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 11 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. Emily Hamilton, CPHTFort Dodge, IA 505011750847679
  2. Louis Hankel, PA-CKnoxville, IA 501381215043625
  3. Terri Hannan, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231740363894
  4. Andrea Hansen, PAWaterloo, IA 507031578791570
  5. Anna Hansen, PA-CDurant, IA 527471689670747
  6. Kristi Hansen, P.A.Sioux City, IA 511011003885633
  7. Mary Hansen, PA-C, MPASIowa City, IA 522421790846350
  8. John Hanshew, PA-CMarion, IA 523021417766841
  9. Jessica Harasyn, P.A.Des Moines, IA 503091710425525
  10. Jonathan Hardersen, PA-CBelmond, IA 504211770687303
  11. Michelle HardieSheldon, IA 512011366576563
  12. Amy Harland, PAPanora, IA 502161962786087
  13. Megan Harms, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421235972423
  14. Andrew HarrisAmes, IA 500141922732908
  15. Eve Harris, PA-CWinterset, IA 502731477665842
  16. Joseph HarrisFort Dodge, IA 505011730970211
  17. Brylie Hartman, PA-CGreenfield, IA 508491861157901
  18. Mark Hartwell, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTDes Moines, IA 503111194529909
  19. Danielle Harvey, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141851351563
  20. Laura HauckAmes, IA 500101518556695
  21. Naarah Hauenstein, MSPA-CClarion, IA 505251417266065
  22. Heather Haug, PALone Tree, IA 527551730177536
  23. Brian Haupts, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661396706719
  24. Loren Havemeier, PADes Moines, IA 503091861620692
  25. Erin Haverkamp, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141124545231
  26. Katherine Haverly, PA-CSheldon, IA 512011215527882
  27. Kyle Hawkins, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421396304267
  28. Amy Hawthorne, PA-CAmes, IA 500141811986052
  29. Olivia Hayden, MPAS, PA-CIowa City, IA 522451457160566
  30. Rebekah Hayden, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141780327593
  31. Terry HayesNorth Liberty, IA 523171174110753
  32. Natalie Hays, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421336608884
  33. Courtney Heater, P.A.Des Moines, IA 503161891190401
  34. Gary Heath, PASioux City, IA 511041043287261
  35. Alyssa Heathman, PAWaukee, IA 502631699251157
  36. Mary Heatley, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021134180870
  37. Madeline Heaton, PADes Moines, IA 503091023812351
  38. Christopher Heck, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421083444814
  39. Judith Heckman, PA CIowa City, IA 522421154316875
  40. Kevin Heckman, PAIowa City, IA 522421861489627
  41. Evan Heer, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171487376471
  42. Karen Heffernan, PADes Moines, IA 503131487613923
  43. Theresa Hegmann, PA-CIowa City, IA 522401134167869
  44. Molly Heiden, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTWest Des Moines, IA 502661982070058
  45. Abby Hein, PAIowa City, IA 522451750436408
  46. Jessica Hein, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524031376893503
  47. Annette Heinzman, PA-CClive, IA 503251912445719
  48. Logan HeldMerrill, IA 510381043022890
  49. Amber Hemphill, P.A.West Des Moines, IA 502661932358405
  50. Patrick Hendrickson, PA-CWinterset, IA 502731053846170

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.