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 12 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. Marissa Hendriksen, PA-CWaukee, IA 502631245974690
  2. Steven Henning, PA-CWaterloo, IA 507021801501911
  3. Jordan Henry, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021174031355
  4. Tara Hensley, PA-CNashua, IA 506581447222344
  5. Kasey Herbers, PA-CGrinnell, IA 501121568445823
  6. Noah HerkertCedar Rapids, IA 524031154273803
  7. Brooke Herman, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502651891705612
  8. Julian Hernandez Carvajal, PA-CDavenport, IA 528031184177412
  9. Anna Hernstrom, PA-SBettendorf, IA 527221861175093
  10. Susan Herr McDowell, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221811473986
  11. Chasen HershmanOrange City, IA 510411699587618
  12. Rachel Hersom, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221720461916
  13. Josie Herz, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421750921086
  14. Cheyenne Hess, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021427799329
  15. Whitney Hess, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221255983813
  16. Carrie HesseDubuque, IA 520011841828613
  17. Shane Higgins, PANevada, IA 502011316922396
  18. Linsey High, PACWaterloo, IA 507011659359461
  19. Matthew Hill, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141689232126
  20. Haley Hines, PA-CWest Burlington, IA 526551023785821
  21. James Hines, PAMarengo, IA 523011346386166
  22. Gretta Hingl, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411346936614
  23. Trisha Hinke, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421043735962
  24. Danielle Hinkle, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091376338053
  25. Laurie Hinrichs, PADes Moines, IA 503141316017916
  26. Charles Hirst, PACWebster City, IA 505951124381538
  27. Seth Hockaday, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661053712315
  28. Zayba Hoda, PAUrbandale, IA 503221750698692
  29. Felicia HoernerNewton, IA 502081477112688
  30. Hanna Hofer, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091174922157
  31. Taralyn Hoflen, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011609292101
  32. Chelsey Holcomb, PA-CAmes, IA 500101972882033
  33. Myrl Holida, PACIowa City, IA 522421992790778
  34. Nathan Holland, PADavenport, IA 528031679828651
  35. Zachary Hollingsworth, PA-CWest Des Moines, IA 502661427490119
  36. Katelyn Holloway, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031427515402
  37. Lissa Holloway, PABritt, IA 504231497770630
  38. Karl Holmes, PACKeystone, IA 522491124006887
  39. Thomas Homan, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011457447013
  40. Alyssa Homewood, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141003560871
  41. Denise Honner, PADes Moines, IA 503091770558025
  42. Kailee HopkinsDavenport, IA 528041023995420
  43. Kathrinn HopkinsOrange City, IA 510411871442095
  44. Michelle Hopkins, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231487015939
  45. Nicole Hopkins, PA-CDavenport, IA 528071699781336
  46. Danielle Horgen, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141982948485
  47. Josiah HornemanIowa City, IA 522421174909477
  48. Marcus Hoskins, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221457389116
  49. Thomas Hoskins, PAOttumwa, IA 525011043220924
  50. Amber Houge, PAEmmetsburg, IA 505361457766529

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.