NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in Iowa

220 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Iowa, 6.9 per 100,000 residents, the 19th highest rate of 51. Iowa City and West Des Moines have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 5 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · 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, 94

  1. Iowa City94
  2. West Des Moines23
  3. Cedar Rapids13
  4. Dubuque13
  5. Bettendorf12

Ophthalmology Physician records in Iowa

  1. Spencer TurnerMason City, IA 504011962930941
  2. John Vaubel, M.D.Spencer, IA 513011134117468
  3. Michael Versackas, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091457309551
  4. Ryan Vincent, M.D.Ames, IA 500101700094109
  5. Daniel Vos, MDAmes, IA 500101548252349
  6. Michael Wadzinski, M.D.Sioux City, IA 511061982674297
  7. Michael Wagoner, MDIowa City, IA 522421285843466
  8. Matthew Ward, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421023251881
  9. Chris Watts, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451457598641
  10. Thomas Weingeist, MDIowa City, IA 522421780685131
  11. Samuel Whittier, MDAmes, IA 500101952979957
  12. Jon Wiese, MDDubuque, IA 520021114676343
  13. Caroline Wilson, M.D.Hiawatha, IA 522331295261063
  14. Stephen Wolken, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451962409623
  15. Richard Yemm, M.D.Bettendorf, IA 527221326498593
  16. Richard YiIowa City, IA 522421780211144
  17. Gelilah YohannesIowa City, IA 522421730020363
  18. Jeffrianne Young, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502651821057456
  19. Eric Zhang, MDMarshalltown, IA 501581952965493
  20. Audra Zimmer, MDWest Burlington, IA 526551558749275

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 19 of 51 per resident

  1. New Hampshire7.1
  2. Maine7.0
  3. Florida7.0
  4. Iowa6.9
  5. Virginia6.9
  6. New Jersey6.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

71.4% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% 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. Iowa71.4%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file157 of 220 · 71.4% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file123 · 55.9% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more136 · 61.8% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 123 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

220 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 6.9 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Iowa City has 94 of them (43%).

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. Puerto Rico211
  2. Oklahoma208
  3. Alabama234
  4. Utah202

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Virginia6.9
  2. New Jersey6.8
  3. Florida7.0
  4. Maine7.0

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

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.