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 42 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. Emma Schutte, LMHCIowa City, IA 522461255965679
  2. Becky Schwanz, MSAnkeny, IA 500231396693446
  3. Mary Schwartz, LMHCMaquoketa, IA 520601396794178
  4. Avery Schweitzer, LMHC-TCedar Rapids, IA 524031407713571
  5. Samantha SchwennenDes Moines, IA 503091710598198
  6. Joanna Scott, T-LMHCUrbandale, IA 503221609497197
  7. Olivia ScottWest Des Moines, IA 502651710426556
  8. Seth Scott, LMHCAsbury, IA 520021073798450
  9. Christina ScruggsWaterloo, IA 507011801630363
  10. Rebecca Seabrooke, LMHCTDes Moines, IA 503161144778218
  11. Stefanie Seamster, LISWDes Moines, IA 503091225368947
  12. Carol Seehusen, PHD, LMHC, NCCCedar Rapids, IA 524021447644539
  13. Joann Seeman Smith, MS LMHCAmes, IA 500101619015997
  14. Amanda Seemann, TLMHCOttumwa, IA 525011891264503
  15. Diandrea Seipel, M.S., NCC, TLMHCAmes, IA 500101952779183
  16. Tracie SelfAplington, IA 506041154624955
  17. Shawn Sempek, MHCTLAvoca, IA 515211083037204
  18. Katrina Serfling, LMHC, NCC, MAWest Des Moines, IA 502651669724969
  19. Cheyenne SerranoDes Moines, IA 503101851162002
  20. Jodi Servin, LMSWMason City, IA 504011992442248
  21. Mary Settle, LMHCClive, IA 503251588542096
  22. Sydney Seuferer, T-LMHC, NCCDes Moines, IA 503091417667189
  23. Andrea Severson, LMHCUrbandale, IA 503221437501483
  24. Pamela Severson, LMHCMaquoketa, IA 520601740732270
  25. James Seward, LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011366615601
  26. Christopher Shada, MSYFSMissouri Valley, IA 515551609251230
  27. Lily ShaferKeokuk, IA 526321316808256
  28. Abby Shannon, MA, LMHC, NCCWaverly, IA 506771528526092
  29. Tamara Shannon, LMHCMason City, IA 504011609656982
  30. Crystal Sharp, LIMHP, LMHCRed Oak, IA 515661790084242
  31. Ali SheahanCedar Falls, IA 506131235786757
  32. Hilary SheeksUrbandale, IA 503221154994754
  33. Zachery Sheeley, MS CMHC, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503091750865846
  34. Jamie Shehan, LMHCGrinnell, IA 501121891444634
  35. Jennifer Sheka, LMHC, CADCHiawatha, IA 522331871799437
  36. Ashley ShelanskiBritt, IA 504231871915165
  37. Melangel Shellenbarger, TLMHCBettendorf, IA 527221699606756
  38. Desirae Shelton, LMHC-TCedar Rapids, IA 524031952281701
  39. Mary Sherer, MA/LPWest Des Moines, IA 502661962437376
  40. Pamela Sherman, MHCLeon, IA 501441982726295
  41. Anetra SherrardShenandoah, IA 516011609685791
  42. Taylor Sherrick, MSDes Moines, IA 503221982205589
  43. Vasavi ShettyMason City, IA 504011427703149
  44. Susanne Shield, MHCMuscatine, IA 527611336540632
  45. Augustine ShijaCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011356294367
  46. Annette Shipley, LMSWAmes, IA 500101871367953
  47. Jill Shirley, MS,West Des Moines, IA 502651528506441
  48. Margaret Shortell, TLMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661578386645
  49. Adrienne Shrader, LMHC, CADCAmes, IA 500101386086338
  50. Tayla Sickelka, TLMHCOrange City, IA 510411891572541

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.