541083
  42. Kelly Sayer, MS, LMHC, CADCFort Dodge, IA 505011477991800
  43. Lawrence Scanlon, LMHC, LPCDes Moines, IA 503121851839864
  44. Jacob Schaefer, L.M.H.C.Cedar Falls, IA 506131801199617
  45. Kelli SchaeferDes Moines, IA 503091447104906
  46. Shannon Schaeffer, MRC, TLMHCMason City, IA 504011497362537
  47. Jennifer SchaferNewton, IA 502081134939838
  48. Shelly Schafer, LMHCZearing, IA 502781215080965
  49. Danielle Schalk, TLMHCClarinda, IA 516321578933933
  50. Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADCWaterloo, IA 507011053678425

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.