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 13 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. Brooke Hovick, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500211538267653
  2. Casey Howe, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141699117077
  3. Hunter HoweAnkeny, IA 500231780101931
  4. Shelly Hsiao, PAIowa City, IA 522451629485230
  5. Melinda Hubbard, P.A.Des Moines, IA 503171417005042
  6. Jaime HuddlestonMason City, IA 504011861126658
  7. Gary Hudson, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141043206741
  8. Megan Huey, PAGreenfield, IA 508491376165340
  9. Lindsey HuismanWest Des Moines, IA 502661124686522
  10. Shannon Hull, PACAllison, IA 506021457339095
  11. Justin HunnDubuque, IA 520031962164624
  12. Brady Hunt, PAAnamosa, IA 522051508242983
  13. Rachel Hupke, M.P.A.S. PA-CMason City, IA 504011992147391
  14. Kelsey Hurd, PA-CAltoona, IA 500091790312247
  15. Megan Hyatt, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503121295406106
  16. Megan Iannaci, PA-CMarion, IA 523021013430925
  17. Faiza IbrahimMarshalltown, IA 501581346039575
  18. Michael Ignasiak, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141659939189
  19. Samantha Isaac, PAVinton, IA 523491700327665
  20. Gregory Isaacson, PA-CCarlisle, IA 500471992283600
  21. Julie Ivanov, PA-CDubuque, IA 520021104898105
  22. Katie Iverson, PAVinton, IA 523491487641288
  23. Brigitte JacobsDubuque, IA 520011871374256
  24. Elizabeth James, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221063417558
  25. Michelle Jans, PA-CNevada, IA 502011972557809
  26. Allyson JansenBettendorf, IA 527221992480214
  27. Grant Jansen, PAMt Pleasant, IA 526411790258721
  28. Morgan Jansen, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411861192916
  29. Shawn Janssen, P.AMason City, IA 504011073585972
  30. Heather Jeffords, PA-CCenterville, IA 525441699755785
  31. Carol Jeglum, PACWest Union, IA 521751427021971
  32. Makenzie JenningsIowa City, IA 522421649010935
  33. Jill Jensen, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031477652469
  34. Nicholas JensenWest Des Moines, IA 502661699361949
  35. Meleah Jensen Schneider, PA-CGladbrook, IA 506351205864576
  36. Korbyn Jerabek, PA-CClive, IA 503251861026387
  37. Lori Johannsen, PA-CDenison, IA 514421588002323
  38. Susan Johannsen, PAIowa City, IA 522421508852203
  39. Amy John, PACWest Burlington, IA 526551821254863
  40. Carolyn Johnson, PAIowa City, IA 522421861474710
  41. Emily Johnson, PADes Moines, IA 503091316351976
  42. Emma Johnson, PA-CWinterset, IA 502731447744362
  43. Jack Johnson, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091467229666
  44. Jill Johnson, PA-CAmes, IA 500101720414006
  45. Kara Johnson, PA-CAmes, IA 500101821471822
  46. Kevin JohnsonAdel, IA 500031114721420
  47. Kristina Johnson, PA-CAmes, IA 500141760553150
  48. Moriah Johnson, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141760157283
  49. Olivia Johnson, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421760835698
  50. Scott Johnson, PACWaverly, IA 506771124006762

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.