NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Iowa

1,525 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Iowa, 48 per 100,000 residents, the 29th 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 10 of 31.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · 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, 226

  1. Iowa City226
  2. Des Moines179
  3. West Des Moines119
  4. Davenport80
  5. Cedar Rapids59

Physician Assistant records in Iowa

  1. Karisa Goering, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581073941498
  2. Paige Goff, PADes Moines, IA 503141720552359
  3. Connor Golden, PA-CDubuque, IA 520011720679871
  4. Terra Goldsberry, PANewton, IA 502081407141336
  5. Kara Gollon, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091447725478
  6. Alexus Goodson, PAIndianola, IA 501251285261404
  7. Carol Gorney, PA-CIowa City, IA 522401770563207
  8. Kara Goslin, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524031912070905
  9. Lynnette Graesing, ARNPFort Dodge, IA 505011023080272
  10. Elizabeth Graf, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421063631182
  11. Charles Graham, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661629039565
  12. Katie Gratz, PA-CMt Pleasant, IA 526411184909657
  13. Susan Graves, PA-CNewton, IA 502081427617471
  14. Alayna Greene, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091952012502
  15. Tatum GregstonIowa City, IA 522421447136825
  16. Kayla GrenierDavenport, IA 528041255067914
  17. Sarah GretemanCarroll, IA 514011962949917
  18. Mary Greve, PA CIowa City, IA 522421477547768
  19. Tamara Grice, P.AWest Des Moines, IA 502661952479024
  20. Audrey Gries, PACUrbandale, IA 501311245412204
  21. Maci GriffithHiawatha, IA 522331366059610
  22. Kelsi Griffiths, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661437603149
  23. Lindsey Griswold, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661053996389
  24. Chanda Gritters, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451851177240
  25. Taylor Gritton, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421730712431
  26. Megan Grodahl, P.A.Lake City, IA 514491801264825
  27. Jacob Groen, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021205579984
  28. Bethany Grogg, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091902331564
  29. Merritt Groh, PA-CSioux City, IA 511041255754925
  30. Jordan GrosdidierOrange City, IA 510411144921206
  31. Douglas Grossmann, PA-COrange City, IA 510411679550727
  32. Zinka Grubel, PA-CClive, IA 503251629248083
  33. Alexa Grzywa, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031427396670
  34. Randy Guerdet, PASioux City, IA 511051811981921
  35. Keith Guess, PAIowa City, IA 522421841293354
  36. Bronwyn Gunnink, PAOskaloosa, IA 525771265127526
  37. Puneet Gupta, PAWest Burlington, IA 526551912022773
  38. Joshua Gustafson, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661548491368
  39. Megan Gustafson, P.A.Indianola, IA 501251659504694
  40. Christy Haack, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661265545420
  41. James Haag, PA-CCedar Falls, IA 506131881639276
  42. Emily HaberichterMason City, IA 504011346805702
  43. Jami Hagemann, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421568059376
  44. Hannah HallOrange City, IA 510411598577355
  45. Jennifer Hall, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507011447364823
  46. Riley HallIowa City, IA 522421942089370
  47. Courtney Halls, PAMount Ayr, IA 508541710637830
  48. Chelsey Halverson, PA-CWaverly, IA 506771255715272
  49. Alyssa Hamik, PA-CMissouri Valley, IA 515551396208054
  50. Annie Hamilton, PA-CPleasant Hill, IA 503271013544667

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 29 of 51 per resident

  1. Oregon49
  2. Arizona49
  3. Washington48
  4. Iowa48
  5. Oklahoma46
  6. Florida45
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

79.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% 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. Iowa79.5%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,212 of 1,525 · 79.5% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,054 · 69.1% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more627 · 41.1% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2017 · the 1,053 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,525 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 48 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Iowa City has 226 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. Louisiana1,556
  2. Nebraska1,352
  3. Kansas1,329
  4. Missouri1,790

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Washington47.6
  2. Oklahoma46.1
  3. Arizona49.3
  4. Oregon49.5

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Florida10,257
  5. North Carolina9,279

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.