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 47 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. Jessica Throndson, LMHCCharles City, IA 506161871927251
  2. Marcy Thummel-Howard, TLMHCClarinda, IA 516321962915082
  3. Valerie Tichy, LMHCClear Lake, IA 504281639545064
  4. Brenda Ticknor, LIMHP, LMHC, SADC, LCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031093982118
  5. Julia Tiedeman, LMSWUrbandale, IA 503221528890969
  6. Amy TiefenthalerDes Moines, IA 503091396077681
  7. Miranda Tiller, TLMHCAltoona, IA 500091033003819
  8. Carmen Tillman, MA, LMHC, NCCUrbandale, IA 503221265094577
  9. Claire TillotsonCedar Rapids, IA 524111588375760
  10. Habie TimboDavenport, IA 528061093276305
  11. Robert Tipling, LMHCCreston, IA 508011568422632
  12. Daniel TiptonCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031801205927
  13. Taylor TittleAnamosa, IA 522051932794609
  14. Jessica TomkeMason City, IA 504011619456282
  15. Sarah Tomlin, TLMHCWaterloo, IA 507011386411569
  16. Sara Tomscha, LMHCSioux City, IA 511041821826843
  17. Trisha Tonelli, LMHCJohnston, IA 501311639580855
  18. Lauren Topinka, LMSWCedar Rapids, IA 524021336027093
  19. Corey TrainerOskaloosa, IA 525771144005331
  20. Candace TrenaryFort Dodge, IA 505011629644166
  21. Susan TridleDes Moines, IA 503101285301176
  22. Kristen TriplettSpencer, IA 513011063362101
  23. Mikaela Troester, LMHCManchester, IA 520571598049553
  24. Charles TrunckCedar Falls, IA 506131144969650
  25. Anna Tuesburg, MA, LMHCMerrillville, IA 464101164948469
  26. Katherine Turner, LICSW, LIMHPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031417598301
  27. Madeline TurnerDavenport, IA 528031346962099
  28. Nicole Turner, LMSWCedar Falls, IA 506131770322281
  29. Patrick Turpin, TLMHCDes Moines, IA 503091679062160
  30. Ashley Tuvera, T-LMHCSioux Center, IA 512501497584205
  31. Kari Uhl, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661720149313
  32. Ashley UhlenhoppWaterloo, IA 507011851120257
  33. Corinn Uitermarkt, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661205538469
  34. Taylor Ullrich, LMHCMount Vernon, IA 523141295609444
  35. Esther Ulrich, LMHC,, M.A.Waterloo, IA 507021790051332
  36. Courtney Underwood, LMHCFort Dodge, IA 505011679210066
  37. Jason Unzicker, LCPCBurlington, IA 526011801022496
  38. Julia Updegraff, LMHCDubuque, IA 520031194214452
  39. Natalie Vahle, LMSWCoralville, IA 522411649023771
  40. Holly Valentine, TLMHCSpencer, IA 513011467331983
  41. Andrea ValerioUrbandale, IA 503221992662431
  42. Desirae Vallier, LMHCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031922607308
  43. Rebecca Van Baale, TLMHCNewton, IA 502081134990013
  44. Shannon Van BeestAmes, IA 500141700549862
  45. Kari Van Dam, LMHCSpencer, IA 513011750940573
  46. Thomas Van Engelenhoven, MALe Mars, IA 510311609757582
  47. Rosanne Van Etten, MASmithland, IA 510561922287994
  48. Jennifer Van Fosson-Roelfs, LMHCMarshalltown, IA 501581326127515
  49. Laura Van Horn, LMHCFayette, IA 521421083231955
  50. John Van Ness, LMHC, LMSWChurdan, IA 500501124252606

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.