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 49 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. Kelly Wagner, LMHCSioux City, IA 511061750513727
  2. Madison Wagner, LMHC, NCCEstherville, IA 513341598379752
  3. Ashlyn WalgrenCedar Falls, IA 506131467141465
  4. Morgan Walker, LMHCLe Mars, IA 510311952073660
  5. Sierra Walker, TLMHCCenterville, IA 525441306614144
  6. Kennedy Wall, LMHCAnkeny, IA 500231952151763
  7. Kelsey Wallace, MS, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503101023328051
  8. Megan Wallace, LMHCOttumwa, IA 525011881095933
  9. Andrea Wallace-Terwilliger, T-LMHCRed Oak, IA 515661114607793
  10. Nicole WallerWest Des Moines, IA 502651710845060
  11. Alexandra Walsh, M.S., LMHCBettendorf, IA 527221770038127
  12. Catherine Walters, LMSWAnkeny, IA 500231396231825
  13. Cheryl Walters, LMHCDubuque, IA 520011679522452
  14. Laurie Walters, MSW, LISWDavenport, IA 528031639302284
  15. Jamaine Wamberg, LMHC, NCCSioux City, IA 511011295197374
  16. Tyra Wanatee-Flores, LMSWMarshalltown, IA 501581275391138
  17. Whitney Wanderscheid, LPC-MH30643Sergeant Bluff, IA 510541942778733
  18. Siyi WangCedar Rapids, IA 524041356718092
  19. Ziming WangIowa City, IA 522461902497381
  20. Breanne Ward, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503121932565736
  21. Jessica Ward, LMHCPolk City, IA 502261952010647
  22. Troy Ward, LMHC-TIowa City, IA 522421730662198
  23. Tawnie Ware, LMHCTabor, IA 516531518454123
  24. Kelson Warner, MA, LMHCCoralville, IA 522411598635682
  25. Erica WassenaarRock Valley, IA 512471952713141
  26. Kerri WatchornSioux City, IA 511011609507250
  27. Nichole WatermanAtlantic, IA 500221952921116
  28. Koresha WatsonDavenport, IA 528031518660414
  29. Michelle Watters, LMHCDubuque, IA 520011497704282
  30. Brooklynn Way, TLMHCClive, IA 503251942139613
  31. Kendall WayAnkeny, IA 500231043096696
  32. Jeanne Weakland, M.A. LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661730110776
  33. Heather Weaver, MS, LMHCGrundy Center, IA 506381831710078
  34. Deborah Webb, MSWDes Moines, IA 503141285929315
  35. Kortney Webb, LISWDenison, IA 514421083438634
  36. Ashlee Weber, LMHCDubuque, IA 520011093090623
  37. Gregory WeberDubuque, IA 520011083840151
  38. Leah Weber, LMHCMason City, IA 504011073895348
  39. Harold Webster, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661750818233
  40. Joann Weitz, LMHCDubuque, IA 520031295061190
  41. Angelena Wells, MSClinton, IA 527321235916099
  42. Meryl Welsh, LMHCDubuque, IA 520021689904690
  43. Tamatha Welter-Nelson, LISWDubuque, IA 520011205161783
  44. Monica Wentworth, LMHC-TAnkeny, IA 500231588127195
  45. Amanda Wentworth-Puentes, TMHCDes Moines, IA 503101669715215
  46. Jennifer Werger, MA L.M.H.C.Urbandale, IA 503221609158609
  47. Molly Wertz, LMHCParkersburg, IA 506651427345412
  48. Vanessa West, LMHCVinton, IA 523491952772170
  49. Kindra WestonShenandoah, IA 516011174915359
  50. Joyce Westphal, LISWWinterset, IA 502731609836790

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.