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 14 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. Sera JohnsonClarinda, IA 516321760223903
  2. Shannon Johnson, PA-CDavenport, IA 528031750566790
  3. Shelby Johnson, PA-CHarlan, IA 515371750900098
  4. Wendy Johnson, P.A.-C.Council Bluffs, IA 515011255548897
  5. Jacquelyn Johnston, PANewton, IA 502081316385271
  6. Ann Jones, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581881683811
  7. Damon Jordan, PA-CNorth Liberty, IA 523171033109707
  8. Sara Juers, PA-CCenterville, IA 525441164758181
  9. Jennifer Jungen, PACoralville, IA 522411285626655
  10. Christian Junker, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421780106104
  11. Ziwei Just, PADes Moines, IA 503201366727992
  12. Sarah Kach, PA-CDecorah, IA 521011871594556
  13. Katherine Kachelski, PA-CDavenport, IA 528071104586353
  14. Joseph KacurWest Des Moines, IA 502661235932740
  15. Lindsay Kain, PACarlisle, IA 500471699889907
  16. Susan Kaliszewski, PA CCoralville, IA 522411992794523
  17. Kalli Kallman, PA-CDubuque, IA 520031518618081
  18. Amy Kapler, PACCedar Rapids, IA 524021710953310
  19. John KarabiasAnkeny, IA 500231336219344
  20. Sara Karpuk, PA-CSioux City, IA 511011558593848
  21. Patrick Kasper, PAUrbandale, IA 503221407248370
  22. Dena Kaufman, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503091902445539
  23. Kathryn Kaufman, PA-CCoralville, IA 522411144807876
  24. Layhla Keairns, PA-CCherokee, IA 510121346674660
  25. Moira KeechAmes, IA 500101740813385
  26. Aidan KeefeCedar Rapids, IA 524021669162277
  27. Devin Keenan, PAIowa City, IA 522421295297935
  28. Sarah Kehoe, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503141881973766
  29. Bray Kelley, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421295475176
  30. Taylor Kells, PA-CWaukee, IA 502631255042537
  31. Gregory Kelly, PAIowa City, IA 522421558359414
  32. Jolene Kelly, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503121982816161
  33. Lindsay Kelly, PA-CFort Madison, IA 526271649953274
  34. Emi Kemp, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421235746314
  35. Carrie KenkelEldora, IA 506271124574553
  36. Andra Kennedy, PAJohnston, IA 501311083674097
  37. Sarah KennedyDes Moines, IA 503091225613151
  38. Megan Keppy, PAMuscatine, IA 527611982160313
  39. Tonya Kerker, PAMuscatine, IA 527611245681378
  40. Valerie Kies, PA-CMuscatine, IA 527611487810875
  41. Erica Kilnoski, P.A.Council Bluffs, IA 515031245348127
  42. Jonathan Kilstrom, PA-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031740695899
  43. Katie Kim, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTIndianola, IA 501251174964845
  44. Taylor King, PA-CSioux City, IA 511041316537178
  45. Tyler KingDubuque, IA 520011184387037
  46. Paige Kingery, PA-CAnkeny, IA 500231619606837
  47. Jordan Kinney, PAIowa City, IA 522421588129423
  48. Rebecka Kinney, PAWest Burlington, IA 526551497475206
  49. Brent Kinsey, PA-CIowa City, IA 522421528136868
  50. Bradi Kipper, PA-CBettendorf, IA 527221184904567

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.