NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nurse Practitioner in Iowa

1,294 NPPES records list nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iowa, 40 per 100,000 residents, the 11th highest rate of 51. Iowa City and Des Moines have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 18 of 26.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363L00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Iowa City has the most, 199

  1. Iowa City199
  2. Des Moines146
  3. Waterloo96
  4. West Des Moines77
  5. Cedar Rapids70

Nurse Practitioner records in Iowa

  1. Nichole O'Brien, ARNPAmes, IA 500101902384118
  2. Shellie O'Brien-Perry, ARNP-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171568716637
  3. Barbara O'Connor, ARNP, NP-CFort Dodge, IA 505011366618258
  4. Megan O'Neal, ARNPWaterloo, IA 507031689158040
  5. Dianna O'NeillWest Des Moines, IA 502661891173548
  6. Brenda Oberhelman, CFNPFort Dodge, IA 505011578535639
  7. Megan Oconner, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503091063740553
  8. Taylor Odneal, ARNPEvansdale, IA 507071053810374
  9. Catherine Odum, DNPIowa City, IA 522461861821357
  10. Merry Oelmann, ARNPWaterloo, IA 507031043295371
  11. Karolina Ogle, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503161063288801
  12. Heather Ohnemus, ARNPDe Witt, IA 527421851673933
  13. Debbie Ohrt, ARNPWest Burlington, IA 526551366014698
  14. Amy Oliver, ARNPClive, IA 503251922490499
  15. Rachel Onsrud, A.R.N.P.West Des Moines, IA 502661992787675
  16. Sarah OrchardClear Lake, IA 504281518374636
  17. Breanne Orr, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421821515602
  18. George Osai, ARNPFort Dodge, IA 505011235617366
  19. Julie Osterhaus, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421235124942
  20. Andrea Oswald, ARNPFort Dodge, IA 505011861700718
  21. Pier Osweiler, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661033461462
  22. Bridget OttoCedar Rapids, IA 524031043023765
  23. Deeane Otto, ARNPLe Mars, IA 510311770730996
  24. Mary Owens, ARNPAltoona, IA 500091295602472
  25. Wendy Paca, RN, MSN, ARNPWebster City, IA 505951043201601
  26. Karen Page, ARNPSac City, IA 505831376515718
  27. Vicki Palm, ARNPOttumwa, IA 525011295707370
  28. Kaylyn Palmer, ARNPBettendorf, IA 527221215760749
  29. Lois Pancratz, ARNPDubuque, IA 520011417926155
  30. Megan Panos, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661407386774
  31. Lisa Pape, ARNPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031578072351
  32. Jenny Papin, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503141083469563
  33. Angela Parker, ARNPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011780459883
  34. Ashley Parker, MSN, ARNP, FNP-CAltoona, IA 500091538095500
  35. Erica Parrish Valdez, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661073867958
  36. Payal Patel, FNPBettendorf, IA 527221700540606
  37. Marina Pathan, ARNPClive, IA 503251598334781
  38. Kathleen Patterson, A.R.N.P.Osceola, IA 502131912314600
  39. Taylor Patterson, APRN-CNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661790663524
  40. Robin Pattison, ARNPWaterloo, IA 507011235589656
  41. Emily Patton, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421982646196
  42. Jennifer Pavlisin, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503141760996987
  43. Kristina PayneOttumwa, IA 525011902562408
  44. Nicole Payne, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421194469486
  45. Sherri Payne, CRNPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031891714507
  46. Danielle Peak, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661922806363
  47. Melissa Pearson, ARNPBaxter, IA 500281164481362
  48. Judith Pena Quevedo, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421275372468
  49. Jacqueline Perkins, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503091205943842
  50. Susan Peschel, NPMissouri Valley, IA 515551689971020

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 11 of 51 per resident

  1. Minnesota45
  2. North Carolina42
  3. Kentucky40
  4. Iowa40
  5. Florida39
  6. Illinois39
  7. 50 states and D.C.29

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363L00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 73.4% 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. Iowa78.7%
  2. United States73.4%

Nurse Practitioner records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,019 of 1,294 · 78.7% here, 73.4% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file874 · 67.5% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more593 · 45.8% here, 44.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 873 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363L00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,294 NPPES records list nurse practitioner (363L00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 40 per 100,000 residents against 29 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Iowa City has 199 of them (15%).

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. South Carolina1,263
  2. Colorado1,260
  3. Maryland1,248
  4. Kansas1,374

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kentucky40.4
  2. Florida39.1
  3. Illinois39.0
  4. North Carolina41.8

The largest states

  1. Florida8,844
  2. California8,223
  3. Illinois4,892
  4. Texas4,825
  5. North Carolina4,524

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.