Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ophthalmic Assistant in Iowa

4 NPPES records list ophthalmic assistant with a practice address in Iowa, 0.1 per 100,000 residents, the 8th highest rate of 27. Iowa City and Clear Lake have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search.

CMS NPPES registry, loaded Aug 27, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 156FX1101X · method

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Iowa City has the most, 2

  1. Iowa City2
  2. Clear Lake1
  3. Fort Dodge1

Ophthalmic Assistant records in Iowa

  1. Amber Ashland, COAClear Lake, IA 504281619896206
  2. Cristy McVey, COAIowa City, IA 522461912865551
  3. Yvonne Sainsbury-Wilson, COTFort Dodge, IA 505011780504464
  4. Robert Van OssIowa City, IA 522461295692432

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1101X: records by practice city and the list of records, loaded Aug 27, 2026.

Iowa ranks 8 of 27 per resident

  1. Idaho0.2
  2. Alaska0.1
  3. North Dakota0.1
  4. Iowa0.1
  5. Colorado0.1
  6. Virginia0.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FX1101X by practice state, loaded Aug 27, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

4 NPPES records list ophthalmic assistant (156FX1101X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 0.1 per 100,000 residents against 0 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Iowa City has 2 of them (50%).

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.

The largest states

  1. Texas31
  2. Georgia25
  3. California12
  4. Kansas10
  5. Minnesota10

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.